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The first football player on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Calvin Jones (September 27, 1954)

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On the first full football Saturday of the year, here’s the first issue of Sports Illustrated to feature a college football player on the cover, Iowa’s Calvin Jones.

Inside, an article about Notre Dame features color photos of their 26-year-old (!) head coach Terry Brennan.

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