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1960 Sports Illustrated Bobby Hull 1st SI Cover Black Hawks NHL Nov 14 Hockey

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1960 Sports Illustrated Bobby Hull - FIRST SI Cover - Chicago Black Hawks Hockey Magazine Title: Sports Illustrated Publication Date: November 14, 1960 Volume/Issue: Volume 13, No. 20 Cover: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks Cover Headline: "Chicago's Bobby Hull" Cover Reference: This historic November 14, 1960 Sports Illustrated features Chicago Black Hawks superstar Bobby Hull in a dramatic illustrated hockey cover wearing his famous #16. Featured Articles & Content: The issue spotlights Bobby Hull as one of professional hockey's most exciting young stars. Hull's combination of extraordinary skating speed, strength and powerful shooting was already establishing him as one of the NHL's premier offensive players and one of hockey's most recognizable stars. Issue Significance & Context: This is Bobby Hull's FIRST Sports Illustrated cover, giving the issue considerably greater collector significance than a routine vintage hockey magazine. Hull would become one of the defining NHL stars of his generation, winning two Hart Memorial Trophies as league MVP and three Art Ross Trophies as the NHL's leading scorer. He became the first NHL player to score more than 50 goals in a season and finished his NHL career with 610 goals. Historical Importance: This first-cover appearance was published during the 1960-61 season, an especially important year in Chicago hockey history. Hull and the Black Hawks went on to win the 1961 Stanley Cup, the franchise's first championship since 1938. The co

  • Publisher: Time Inc
  • Year: 1960
  • Condition: Very Good

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