It's Been Great!
In a 1990 story on Sports Illustrated covers, writer Steve Wulf sympathized with the
editors who had to think up headlines for Gretzky.
"It's not easy coming up with an original cover billing, especially when
the subject is a regular. Wayne
Gretzky has appeared 12 times in all, but seven times we couldn't avoid
the use of a certain word:
The Great Gretzky; Going Great Guns; Greater And
Greater; The Great One Gets Greater; Great, Gretzky; Great Move, Gretzky;
And The Great One Breaks The NHL Scoring Record."
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cover to view the larger version.
Oct. 12, 1981 |
Feb. 15, 1982 |
Dec. 27, 1982 |
Jan. 23, 1984 |
Feb. 18, 1985 |
Jun. 1, 1987 |
May 30, 1988 |
Aug. 22, 1988 |
Dec. 18, 1989 |
Mar. 11, 1996 |
Oct. 7, 1996 |
Apr. 26, 1999 |
Photographs by Paul Kennedy; Steve
Goldstein; Brian Lanker; Paul Bereswill (4); Bill Robbins; Paul Bereswill,
John Iacono, Bill Robbins; Robert Beck, Robert Rogers.
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