Kick off this football season with this classic cover collection that spans six decades capturing the spirit of American football, from childhood games to college gridiron to the professional field.
Football, American Style — Click covers to see larger image.
J.C. Leyendecker
November 15, 1913
J.C. Leyendecker
November 21, 1914
Norman Rockwell
November 21, 1925
Harrison McCreary
October 16, 1926
Frederic Stanley
November 13, 1926
J.F. Kernan
October 15, 1932
J.C. Leyendecker
November 4, 1933
E.M. Jackson
October 23, 1937
Frances Tipton Hunter
November 27, 1937
Russell Sambrook
October 26, 1940
Lonie Bee
November 14, 1942
Constantin Alajalov
October 23, 1948
Stevan Dohanos
November 25, 1950
Constantin Alajálov
December 5, 1959
Paul Calle
September 21, 1968
See more cover art from some of the artists featured here:
Constantin Alajálov
Stevan Dohanos
John Falter
Frances Tipton Hunter
J.F. Kernan
J.C. Leyendecker
Norman Rockwell
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Comments
Peyton Manning, he is playing very well. In American football, the game He played Interest And it was the ability to impress me very much.
These covers are all great, I love them all. I must say though that in light of this past Sunday’s Superbowl XLIX, ‘Tackle’ from November 1926 with the flying football player is probably the closest representation. Who would have known THAT just a few days ago?