Is Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jinxed?
The Lore Of The Sports Illustrated Curse”,”body”:” Since its first publication in 1954, Sports Illustrated has taken us into the lives of our favorite athletes and teams. Making the cover of SI is a sure sign of success in the sporting world, but it has also proven to be a curse for some who have graced its cover.\r\n Milwaukee Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews was SI’s first cover subject on Aug. 16, 1954.\r\n One week to the day after the cover date, Mathews became the first victim of the \”jinx,\” suffering a hand injury that forced him to miss seven games.\r\n Hailed for his \”perfect swing,\” it was thought to be that Mathews would be the next Babe Ruth, but that was the year that Hank Aaron joined Mathews in Milwaukee and would eclipse Ruth’s record of 714 home runs.\r\n Over the next six decades, numerous athletes would adorn the cover of sporting’s most coveted magazine only to meet with an unlucky fate.\r\n SI’s 1958 Indy 500 preview on May 26 featured Pat O’Connor on the cov
