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The Body Issue is an edition of ESPN The Magazine that features dozens of athletes in nude and semi-nude photographs, which is intended to rival the annual Swimsuit Issue from Sports Illustrated. The first issue debuted on October 19, 2009.^[1]

The 2009 edition had six alternative covers featuring Serena Williams (tennis), Carl Edwards (NASCAR), Adrian Peterson (NFL), Dwight Howard (NBA), Gina Carano (mixed martial arts) and Sarah Reinertsen (triathlons).^[2] The Serena Williams edition sold the most copies.^[3] The 2009 issue was a financial success, achieving double the normal edition sales, greater sales than any bi-weekly issue in over two years and 35 percent more ad sales than comparable issues, which led to plans for extended marketing of the 2010 edition.^[3]

The edition included the regular sports coverage. In the bodies section athletes were featured on and off the field. Even a picture during a knee surgery was included. The 'Bodies We Want' section was a feature of the best bodies in the world of sports all posed nude but with strategic coverage of private parts.^[4] Another section showed the damage done to the human body in athletics such as Laird Hamilton's cracked heel and Torry Holt's crooked middle finger.^[5] One action photo captured six members of Major League Soccer's D.C. United simulating a free kick defensive wall while covering their genitalia.^[6]

The 2019 issue was announced as also being the final print edition of the magazine.^[7]

2009[edit]

Some of the 2009 covers were revealed on shows such Monday Night Football and Good Morning America. The 2009 edition included the following:^[4]

• Baseball: Joba Chamberlain, Nelson Cruz, Iván Rodríguez
• Basketball: Dwight Howard, Cappie Pondexter
• Beach volleyball: Carol Hamilton, Greg Hunter, Noah Kaiser, Eddie Matz, Michele Rauter, Tim Struby^[8]
• Boxing: Manny Pacquiao
• Football: Casey Hampton, Torry Holt, Adrian Peterson
• Golf: Sandra Gal, Anna Grzebien, Christina Kim
• Horse racing: Alex Solis
• Ice hockey: Zdeno Chára, Bill Guerin, Chris Higgins, Mike Komisarek, Sheldon Souray
• MMA: Gina Carano, Randy Couture
• NASCAR: Carl Edwards, Mark Martin
• Olympics: Allison Baver, Susan Francia, Cheryl Haworth, Shawn Johnson, Jessica Mendoza, Johnny Weir
• Rock climbing: Steph Davis
• Skiing: Kristi Leskinen, Julia Mancuso
• Soccer: Natasha Kai, Bryan Namoff, Oguchi Onyewu, Chris Pontius (soccer), Clyde Simms
• Sumo wrestling: Byambajav Ulambayaryn
• Surfing: Claire Bevilacqua, Laird Hamilton
• Swimming: Ryan Lochte
• Table tennis: Biljana 'Biba' Golić
• Tennis: James Blake, Serena Williams
• Track and field: Michelle Carter, Lolo Jones, Sarah Reinertsen

2010[edit]

The 2010 edition included the following:

• Basketball: Diana Taurasi
• Football: Patrick Willis
• Alpine skiing: Julia Mancuso
• Soccer: Tim Howard
• Mixed Martial Arts: Evangelista Santos
• Mixed Martial Arts: Cristiane Justino
• Surfer: Kelly Slater
• Basketball: Amar'e Stoudemire
• Golf: Camilo Villegas
• USA Women's Water Polo Team
• Swimmer: Jeff Farrell
• Javelin Thrower: Rachel Yurkovich
• Wheelchair tennis: Esther Vergeer
• Figure skating: Evan Lysacek
• Volleyball: Kim Glass
• Track runner: Philipa Raschker
• Bobsledding: Steven Holcomb
• Billiards: Jeanette Lee
• Football/Mixed Martial Artist: Herschel Walker
• Archery: Erika Anschutz

2011[edit]

The 2011 edition included the following:

• Skater: Apolo Ohno
• Snowboarding: Gretchen Bleiler
• Ice hockey: Julie Chu
• Basketball: Sylvia Fowles
• Surfing: Stephanie Gilmore
• Roller derby: Suzy Hotrod
• Mixed Martial Arts: Jon 'Bones' Jones
• Baseball: José Reyes
• Gymnastics: Alicia Sacramone
• Soccer: Hope Solo^[9]
• Ice hockey: Ryan Kesler
• Runner: Ryan Hall
• Basketball: Blake Griffin
• Para-athletics: Jeremy Campbell
• Track and field: Natasha Hastings
• Indy Car Driver: Hélio Castroneves
• Football: Steven Jackson
• NHRA: John Force
• Bowling: Kelly Kulick
• Boxing: Sergio Martínez
• Golf: Belen Mozo
• Snowboarding: Louie Vito
• Tennis: Vera Zvonareva

2012[edit]

The 2012 issue featured the following athletes:^[10]

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• Mixed martial arts: Ronda Rousey
• Rowing: Oksana Masters
• Tennis: Daniela Hantuchová
• Soccer: Carlos Bocanegra
• Surfer: Maya Gabeira
• Gymnast: Danell Leyva
• Sprinter: Carmelita Jeter
• Basketball: Tyson Chandler
• Football: Rob Gronkowski
• Golf: Suzann Pettersen
• Soccer:Abby Wambach
• Ice Hockey: Brad Richards
• Baseball: José Bautista
• Football: Maurice Jones-Drew
• Jockey: Mike Smith
• Basketball: Candace Parker
• Sprinter: Walter Dix
• Decathlete: Ashton Eaton
• Fencer: Tim Morehouse
• Sailor: Anna Tunnicliffe
• Volleyball: 2012 U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team
• Volleyball: Destinee Hooker
• Volleyball: Megan Hodge
• Volleyball: Alisha Glass
• Volleyball: Stacy Sykora

2013[edit]

The 2013 issue featured the following athletes:

• NFL: Colin Kaepernick, Vernon Davis
• MLB: Giancarlo Stanton
• NBA: John Wall, Kenneth Faried
• MLB: Matt Harvey
• NHL hockey: Joffrey Lupul
• Tennis: Agnieszka Radwańska, John Isner
• Volleyball: Kerri Walsh Jennings
• MMA: Miesha Tate
• WNBA: Swin Cash
• Soccer: Sydney Leroux
• Boxing: Marlen Esparza
• NHRA: Courtney Force
• Motocross: Tarah Gieger
• Snowboarding: Elena Hight
• Rock Climbing: Chris Sharma, Daila Ojeda
• Golf: Carly Booth, Gary Player

2014[edit]

The 2014 issue featured the following athletes [1]:

• Tennis: Venus Williams, Tomáš Berdych
• Basketball: Serge Ibaka, Angel McCoughtry
• Swimming: Michael Phelps
• NFL: Marshawn Lynch, Larry Fitzgerald
• Snowboarding: Jamie Anderson, Amy Purdy
• MLB: Prince Fielder
• BMX: Nigel Sylvester
• Bobsledding: Aja Evans
• Soccer: Omar Gonzalez, Megan Rapinoe
• Boxing: Bernard Hopkins, Danyelle Wolf
• Cliff Diving: Ginger Huber
• Surfing: Coco Ho
• Hockey: Hilary Knight
• Motocross and Skateboarding: Travis Pastrana and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
• Yachting: Jimmy Spithill

2015[edit]

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The 2015 issue featured the following athletes [2]:

• Volleyball: Gabrielle Reece
• Surfing: Laird Hamilton
• Football: Odell Beckham Jr.
• Soccer: Ali Krieger
• Baseball: Bryce Harper
• Basketball: Brittney Griner
• Basketball: Kevin Love
• Gymnastics: Aly Raisman
• Football: Jack Mewhort
• Swimming: Natalie Coughlin
• Basketball: DeAndre Jordan
• Wakeboarding: Dallas Friday
• Hockey: Tyler Seguin
• Skateboarding: Leticia Bufoni
• Tennis: Stan Wawrinka
• Golf: Sadena Parks
• Football: Anthony Castonzo
• Heptathlon: Chantae McMillan
• Hammer Throw: Amanda Bingson
• Football: Todd Herremans
• Field Hockey: Paige Selenski
• Soccer: Jermaine Jones
• Archery: Khatuna Lorig
• Rugby: Todd Clever

2016[edit]

The 2016 issue featured the following athletes [3]:^[11]

• Beach Volleyball (Olympics): April Ross
• Boxing (Olympics): Claressa Shields
• Diving: Greg Louganis
• Duathlon: Chris Mosier
• Fencing (Olympics): Nzingha Prescod
• Baseball: Jake Arrieta
• Motocross: Ryan Dungey
• Basketball: Dwyane Wade
• Football: Antonio Brown, Von Miller, Vince Wilfork
• Paratriathlete: Allysa Seely
• Soccer: Christen Press
• Steeplechase: Emma Coburn
• Surfing: Courtney Conlogue
• Swimming: Nathan Adrian
• UFC: Conor McGregor
• Basketball: Elena Delle Donne
• Wrestling: Adeline Gray

2017[edit]

The 2017 issue featured the following athletes [4]:^[12]

• Baseball: Javier Baez
• Basketball: Isaiah Thomas, Nneka Ogwumike
• Figure skating: Ashley Wagner
• Football: Julian Edelman, Ezekiel Elliott, Zach Ertz
• Hockey: Brent Burns, Joe Thornton
• US Women's National Ice Hockey Team: Brianna Decker, Kacey Bellamy, Meghan Duggan, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux, Alex Rigsby
• MMA Fighting: Michelle Waterson
• Rugby: Malakai Fekitoa
• Skiing: Gus Kenworthy
• Snowboarding: Kirstie Ennis
• Soccer: Julie Ertz
• Softball: AJ Andrews
• Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki
• Track and field: Novlene Williams-Mills

2018[edit]

The 2018 issue featured the following athletes [5]:

• Baseball : Dallas Keuchel, Yasiel Puig
• Basketball: Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Karl-Anthony Towns
• Figure Skating: Adam Rippon
• Football: Saquon Barkley, Jerry Rice
• Golf: Greg Norman
• Soccer: Crystal Dunn, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Megan Rapinoe
• Softball: Lauren Chamberlain
• Skiing: Jessie Diggins
• Sprinting: Tori Bowie
• Professional wrestling: Charlotte Flair

2019[edit]

The 2019 issue released on September 4, 2019 and was the final printed issue of the ESPN Magazine. It featured the following athletes [6]:

• Baseball: Christian Yelich
• Basketball: Chris Paul, Liz Cambage, Nancy Lieberman
• Crossfit: Katrín Davíðsdóttir
• Football: Myles Garrett, Michael Thomas
• Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Line: Brandon Brooks, Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, Issac Seumalo, Halapoulivaati Vaitai
• Golf: Brooks Koepka
• Gymnastics: Katelyn Ohashi
• Hockey: Evander Kane
• Racing: James Hinchcliffe
• Rock Climber: Alex Honnold
• Soccer: Kelley O'Hara
• Surfer: Lakey Peterson
• Track & Field: Scout Bassett
• UFC: Amanda Nunes

Notes[edit]

1. ^Thomson, Katherine (2009-10-06). 'ESPN's 'Body Issue' Of Naked Athletes (PHOTOS): Serena Williams, Dwight Howard, Adrian Peterson, More Pose Nude (PICTURES)'. Huffington Post. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
2. ^La Monica, Mark (2009-10-09). 'ESPN 'The Body Issue' magazine covers'. Newsday. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
3. ^ ^abRovell, Darren (2009-11-30). 'ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue: A Financial Success'. CNBC. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
4. ^ ^abMcCarthy, Michael (2009-09-30). 'First look: In ESPN's magazine, showing skin is no issue'. USA Today. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
5. ^Clifford, Stephanie (2009-10-12). 'Special Issues a Bright Spot for Magazines'. The New York Times. p. B1. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
6. ^Steinberg, Dan (2009-10-08). 'United's Nude Awakening'. The Washington Post Company. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
7. ^Morris, Chris (2019-04-30). 'ESPN Is Shutting Down Its Magazine'. Fortune.com. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
8. ^Matz, Eddie. 'No shirts, no shorts ... lots of service!'. ESPN. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
9. ^'Galleries / The Body Issue / October 17, 2011 Hope Solo'. ESPN the Magazine. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
10. ^'ESPN The Magazine Body Issue – ESPN'. Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
11. ^Chiari, Mike (June 21, 2016). 'ESPN Body Issue 2016: Release Date and List of Athletes Revealed'. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
12. ^'Ezekiel Elliott, Julian Edelman among 23 athletes featured in Body Issue'. ESPN. June 25, 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

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