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Tom Brady has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated 21 times.
The persons who was on the cover OS Sports Illustrated 49 times was Eddie Matthews.
The first African-American on the cover of Sports Illustrated was Calvin Jones - September 27, 1954.
derrick rose/ kevin durant/ blake griffin/
eddie matthews
Baseball
Because someone at Sports Illustrated had a brain fart and fortgot that SI Swimsuit models adorn the cover and not celebrities.
Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, and Blake Griffin
Yes. She was on the cover of the 1998 Swimsuit Edition.
A Model Cover girl of the 2005 Sports Illustrated
Marilyn Monroe
Michael Jordan holds the record for appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated the most times, with a total of 50 appearances.