'Miracle on Ice' voted SI's most iconic cover of all time
In honor of Sports Illustrated's 60th anniversary, we narrowed down 3,069 covers to a list of 32 and asked readers to vote on which was the most iconic.
After five rounds, the winner by a landslide: "Miracle on Ice," from March 3, 1980, depicting one of the greatest moments in American sports history.
It remains one of the rare SI covers without any headlines or type whatsoever. (As photographer Heinz Kluetmeier told Richard Deitsch in 2008, "It didn't need it. Everyone in America knew what happened.")
If you're in the mood to reminisce, we've posted the original story here.
FINAL ROUND
BRANDI CHASTAIN | MIRACLE ON ICE |
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ROUND 4 RESULTS
BRANDI CHASTAIN | DREAM TEAM |
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DWIGHT CLARK | MIRACLE ON ICE |
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ROUND 3 RESULTS
HANK AARON | BRANDI CHASTAIN |
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DREAM TEAM | MICKEY MANTLE |
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VINCE LOMBARDI | DWIGHT CLARK |
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DALE EARNHARDT | MIRACLE ON ICE |
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ROUND 2 RESULTS
LYNN SWANN | HANK AARON |
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JACK LAMBERT | BRANDI CHASTAIN |
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DREAM TEAM | PETE ROSE |
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MICKEY MANTLE | MARY LOU RETTON |
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MICHAEL JORDAN | VINCE LOMBARDI |
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LARRY BIRD | DWIGHT CLARK |
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MIKE TYSON | DALE EARNHARDT |
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MIRACLE ON ICE | JACK NICKLAUS |
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ROUND 1 RESULTS
Lynn Swann | LeBron James |
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Muhammad Ali | Hank Aaron |
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Wayne Gretzky | Jack Lambert |
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Brandi Chastain | Yogi Berra |
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Bobby Orr | Pete Rose |
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Dream Team | Magic Johnson |
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Jason Collins | Mickey Mantle |
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Len Bias | Mary Lou Retton |
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Michael Jordan | Lew Alcindor |
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Vince Lombardi | Michael Phelps |
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Arthur Ashe | Larry Bird |
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Bill Clinton | Dwight Clark |
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Joe Namath | Mike Tyson |
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The Kennedys | Dale Earnhardt |
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Miracle on Ice | Ted Williams |
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