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A Celebration of Andy Reid’s Spectacular Mustache, And Some Of Our Other Favorite Sports ‘Staches

Andy Reid’s always had a mustache. When he led the Eagles to Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005? He had a mustache. When he served as the Packers’ quarterbacks coach before landing in Philadelphia? Mustache. When he was a giant 13-year-old Punt, Pass & Kick competitor? Oh, don’t even try to tell us he wasn’t one of those 13-year-olds already noticeably sprouting facial hair.

Point is, the mustache is a long-time, dependable component of the Andy Reid experience. Used to the ‘stache as we are, however, we were entirely unprepared for what he’s done with ging in the 2012 season. What did he do? Well, Reid let his facial hair go. No longer is it the closely-cropped growth we’ve come to know: this is a full-blown bushy soup-strainer giving anything Wilford Brimley or Grover Cleveland ever sported on their faces a serious run.

Just look at the picture of Reid above, taken during the Eagles’ final preseason game. Forget Brimley and Cleveland – that thing could give a literal walrus mustache a run for its money at this point. Next stop: Nietzsche.

Yes, Reid’s current facial hair situation is so to our liking that not only did we decide it was long overdue to pay tribute to him, we’d also like to take this moment to remember some of our other favorite mustaches from the world of sports. The list of great ‘staches in sports history is long indeed, so the list below is anything but comprehensive – just a few of our favorites. If we miss one you’d have on your list, tell us so.

Couple notes: one, as tempted as we are to put Burt Reynolds (played college football) and Tom Selleck (made Mr. Baseball) on here, we’re sticking with those primarily known as sports figures. Also, this list will likely skew toward the more recent, since back in old-time baseball days there were so many good ones that including them would feel almost like cheating.

Here goes nothing:

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