Manly Mondays: Sports Mustaches

This list is in no particular order. They are all equally Manly and awesome.

Rollie Fingers- He was a pioneer of relief pitching in the MLB. Until the late 60s the relief pitcher had little to no role. Starters stayed in the game as long as they had the lead or until they were too tired to throw anymore. Typically the league leaders in Saves only had about 20-25 saves per year. Then in the early 70s hitting started to boom especially with the AL's introduction of the Designated Hitter. Rollie became the prototype for a bullpen pitcher and was one of the first to really move into the "Closer" role. That's great and all but why is it manly? The straight fact that most relief pitchers are GOD DAMN CRAZY.  Hell, he only grew it to get a $300 dollar bonus from his owner because he thought it would sell more tickets. That's pretty crazy in itself.  I'm almost certain that all his powers came from his evil handlebar mustache and without it he wouldn't have been able to succeed like he did.

Dale Earnhardt- I know NASCAR isn't a sport but oh well. This man had a nice fuzzy one growing on his lip for his whole career. He was so manly that he died because he didn't give a shit about personal safety. Dale's mustache lives on in infamy. 

Ion Tiriac- He was a Romanian tennis player who tried to make tennis a little more manly and a little less, for lack of a better word, gay. His mustache was pure MAN. The thing took handlebar mustache and punched hate into it. He still has the 'stache today and it looks pretty good in white.

Al (The Mad Hungarian) Hrabosky- His Fu Manchu mustache used to strike fear into batters when he pitched in the 70s. He was nicknamed the Mad Hungarian because of unusual last name, facial hair, and his attitude. Al would do everything he could to try to intimidate batters. The man would stomp around in anger on the mound, smash the ball into his mitt and glare down at them with his mustache gleaming in the sunlight.

Keith Hernadez- Admittedly Keith is not overly manly. As a Met fan not only do I have to suffer through Met games but I have to suffer through Keith's garbage commentry. The one good and manly thing he did besides his sweet mustache was when he spotted a girl in the dugout and said “Who is the girl in the dugout, with the long hair?” Hernandez said. “What’s going on here? You have got to be kidding me. Only player personnel in the dugout.” He then learned that she was a trainer for the Padres and said, “I won’t say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don’t belong in the dugout."

Don Frye- Ol' Donnie Boy was an American MMA fighter who KICKED ASS. I don't want to talk too much about him as I will post about him on next weeks Manly Monday. All I will say is that he is all that is the  American Man and has a kick ass mustache.

Bonus: If you haven't seen Epic Beard Man you are missing out. This guy is a hero and deserves his fame!