MISSING IN ACTION

Deserving stars who somehow have never made it onto an SI cover

Chuck Bednarik, Jacques Plante, Red Auerbach, Deacon Jones, Richard Petty, Don Sutton, Wes Unseld, Mario Andretti, Dorothy Hamill, Ilie NƒÉstase, Marcel Dionne, George Gervin, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Ray Bourque, Ronnie Lott, Greg Louganis, Patrick Roy, Cris Carter, Jaromír Jàgr, Annika S√∂renstam, Manny Pacquiao, Novak Djokovic, Marshawn Lynch, Alexander Ovechkin, Russell Westbrook ...

... And yet, these "athletes" have: (from top left) Ed Sullivan, Shirley MacLaine, Big Bird, Kris Kristofferson, Hulk Hogan, Ice Cube, Chris Rock, Mark Wahlberg and Brad Pitt.

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ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN CUNEO

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