Ep.5 - Press Box Chronicles - Sexiest Man Alive Mix Up
Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
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Sports, Talk Show, 18-Feb-2026
Most are familiar with People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' issue that comes out every year. However, what most people don't know is that in 1998, while planning to name Chiefs QB Rich Gannon with the honor, they mistakenly photographed Elvis Grbac. Instead of acknowledging the mix up, they ran with it. This is the story.
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