Sometimes while wearing the UA's cardinal and navy, other times as professionals, Arizona Wildcat athletes have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated more than two dozen times over the iconic publication's long history.
Ranging from Gronk to Nick Foles, to Lute Olson's title-contending squads, Miles Simon's championship smile, here's 26 of those covers:
Here are 26 times Arizona Wildcats were featured on Sports Illustrated's cover
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles has now made the SI cover six times, which is the most by any former or current Arizona Wildcat.
Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors, SI's 2018 "Sportsperson of the Year."
Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate made Sports Illustrated's regional football preview cover before the 2018 season.Β
Nick Foles made SI's cover for its commemorative Super Bowl champions edition.
Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles makes Sports Illustrated's cover for the third time in a month.Β
Former Wildcats quarterback Nick Foles made SI's cover after leading the Eagles past the Vikings in the NFC title game.
Steve Kerr and other key sports figures graced the cover of the Oct. 7, 2017 edition Sports Illustrated.
Ex-Cat Andre Iguodala and Cleveland's LeBron James make the cover of SI's NBA Finals preview.
The Arizona Wildcats appear on the floor with another set of Cats β these ones from Kentucky β standing over them.
SI's Super Bowl preview includes everybody's favorite hard-partying Wildcat.
Arizona's Brandon Ashley made a regional cover of SI's 2014-15 college basketball preview.
While in his first tour with the Eagles, Foles made the cover of SI's 2014 NFL preview alongside rival Tony Romo.Β
Nick Johnson appeared on a regional Sports Illustrated cover β along with about 20 of his UA friends β as the magazine previewed the NCAA Tournament.
Nick Foles made his SI cover debut in 2013, when the magazine profiled his team's run to the playoffs.
Rob Gronkowski's face greets the start of the 2012 season.
Jason Terry and the Dallas Mavericks grace the cover of SI's 2011 NBA Championship commemorative edition.
Arizona makes a regional SI college basketball preview cover.
SI's summer sports preview included Arizona ace Jennie Finch on the cover.
SI's Super Bowl preview discussed the role of defense β and UA grad Tedy Bruschi β in the big game.Β
Arizona's Jason Gardner and Luke Walton make the cover as the Wildcats are picked No. 1 SI's basketball preview.
Arizona's Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman was still playing when Sports Illustrated profiled him as the San Diego Padres' closer.
Luke Walton on the cover of SI's 2002 NCAA Tournament edition.
Arizona made the SI cover by winning its first-ever NCAA Tournament in basketball. Fittingly, tournament MVP Miles Simon is the poster boy.Β
SI picked Arizona to win a national championship in 1994. UA finished just 8-4.
This iconic SI cover wonders if hard-hitting former UA safety Chuck Cecil, then with the Cardinals, was too vicious to play in the NFL.
