Sport (American magazine)
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Sport was an American sports magazine. Launched in September 1946[1] by New York–based publisher Macfadden Publications, Sport pioneered the generous use of color photography – it carried eight full-color plates in its first edition.
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Categories | Sports magazine |
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Frequency | Monthly |
First issue | September 1946 (1946-September) |
Final issue | August 2000 |
Country | United States |
Based in | New York City |
Language | English |
Website | thesportgallery sportthemagazine |
ISSN | 0038-7797 |
Sport predated the launch of Sports Illustrated by eight years, and was responsible for bringing several editorial innovations to the genre, as well as creating, in 1948, the Sport Magazine Award, given initially to the outstanding player in 11 major sports.[2][3] In 1955 the magazine instituted an award honoring the outstanding player in baseball's World Series (Johnny Podres of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the inaugural winner); it was later expanded to include the pre-eminent post-season performers in the other three major North American team sports. However, Sport differed from Sports Illustrated in that it was a monthly magazine, as opposed to SI's weekly distribution.
Sport was published continually between its launch and August 2000, when its then-owner, British publisher EMAP PLC, made the decision to close the money-losing title. As of 2016, the photo archive of Sport, a collection of 20th-century sports photography in North America, is housed in Canada in Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia at The Sport Gallery.