March 1949 SPORT Cover (Ralph Beard, University of Kentucky) Finish:36x48 stretched canvas The July 1949 SPORT Cover

The July 1949 SPORT Cover features Lou Boudreau and Joe Gordon of the Cleveland Indians/Guardians

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Joe Louis was the cover athlete for the SPORT Magazine's June 1948 issue

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March 1949 SPORT Cover (Ralph Beard, University of Kentucky) Finish:36x48 stretched canvas The July 1949 SPORT CoverRalph Beard of the University of Kentucky was featured on the cover of the March 1949 issue of the SPORT Magazine. A controversial figure in the basketball world, Beard would star for the Wildcats helping lead them to consecutive NCAA Championships in 1948 and 1949, but would receive a life time ban from the NBA for his role in the 1951 NCAA point shaving scandal. SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately