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Inside Sports

Covering All Sports - w/ Excellent In Depth & Revealing, Fact Filled Articles by Top Journalists, Thomas Boswell etc

Includes Issues with National & Regional Front Covers

Premier Issue was Oct 1979 - Followed by Charter Issue, April 1980 - & - Published Monthly to July 1998

Note - All Below are News-Stand Issues - No Mailing Labels - Bound Bindings to Nov 1982

Near Complete Run Available - From Oct 1979 - to - July 1982 + Others to 1994 - Sold, Aug 1980

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Year

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Issue

Condition

C Cover

P Pages

Front Covers are in Bold Black - Blue Jays are Bold Blue

"Some" of the Feature Articles in Each Issue Are Noted

1979

FC's

October

Vol 1 - # 1

C EX NM

P NM M

Premier Issue

FC - Mike Schmidt + Article

Sugar Ray Leonard - Yankees Go Sour - Steelers, Lynn Swann - Larry Bird -

1969 NY Mets - The Strange Saga of Phillies Pitching Prospect Pat Bayless -

Redskins & Jack Pardee - 132 P+C

+ Attached - 11 x 22 - Fold Out Poster - 1969 NY Mets WS Win w/ Roster

Note - The Following 4 Issues Have the Identical Contents as Above

FC's - Above & Below have a Little Bit of Light Rubbing (Not Wear) on "White Border"

Caused by Other Magazines Sliding on Top ..... P - Are Clean & White

C EX NM

P NM M

Premier Issue

FC - Lemon w/ Yankees Cap - The Year The Yanks Went Sour

C EX NM

P NM M

Premier Issue

FC - Larry Bird - Darryl Stingley

C EX NM

P NM M

Premier Issue

FC - Lynn Swan - Mike Schmidt

C EX NM

P NM M

Premier Issue

FC - Washington Redskins, Jack Pardee - Sugar Ray Leonard

1980

April

Vol 2 - # 1

C EX NM

P NM M

Charter Issue

Guy Lafleur - Nolan Ryan - Phil Rizzuto - F. Lee Bailey on Hockey

Nolan Ryan - MLB the 1980's - BB Card Fever - 76ers, Darryl Hawkins -

Bengals, Mike Reid Short Career, from FB to Song Writing - Steelers, Mean

Jack Tatum Interview - Montreal Canadiens, From Glory to Discontent - Celtics,

Pete Maravich - Boxers, The 1 Trauma Punch They Never See - 140 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - Expensive Baseball Cards

FC - Has a couple of small surface wear spots near opening edge

C NM

P NM M

Mike Flanagan - Magic Johnson - Johnny Bench

Lakers, Magic Johnson - Tough NHL'rs, Terry O'Reilly, Bobby Clarke, Don

Maloney - NBA, Lenny Wilkens - Johnny Bench Interview - Crazy NBA Coaches

- NBC's Don Ohlmeyer - Racing, LeeRoy Yarbrough - Mike Flanagan, with a

Changeup to Cy Young Award - Adored Mark Fidrych, 19-9 & 2.34 in 1976 & the

End - 108 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - Joe DiMaggio's Perfect Swing

C NM

P NM M

Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran

Larry Holmes Life - Rod Dedeaux, USC, Trojans Most Wins in College History -

Neil Allen's Change-Up - 10 Worst NBA Draft Picks - George Brett - Bjorn Borg -

Umpire School - NFL, Arrogant Thomas Henderson Interview - 116 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster

Sept 23, 1952, The Punch, Rocky Marciano - KO's - Jersey Joe Walcott

C NM

P NM M

Jim Rice - Don Sutton - Steve Carlton

How SL Cardinals Lost - 1940 Boxing, The Fix - Jim Rice, Swing & Power -

Steve Carlton, Vida Blue, Dave Kingman Avoid Media - Don Sutton Interview -

Dislike for Bowie Kuhn - Vin Scully, the Summer Voice - 104 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster

Jesse Owens, Wins 4 Gold Medals - 1936 Olympics in Germany

C NM+

P NM M

Ken Stabler - Art Schlichter - & Articles

Steelers, NFL Champs - In Depth NFL & CFB Preview - Ron LeFlore Interview -

Year of the QB - Eagles, Mean / Nasty Claude Humphrey - QB's, Better Than

Ever - MLB Games, What You Don't Know - NFL, Lucious, Dewey & Lee Roy

Selmon - 148 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster

Oct 30, 1974, The Punch, Muhammad Ali - KO's - George Foreman

C EX NM

P NM M

Howard Cosell - Frank Giffird - Don Meredith - The Conflict

NFL, Monday Night Fever - World Series Pressure - Bryan Trottier & The Cup -

NBA & NHL Previews - Steve Stone Interview - Marshall University FB Scandal -

Duke Snider's Career - NBA Draft - FB Neb, Randy Schleusener - Chiefs, Brad

Budde - 156 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster

The Catch - Sept 29, 1954 - World Series, Willie Mays

FC - Has a small surface wear spot at right edge

C EX NM

P NM M

Muhhamad Ali - Retirement

NFL's Strongest Man, Mike Webster - MLB Best & Worst Free Agents - LSU FB

- Wilt Chamberlain Interview - Denver Broncos - Gordie Howe, Retires at 52 -

MLB, Building a Winning Team - NBA, 10 Bad Days - California QB's - 116 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - Nov 28, 1965 - Gale Sayers Rookie Record

FC - Has small surface wear spots on top text

C EX+

P NM +

Vince Ferragamo - Ram w/ Golden Arm

NCAA Best Players - Blazers, Billy Ray Bates Story - Rating NHL Goalies -

NHL Mike Palmateer Interview - NFL, Too Tall Jones & Danny White - FB

Bowls - FB SCU, George Rogers - 1980 MLB & WS, Not Pretty, But It Was

Fun - College Hoops Review, The Cream Teams - 120 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster

NFL Greatest Game - Dec 28, 1958 - Colts vs Giants

FC only - Has a 1/8" tear on right edge ..... C & P - Have a light toning on Edges

1981

Jan

Vol 3

C EX NM

P NM M

Jimmy The Greek

NHL, Violent Flyers - FB, Notre Dame Coach's, Devine / Faust - Bills, Joe

Cribbs - 30 Page Super Bowl XV Preview - New MLB Stat, "Total Ave" - Lions,

Billy Sims - Orlando Cepeda Interview - Jake LaMotta's Turbulent Life - Philly

Sport Teams, The Fans & Media - 108 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - Jan 12, 1969 - Super Bowl 3, Joe Namath

FC - Has some light rubbing on border & small surface wear spots on top text

C NM

P NM M

Bathing Suit Issue

NBA's Best, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Thomas Hearns - Wiliie Mays & Pete

Rose - ACC vs The Big 10 & Bobby Knight - 1980 U.S. Hockey Team, 1 Year

Later - What MLB Should & Shouldn't Do, Inter-League Play etc - 116 P+C

+ Attached Foldout "Miracle On Ice" Poster - Feb 24, 1980 - Lake Placid

U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Captures Gold Medal

C NM+

NM M

President Ronald Reagan - Interview Sports Background

NFL Un-Wanted Coach, George Allen - MLB, Was George Foster Worth The $ -

The Bill Veeck Story - Flyers Dirty Little Rat, Kenny Lineseman - Warriors,

Bernard King - NCAA Preview, Patrick Ewing, Al McGuire, Mark Aguirre, Abe

Lemons - 116 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - March 23, 1974 - NCAA Semi-Finals

NC State & David Thompson Double Overtime Victory

C NM

NM M

George Brett - Will He Hit .400 ?

MLB 48 Page Preview - GM Harry Dalton & The Ted Simmons Trade - Brawling

Flyers Ch, Fred Shero Interview - NFL Draft, Team Needs & Best Bets - NHL,

Stanley Cup Forecast & Best & Worst History - Red Auerbach & the 6th Man -

9 Former MLB Players, "What Ever Happened To" e.g. George Crowe, Living in

Isolation, Karl Spooner's Depression etc - Saints, Les Kelley, Broke Suicidal -

132 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - 1941 Ted Williams & .406 Batting Average

C NM

P NM M

Outlaw Pitchers - The Cheaters, Illegal Pitches

NFL Rebel, Al Davis - Mike Bossy - Guy Lafleur Gossip - Cubs, Dick Tidrow -

NBA Finals & 5 Seconds Left - Carlton Fisk Interview - BB Nuts, Collectors etc -

Boxing, Mean Randall Cobb - Evel Knievel, The Price of Fame - 124 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - April 27, 1969

NBA Playoffs - Bill Russell vs Wilt Chamberlain

C NM

P NM M

Fernando Valenzuela - From Pauper to Millionaire

Star Athletes, Off Field Affairs - NBA Super-Scout, Rates the Rookies - Saints

Futility, Regime to Regime - Arthur Ashe, Beating the Best - Phil Rizzuto

Interview - Mavericks Fall, Face Tough Road - "The Sporting News" Passion -

Minor League BB, Durham Bulls - MLB Top Prospects by Team, Trivia - History

of BB Songs - A's Have the Best OF, Henderson, Armas, Murphy - 124 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - Feb 9, 1940 - Joe Louis, Wins His 9th Title

C NM

P NM M

Brian Sipes - The Play That Won't Die

Muhammad Ali & an Uncommon Friend - Ken Singleton - Autograph Collecting -

MLB Stadiums, Taking Advantage of the Quirks - The 2 Sides of John McEnroe

- Twins, Flakey Mickey Hatcher - Rollie Fingers Interview - Joe Namath -

104 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - 1970 All-Star Game, 12th Inning

Controversial Pete Rose Slide, Colliding w/ Ray Fosse for Winning Run

C NM

P NM M

Bob Grupp - Punting & Who Teaches It

Keith Hernandez, Turn-Around From 1980 Hell - Guru Charley Lau Teaches

Hitting - Boxing Trainer Cus D'Amato 10 Year Old Prodigy Billy Hamm - NFL,

Montreal ? - Are These Athletes Overpaid ? - NFL, Ray Pelfrey Learns to Punt -

Minor League Sluggers, Steve Bilko, Joe Bauman, Howie Moss, Red Howell,

Charlie Glock, Bob Crues, Moe Hill - 92 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - Arnold Palmer Wins 1963 LA Open

C NM

P NM M

Herschel Walker - Nobody Does It Better

28 Page Preview, Leonard / Hearns Bout, Technique, Timing, Tactics etc +

Randy Shields Fought Both - 8 Past Champs Today, Sugar Ray Robinson,

Carmen Basilio etc - Browns, Jim Brown Now - Bills, Ornery Conrad Dobler -

MLB, Dan Quisenberry Interview - 50 Page College & NFL Preview, the Worst &

the Bizzarre - 136 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - Sept 1962, Forest Hills

Amateur Rod Laver - Wins U.S. Singles Championship

C EX NM

P NM M

John Matuszak, Raiders

NYY, Ron Davis, Interview - 3rd Baseman, Best & Worst - FB, UT vs OU Fued -

Browns Coach, Sam Rutigliano's Lighter Approach - Tim Raines - Jim Thorpe -

NFL, Rickey Jackson & His Pal - NHL, Brian Bellows at 17, the Next Gretzky -

Don Stanhouse, Paid 2.1 Million Not To Pitch - 116 P+C

+ Attached Foldout Poster - 1956 World Series

Don Larsen's Final Pitch & Perfect Game - Scoreboard Says it All

FC - Has a couple of surface wear spots o/w it w/b NM M

Note - Centerfold Posters Were Not Issued in the Following

C EX NM

P NM M

Tony Dorsett, Cowboys - Speed in Sports

NBA, Jamaal Weeks Interview - Indians, Joe Charboneau's Shattered Season -

NFL's Fleetest - Boxing, Tony Ayala - Martina Navratilova, Out of the Closet -

Longest FG Kicks & Fastest Pitches - Wayne Gretzky - Colts, Curtis Dickey -

USC, FB Marcus (L) Allen - 112 P+C

FC - Has a small light corner bend on border & a corner ding

C NM+

P NM M

Terry Bradshaw - The Aging Steelers, Last Stand

Flyers, Dave Schultz Interview "I'd Beat the Stuffing Out of (Kenny) Linseman" -

NFL, Rozelle's Wish, Parity - Duke, Mike Krzyzewski, the Players He Wanted -

NCAA, How to Build a Dynesty & Top 20 - Vikings, Tommy Kramer Happy

Days - 1981 MLB, The Good & Bad - Blazers Kermit Washington - 116 P+C

1982

Jan

Vol 4

C NM+

P NM M

Randy White - Dallas, NFL's Best Lineman

Pistons, 6'-11" Bob Lanier Interview - Sports Needs More Jewish Athletes - MLB

Mgr's Ups & Downs, Fired - NHL Players, Best & Worst, Hated - Super Bowl

XVI & Ronnie Lott, Louis Breeden - 1981 College FB Bowls, Georgia # 1 -

Missouri's, 7'-0" Steve Stipanovich - Does Roberto Duran Still Have It ?

Yesterdays Sport Heroes, Charlie Keller etc - How 11 Former Super Bowl

Champs are Surviving Life After FB, e.g. Mercury Morris, Jim Otto, Success &

Failure - NFL Kick-Offs, Tony Franklin, Russ Erxleben, Steve Little - 96 P+C

C NM+

P NM M

Bathing Suit Issue

NHL, Mike Milbury Interview - MLB, Dwight Evans MVP ? - Razorbacks Coach,

Eddie Sutton - Spurs, George Gervin's Different Sides - Boxer, Crazy Artie

Diamond, Prison - Patriots, Billy Sullivan & Players Feud - Connie Kunzmann,

Women's Basketball League Pioneer - 88 P+C

C NM

P NM M

Gerry Cooney - Boxing's Nice Guy

NFL, Coach Sid Gillman Interview - Larry Holmes vs The Left Hook - 1980, The

Good & Bad in Sports - NCAA, Who Wins, Money Does & NC Coach, Dean

Smith - Players Coping, e.g. NFL Marvin Powell NHL Bob Bourne, MLB Vida

Blue - NYY Spring Training Diary - 88 P+C

C EX NM

P NM M

Steve Garvey - MLB Preview

Sonics, Fred Brown Interview - MLB, Catchers + Upcoming Player Milestones,

Ryan, Rose, Perry, Kaat etc - NFL Coach, Lou Saban Story - Miss State, Johnie

Cooks, Quick & Strong - 1982 NFL Teams Draft Picks - Saints, George Rogers -

NHL Clutch Players, Gretzky, Lafleur, Nystrom etc - 84 P+C

FC - Has a couple of small surface wear spots near spine

C NM

P NM M

Pete Rose - Charlie Hustle & Off Field Devil

Racing, Rick Mears Interview - #1 Contender, Yaqui Lopez Dreams, Fights On -

Phil Niekro Does it Quietly - Pick Pockets at Yankee & Shea Stadiums -

NBA, Celtics & 76ers Rivalry - NHL, Chico Resch & Playoff Goalies - 84 P+C

C EX NM

P NM M

Gerry Cooney / Larry Holmes - Upcoming Bout

MLB, "Just a Tigers Piece of Meat"Steve Kemp Interview - The Self Imposed

Downfall of the 3 Lemongello Brothers & Victim Joe Sambito - Father & Son

Athletes - Oak Raiders to LA Move, Al Davis Blocked by Rozelle - Self Help

Mind Games, e.g. Mets, Mike Jorgenson, Raiders, John Madden - The Garry

Templeton / Ozzie Smith Trade ? - Bad Batting Order's & Why - 84 P+C

FC - Has a few tiny / small surface wear spots on border

C NM

P NM M

Who & What's Hot - & - Who & What's Not

NFL, Gene Upshaw Interview - Chicago's Mediocre Teams - Eagles, Greg

Brown - Pinch Hitters, Success or Failure, Gates Brown etc - On Deck Hitters -

Dick Teed's 1 MLB At Bat, (There Were 151 Non Pitchers w/ 1 At Bat in MLB,

17 w/ Hits) - Orioles Prospect Steve Dalkowski Tragic End - Tennis, The 10

All-Time Greatest Matches, 1926 to 1980 - NBA Draft Best, Round 1 - All-Time

10 Best Boxing Movies & 10 Best Actors - 84 P+C

C NM+

P NM M

Kellen Winslow - Chargers TE, Too Good to Believe

1st NHL Russian, Victor Nechayev Interview - Pro & College FB Preview - The 8

Best NFL Players by Position - College Top 20 Teams + 20 ?, No Answers -

U.S. Open, McEnroe, Nastase etc - Expos, Andre Dawson - The 7 Pitching

Rotation Commandments - Red Sox Bullpen, Ralph Houk, Tom Burgmeier,

Bob Stanley etc - Panthers, Dan Marino, Boy Next Door - Bengals, Angry Bill

Walsh, Gets Even - 100 P+C

C NM

P NM M

Too Tall Jones - & Dallas Cowboys

Cubs, Dickie Noles Interview on Headhunting, Fighting, Carousing - Central

America Incl. Nicaragua BB Passion - Boxing, Alexis Arguello / Aaron Pryor

Upcoming Bout Round by Round - Jets, Mark Gastineau Feared Pass Rusher -

NHL, 6 GM's, Wheeling & Dealings - Cowboys, America's Team - Boston's

Losing Teams - UNC RB Kelvin Bryant, Burning Speed - Solve MLB Problems,

Hire a Japanese Commissioner - Penn State, Former Steelers WR Bobby

Campbell - 96 P+C

1983

Oct

Vol 5

C NM+

P NM M

John Riggins - Redskins,  "It's Easier to Be a Flake"

Golf, Ben Crenshaw Interview - Eddie Murray, Mr Sept Delivers - NFL Preview &

NCAA Top 20 + 20 ? & Answers - Pete Rozelle, Everything's OK - Rockets 68

Day Problem, Fixed - Boxing, Can Hagler Defeat Duran ? - White Sox, Eddie

Einhorn - Mary Decker's 1,500 & 3,000 Olympic Dreams - 112 P+C

C NM

P NM M

Hagler vs Duran - The Upcoming Fight of the Year

Rams Coach, John Robinson Interview - Dolphins, A.J. Duhe - Eagles, Owner

Susan Fletcher Takes Over From Her Dad & Cleans House - Kentucky Hoops

Coach, Joe B Hall - MLB, Cleveland Siberia - NBA Preview & Drug Addiction -

Bears, Willie Gault - NHL Preview - 100th Anniversary of Harvard / Yale Rivalry -

Rice University FB - Singer Charley Pride's Tryout w/ the 1961 Angels -

104 P+C

1984

Oct

Vol 6

C EX NM

P NM M

Walter Payton - Move Over Jim Brown

NBA, Reggie Theus Interview - Oilers, Warren Moon - Longhorns, Fred Akers -

Tigers, Gehringer, Kell, Kaline, Lolich etc - The Dark Side of Denny McLain -

Last 3 Knuckleball Pitchers, Niekro Brothers, Hough - Actor Elliott Gould, Sports

Fan - 98 P+C

FC - Has a tiny surface wear spot on top border

1985

March

Vol 7

C NM

P NM M

John McEnroe - Raging Genius - & - Gus Williams - Wizards Wiz

Chargers, Kellen Winslow Interview - ACC Hoops - The Cubs / White Sox War -

1970's Wild, Crazy Portland Mavericks, NWL, Fan Fever, w/ a LH Catcher &

Pitcher Jim Bouton - 6 NHL Players, Too Small, Slow & Fat But Good - 80 P+C

May

Vol 7

C NM

P NM M

Rick Sutcliffe - Paid to Win - & - Gary Carter - Traded to Mets + Interview

Spooners, Talented Marcus Dupree - NFL 1st Rd Draft Picks, Jerry Rice # 4 &

Wait Till Next Year - New Look Orioles Add Fred Lynn - NY Rangers, Don

Murdoch, To Hell & Back, Drugs - USF President John LoSchiavo & Hoops

Coach Jim Brovelli - 80 P+C

1986

May

Vol 8

Cal Ripken - Jesse Barfield - Ron Guidry

1987

April

Vol 9

1988

March

Vol 10

BB's Best - George Bell - Dawson - McGwire

Trammell - Gaetti - Carter - Boggs - Schmidt

+ Attached 20 P Booklet, MLB, Top 200 "Rookie Ratings & Scouting Report"

1990

April

Vol 12

1990 Baseball Preview

1994

April

Vol 16

C & P

NM M

Issued Sealed In Poly Bag - Un-Opened

1994 Baseball Preview

Paul Molitor - John Olerud - Marquis Grissom - John Wetteland

Can The Jays 3-Peat ? - Promising Expos - Canadian WS ? - Sports Salaries &

Best & Worst Bargains - Dennis Rodman - Best NBA Center / Forward Duos

w/ Separate 1994 "Rotisserie BB Guide" - Barry Bonds on FC