Welcome to our community

Be apart of something great, join today!

1986-2004 Sports & Soaps Checklist

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

tpeichel

Well-known member
Oct 10, 2008
15,639
119
I'm missing a ton of these as there had to be six per year as it looks like the dates on them are every two months. I've long suspected it, and finally verified, that there are variations of the pamphlets. I thought it would just be location information, but this example from 1991, shows fairly significant layout variation.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/nolan-ryan-cover-variations-sports-704334510

The www.sportsandsoaps.com website is defunct and the wayback machine does not have any images, so until more get posted on eBay or elsewhere, this is what I have catalogued.

PLAYER Year DESCRIPTION
O'BRIEN,KEN 1986 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Nov - Dec)
PAYTON,WALTER 1986 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Jan - Feb)
MCGWIRE,MARK 1988 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Oct - Nov)
NICKLAUS,JACK 1988 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (July - Aug)
SPINKS,LEON 1988 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (June - July: Mike Tyson/Leon Spinks)
TYSON,MIKE 1988 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (June - July: Mike Tyson/Leon Spinks)
MONTANA,JOE 1989 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (?? - ??)
BONDS,BARRY 1990 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Oct - Nov: Barry Bonds/Rickey Henderson)
EVERETT,JIM 1990 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (?? - ??: Joe Montana/Jim Everett)
HENDERSON,RICKEY 1990 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Oct - Nov: Barry Bonds/Rickey Henderson)
MONTANA,JOE 1990 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (?? - ??: Joe Montana/Jim Everett)
RYAN,NOLAN 1991 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (July-August)
BONDS,BARRY 1993 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (April - May)
JORDAN,MICHAEL 1993 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (May - June)
BARKLEY,CHARLES 1994 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Nov - Dec)
BONDS,BARRY 1994 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (??-??)
GRIFFEY JR,KEN 1994 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (?? - ??)
SEAU,JUNIOR 1994 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Oct-Nov)
JORDAN,MICHAEL 1995 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (April-May)
MONDESI,RAUL 1995 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (June-July)
PIAZZA,MIKE 1995 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (July-Aug)
RICE,JERRY 1995 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Jan-Feb)
FAVRE,BRETT 1996 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Jan - Feb)
GRETZKY,WAYNE 1996 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Mar - Apr)
WOODS,TIGER 1996 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Sept - Oct)
JORDAN,MICHAEL 1997 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (?? - ??: Michael Jordan/Shaq)
MADDUX,GREG 1997 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Oct - Nov)
MANNING,PEYTON 1997 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Aug - Sept)
SHAQ 1997 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (?? - ??: Michael Jordan/Shaq)
MADDUX,GREG 1998 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Oct - Nov)
BRYANT,KOBE 2000 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Feb - Mar: Kobe Bryant/Shaq)
SHAQ 2000 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Feb - Mar: Kobe Bryant/Shaq)
BONDS,BARRY 2001 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (June - July)
BRYANT,KOBE 2001 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (May-June)
EARNHARDT JR,DALE 2001 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (Mar - Apr)
BRYANT,KOBE 2002 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (May-June: Kobe Bryant/Shaq)
SHAQ 2002 Sports & Soaps Pamphlet (May-June: Kobe Bryant/Shaq)
 

mrmopar

Member
Jan 19, 2010
6,187
4,087
Love stuff like that. I think I may have a couple buried somewhere.

Similar to the Salute mini magazines that were located for free on military bases in the 90s. I grabbed a few any time there was a sports cover.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Oc...YwAAOSw~-ZcgZFI:sc:USPSFirstClass!98168!US!-1

Although they were free and given out across the nation (maybe internationally, at least on the bases), these are not going to be easy to find. I won't say rare, but not common for sure. Someone like me had to save some and then get around to listing them. The two best covers I managed to find and save were Kurt Warner and Mark McGwire.
salute.jpg
 

gt2590

Super Moderator
Aug 17, 2008
38,656
3,240
Near Philly
Tiger Woods huh?

I’d love to find that one.

I wonder if it’s a Stanford pic or PGA pic.

And he doesn’t really got on this list but Jim Everett was better than people remember...
 

tpeichel

Well-known member
Oct 10, 2008
15,639
119
Tiger Woods huh?

I’d love to find that one.

I wonder if it’s a Stanford pic or PGA pic.

And he doesn’t really got on this list but Jim Everett was better than people remember...

Tiger is wearing a hat that says "US Amateur" on it and the text says something like "Tiger Going Pro"
 

Members online

Top