June 1948 SPORT Cover (Joe Louis, Boxing) Boston Bruins his number (8) was retired

his number (8) was retired by the Montreal Expos and he was enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 - the first member to be inducted donning an Expos cap

"Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer

taken as part of a SPORT photo shoot in 1947

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Not only did they accomplish this – they did it twice in 1992 and 1993

June 1948 SPORT Cover (Joe Louis, Boxing) Boston Bruins his number (8) was retiredOne of boxing's all time greats, Joe Louis was the cover athlete for the SPORT Magazine's June 1948 issue. The Brown Bomber reigned as the World Heayweight Champion from 1937 to 1949 spanning an incredible 140 months. He amassed a record of 66 3 with 52 wins by way of knockout. SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming explosion of interest in professional and amateur sport in