Gustavo Arellano: The staying power of Joe Kapp's 'The Toughest Chicano' Sports Illustrated cover
LOS ANGELES — The football player on the vintage Sports Illustrated cover looks beat. He's framed from the chest up, the No. 11 on his rumpled purple Minnesota Vikings jersey barely visible. The sky behind him is blue, but the midday sun is blasting down on his face. The player is squinting, he has sweaty, shaggy hair with a couple of strands of gray, and his mouth is open and gasping. Scars ...
by Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2023
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES — The football player on the vintage Sports Illustrated cover looks beat.
He's framed from the chest up, the No. 11 on his rumpled purple Minnesota Vikings jersey barely visible. The sky behind him is blue, but the midday sun is blasting down on his face. The player is squinting, he has sweaty, shaggy hair with a couple of strands of gray, and his mouth is open and gasping. Scars decorate his chin.
Beat, but still standing. Still looking for a shot to win.
"The Toughest Chicano: Viking Quarterback Joe Kapp" reads the front of the July
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