Cover of the May 5, 2003 Sports Illustrated issue owned by Robert Johnson

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A mounted cover of the May 5, 2003 Sports Illustrated issue featuring the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.” The cover is primarily tan and features a large color photograph of sport celebrities. The masthead is printed at the top fourth of the cover in large gold text outlined in white and shadowed in black that reads [SPORTS / ILLUSTRATED]. Kim Ng, Robert Johnson, Tyrone Willingham, Serena Williams, and Felipe Alou. Johnson, depicted at center, is standing in three quarters pose with his body turned towards the left side of the image and his head turned towards the viewer. He’s wearing a gray suit and tie with a white dress shirt. To his left is Ng, wearing a black suit with a red blouse. Behind her is Willingham wearing a blue dress shirt with a white and gray sweater vest. Williams stands directly to the right of Johnson, wearing an orange tennis dress.

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