Replay 15 Years Ago in Sports Illustrated
Edited by Steve Wulf
December 23, 1991
SI's first solo Sportswoman of the Year award went to Chris Evert, who posed in period garb for our cover of Dec. 20-27, 1976. (Billie jean King had shared the honor in '72 with John Wooden.) At one point in the three-hour photo session, Evert asked, "Are you sure they'll understand that's a bustle back there?"
SI's first solo Sportswoman of the Year award went to Chris Evert, who posed in period garb for our cover of Dec. 20-27, 1976. (Billie jean King had shared the honor in '72 with John Wooden.) At one point in the three-hour photo session, Evert asked, "Are you sure they'll understand that's a bustle back there?"