Gallery: 40 Awkwardly Awesome '80s Sports Posters

Mostly awesome, though.

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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

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Patrick Ewing

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Christian Okoye

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Randall Cunningham

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Dale Ellis

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Cory Snyder

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Chuck Person

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Steve Largent

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Wade Boggs

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Lance Parrish

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Don Majkowski

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Kevin Mitchell

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Kenny Easley

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Andre Dawson

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Barry Sanders

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Michael Jordan

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Jim Everett & His O-Line

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Mark Gastineau

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Kirk Gibson

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Lester Hayes

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Carl Banks

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Curt Warner

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Don Mattingly

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Bob Golic

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John Elway

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Bernie Kosar

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Wilber Marshall, Mike Singletary, & Otis Wilson

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Magic Johnson & Wayne Gretzky

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Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods

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Jerry Rice

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Eric Dickerson

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Jim McMahon

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Ronnie Lott

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Eric Davis

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James Worthy

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Lawrence Taylor

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Brian Bosworth

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Karl Malone

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Xavier McDaniel

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Jose Canseco & Mark McGwire

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