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There were some awful trends in the '80s, but sport posters weren't one of them. They were one of a kind. For whatever reason they stopped making posters like these and it's a damn shame. These beautiful things featured your favorite athletes in the weirdest and most clever get-ups you could think of. Such as Michael Jordan dunking the moon, Lawrence Taylor as the Terminator, and John Elway as a cowboy. The epic poster has been forgotten through time, but luckily we have gathered the best of the best. Check out these 40 Awkwardly Awesome '80s Sports Posters.
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Bo Jackson
Teams: Oakland Raiders & Kansas City Royals
Bo can play any sport he damn well pleases.
Patrick Ewing
Team: New York Knicks
You have to get past the dogs, barbwire, plus Ewing and his sweat?
Christian Okoye
Team: Kansas City Chiefs
"The Nigerian Nightmare" still haunts O-lineman in their dreams.
Randall Cunningham
Team: Philadelphia Eagles
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, and one scramble for Randall.
Dale Ellis
Team: Seattle Supersonics
Head to toe, Dale looks good.
Cory Snyder
Team: Cleveland Indians
Is that poor kid dead behind big, bad Cory Snyder?
Chuck Person
Team: Indiana Pacers
Chuck does not look happy with the choice of outfit.
Steve Largent
Team: Seattle Seahawks
We heard that was a great photo shoot to be on set for.
Wade Boggs
Team: Boston Red Sox
As legend goes, Wade consumed somewhere from 60-70 beers during a flight, then immediately went to this photo shoot.
Lance Parrish
Team: Detroit Tigers
Woah! Parrish is so brave.
Don Majkowski
Team: Green Bay Packers
This is a joke, right?
Kevin Mitchell
Team: San Francisco Giants
Oh, we get it.
Kenny Easley
Team: Seattle Seahawks
Never walk down Easley St. by yourself.
Andre Dawson
Team: Chicago Cubs
Hair, stash, bird? Flawless on all counts.
Barry Sanders
Team: Detroit Lions
Barry can stlill out run a train.
Michael Jordan
Team: Chicago Bulls
This is an actual picture. No photoshop.
Jim Everett & His O-Line
Team: Los Angeles Rams
Pure Gold.
Mark Gastineau
Team: New York Jets
That is actually a very realistic depiction of Gastineau and his lifestyle.
Kirk Gibson
Team: Detroit Tigers
Dude really was a "Big Game Hunter" his whole career, this was even before his World Series homerun with L.A.
Lester Hayes
Team: Oakland Raiders
Revis Island has nothing on Lester's Court.
Carl Banks
Team: New York Giants
Classic '80's play on the last name. So clever and witty.
Curt Warner
Team: Seattle Seahawks
Better than Harrison Ford.
Don Mattingly
Team: New York Yankees
"Yeah, see! You'll never take me alive, copper! Yeah!"
Bob Golic
Team: Cleveland Browns
Remember when he was on Saved by the Bell the College Years?
John Elway
Team: Denver Broncos
The original "Gunslinger."
Bernie Kosar
Team: Cleveland Browns
Easily the most normal thing Kosar has ever done.
Wilber Marshall, Mike Singletary, & Otis Wilson
Team: Chicago Bears
That '86 Bears defense is still the best.
Magic Johnson & Wayne Gretzky
Teams: L.A. Lakers & L.A. Kings
Wow! It doesn't get much better than this.
Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods
Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Ickey's touchdown celebrations were taboo back in those days.
Jerry Rice
Team: San Francisco 49ers
Need to find and buy immediately.
Eric Dickerson
Team: Indianapolis Colts
Who wants to see Dick run?
Jim McMahon
Team: Chicago Bears
Sooooo '80s.
Ronnie Lott
Team: San Fransisco 49ers
Ronnie can still knock a receiver out of a game.
Eric Davis
Team: Cincinnati Reds
We would go opening night if this were a real movie.
James Worthy
Team: L.A. Lakers
She looks very interested in Worthy's interpretation of the law.
Lawrence Taylor
Team: New York Giants
LT is, in fact, a cyborg. His only weaknesses are booger sugar and prostitutes.
Brian Bosworth
Team: Seattle Seahawks
Too bad the Boz was a bum.
Karl Malone
Team: Utah Jazz
This should still be sold at every sports store.
Xavier McDaniel
Team: Seattle Supersonics
One word: Badass.
Jose Canseco & Mark McGwire
Team: Oakland A's
They should have got this right and replaced those bats with a big needle.