1979 Covers -January- Henry Rono -February- Renaldo Nehemiah -March- Eamonn Coghlan -April- Dan Ripley -May- Billy Mullins -June- Bob Roggy -July- Rudy Chapa -August- Don Paige -September- Seb Coe -October- Evelyn Ashford -November- Mike Carter -December- Marita Koch