Peyton Manning was on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice while in college at Tennessee. This is his 2nd cover and it came out today in 1997.

He became Tennessee's all-time leading passer with 11,201 yards and 89 touchdowns and won 39 of 45 games as a starter, breaking the SECrecord for career wins. He was a consensus first-team All-American, SEC Player of the Year, the Maxwell Award winner, the Davey O'Brien Award winner, the Johnny Unitas Award winner, and the Best College Player ESPY award winner. He finished as the runner-up to Charles Woodson in the 1997 Heisman Trophy voting.

This copy is graded in newsstand at CGC 8.5