Great mustaches/facial hair in sports.

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While it is a bit of a cheat, Oscar Gamble had an ok mustache but a world-class afro. link

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Joe Namath’s Fu Manchu.

Pete Vuckovich’s Fu Manchu.

Matt Clement’s Abe Lincoln beard.

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Scott Pollard needs to pick one and stick with it. 1 2 3 4 5

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Sal Fasano. Not in the 70s, in 2010.

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OMG, it’s the second coming of Gorman Thomas!

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I remember, in the early 1980s, there was a notably weird relief pitcher (I want to say it was Greg Minton) who got bored one day, and shaved off one side of his mustache, and the other side of his beard. Cannot find a picture of this, however. :smiley:

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What, no mention of George Parros yet?

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A little-known guy (outside of Pakistan, maybe), but an absolutely world-class beard: Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf.

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Well, as much as I love him, the worst would have to be Sidney Crosby’s play-off beards. (Sorry Sid!)

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Anyone remember Jeff Bagwell’s goatee? (Scroll down a bit). I’m pretty sure that qualifies as “worst” though it’s trending towards the line where it warps right back to “best”.

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Dick Butkus!

Great name, too.

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Lawrence Taylor & Mark Gastineau

Of course, Gast was mostly known (by me) for his football helmet mullet.

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Pfft! Everyone KNOWS the best sports mullet was worn by Jaromir Jagr.

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Sorry, but in an SDMB mustache thread I’m going to have to nitpick a little bit. Those are not Fu Manchu’s, but Horseshoes. A Fu Manchu grows only from the upper lip, and then just hangs down. :slight_smile:

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Definitely a moar-er mullet! :smiley:

What made me notices Marky G’s mullet was the sticking out from under the helmet. I’m sure others did it before him, but his was the first one I noticed on a consistent basis, high profile player and all. Anyone got examples of this from earlier?

I’m pretty sure Tom Landry made some sort of statement about it while he was coaching, but I can’t find it. Plain ol’ long hair will look the same from out under the helmet, sure, but I seem to remember it was about the mullet-headedness of someone.

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Sparky Lyle

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Fun fact regarding JN: In his later playing years the big sideburns he sported were painted on.

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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi

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Thuman Munson had a respectable 'stache: File:Munson 2.jpg - Wikipedia

Yes! Grace provided the cartoon face of God in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, when Arthur and his knights get marching orders for their quest.

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That looks like it was (poorly) photoshopped on.