There have been many great beards in sports history. These days, a few players are rather notorious for sporting them.
There’s Giant’s pitcher Brian Wilson:
There’s Oklahoma City guard James Harden:
There’s Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews:
Sick. So jealous.
But I can’t think of any that’ve quite taken on the life of Mike Brown’s. He posted this on Instagram today.
Full-on unruly awesome. I guess if the Maple Leafs refuse to make playoffs, you’ve gotta do this sort of thing on your own time.
You left out an epic one-Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby player
http://static.stuff.co.nz/1346875995/140/7623140.jpg
Brian Wilson’s has got to be my favorite, plus he’s such a character. Too bad he was hurt this year.
Speaking of great rugby beards, this guy is awesome… and Canadian
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2038272/Grizzly-Adam-Canadian-rugby-player-threatens-shave-trademark-beard.html
One of Adam’s teamates had a pretty good in the last world cup at the same time. But Adam’s was awesome
“One less generous observer added: ‘Kleeberger is 27, but his beard looks a bit older’”
That is a great line!
That beard be truculent!