This great framed piece displays the January 3, 1955 Sports Illustrated issue that named Sir Roger Bannister SI's Sportsman of the Year for his historic sub-4-minute mile, the world's first, run in May 1954. Alongside the magazine are a cut autograph and an informational plaque. 

*Note: Frame has minor ding on top panel, which is reflected in the price.

Plaque reads:
Sir Roger Bannister
May 6, 1954 First Sub-Four-Minute Mile in History
Place - Oxford, England
Time - 3 Minutes and 59.4 Seconds
Sportsman of the Year - 1954

Certificate of Signature Verification affixed to back of frame.