November is a month for elections, a month for giving thanks, and most importantly, a month for growing mustaches to raise awareness for men's health issues. Let these men be your mustache spirit guides.
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When the calendar ticks past October and the final shreds of all dignity and dietary pretense are discarded in the garbage below 20 empty Snickers wrappers, the countdown to the end of all dignity and dietary pretense in swimming pools of gravy begins.
More importantly, it's time to grow a mustache.
November is Movember, of course, that month when men — manly men — grow mustaches and facial hair to raise awareness for men's issues, like prostate cancer and some men's inability to grow mustaches or facial hair.
The follicle frivolity is all for a good cause — learn more or donate here — and it's also good to celebrate those athletes who celebrate Movember all year long. For the 'stache is not a fad nor a gimmick, but a life choice for some. Handlebar, pencil-thin, twirled whiskers, and more, these are the 21 people in sports making Rollie Fingers, Scott Player, and other esteemed mustache pioneers and perfectionists proud.
But before we begin...
Dishonorable Mention: Philip Rivers
Save yourself the energy of thinking about Philip Rivers' ill-conceived attempt at a 'stache and instead spend your time seeking out those who best poke fun at Philip Rivers' ill-conceived attempt at a stache, which looks like it came out of the defect bin at the costume store.
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21. The NBA Mustache
NBA mustaches are a dying, almost dead breed. Adam Morrison and Michael Jordan just about made that official. Sure, there's a Spencer Hawes every once in awhile, but these days the upper-lip torch is carried by a lackluster group: Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, etc. Wherefore art thou, Kurt Rambis, Reggie Theus, Larry Legend, James Edwards? And can someone please hire Stan Van Gundy already to bring back some mustache legitimacy to the league?
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