This is the February 1963 issue of SPORT magazine, featuring Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers and smaller photos of Jimmy Piersall and Bill Russell on the cover.

The magazine contains numerous articles and features (some shown in the photos), black & white and color photographs, and vintage advertisements. The issue contains 100 pages and measures approximately 8.5 x 10.75 inches.

SPORT was launched in September 1946 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.

SPORT predated the launch of Sports Illustrated by eight years, and is remembered for bringing several editorial innovations to the genre, as well as creating, in 1955, the SPORT Magazine Award.

Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was a professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of 1969 through 1972 as a shortstop and switch-hitter; he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and 1968, and the Montreal Expos the first part of 1969. Wills was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited with reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.

Wills was the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1962, stealing a record 104 bases to break the old modern era mark of 96, set by Ty Cobb in 1915. He was an All-Star for five seasons and seven All-Star Games, and was the first MLB All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 1962. He also won Gold Gloves in 1961 and 1962. In a 14-year career, Wills batted .281 with 20 home runs, 458 runs batted in, 2,134 hits, 1,067 runs, 177 doubles, 71 triples, 586 stolen bases, and 552 bases on balls in 1,942 games. From 2009 until his death in 2022, Wills was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau.