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Brand/Publication: Sports Illustrated magazine.
Issue: December 9, 1957 college basketball special issue, original cover price 25 cents.
Front cover features a color illustration of two players' arms reaching for a basketball at the rim beneath the masthead, with bold headline 'College Basketball A Special Issue' and cover lines including 'Dixie's Yankee Hero', 'Scouting Reports', 'Basketball's Moods', 'The Art of the Game', and 'New Stadiums'.
Interior content focuses on college basketball with scouting reports on all major conferences, features on standout players, Russ Hoban paintings depicting basketball's moods, analysis of how the game should be played, and a color portfolio of new stadiums.
Back cover presents a full-page Kentucky Tavern bourbon advertisement with decorative holiday decanter gift bottles, pinecone background, and the headline 'Gift Suggestion...Perfectly Timed' alongside descriptive promotional copy.
Format: Softcover sports magazine; Genre/Topic: College basketball, basketball, sports; Language: English; Publication Name: Sports Illustrated; Publication Year: 1957; Month: December; Features: Illustrated throughout, special college basketball edition.
Classic midcentury Sports Illustrated issue for college basketball historians, fans, and vintage sports magazine collectors.
