Brian Winters

It is the middle of the NBA season. So to follow up my wonderful posts about the Gasol brothers, I thought it was only fitting to go old school NBA and go with Brian Winters. Sure, he played before I was born, but I do have ESPN classic. I remembering watching an old Bucks game from the late 70's and I was completely captivated by this bearded legend. He may not be a hall of gamer, but he was a solid player. He was a two-time all star and averaged almost 20 points a game from 1975-1979. Also, the portrait of him is truly fantastic and I would buy it in a heart beat it I was able to. A true legend in the bearded sporting wold, I really wish I would have been alive in the 70's, I think I would have fit in magnificently.

Pau Gasol

Yeah, i know. I recently posted about Marc Gasol, the bear like brother of Pau Gasol. So why do Pau? It's simple, he was the original bearded Gasol. Without Pau paving the way for bearded Spaniards everywhere, the legendary beard of Marc Gasol could not exist. Marc has started out in the NBA with a giant man like beard. Whereas Pau started out cleanshaven until he showed how awesome he was and then to extend his awesomeness, he grew out a sweet beard. He spent a few year toiling around in Memphis when no one cared. Then all of a sudden he was traded to the Lakers and he was all over the place. He was the greatest import from Canada in over a hundred years. Yeah yeah, he played in Memphis, still no one cares about that franchise. Having started out cleanshaven, you can almost follow his career based on how big his beard is. Every year it seemed that his beard began to grow in awesomeness. The best thing about Pau, may be the fact that his wife is incredibly good looking and I stand by the fact that it's the beard that got him the girl, not the fact he makes millions of dollars a year putting a ball in a net. I still left that the Grizzlies brought in Pau's best friend, and he still was completely unhappy. Wow that must be a terrible place to play basketball. Pau definitely joins his brother Marc as a definite member of the all NBA bearded team. Congratulations to you Pau.

Morgan Grimes

So yeah, Chuck is one of my favorite current TV shows. Sure Zachary Levi is great and I initially watched the show because of Adam Baldwin and his genius one liners, but I have grown very fond of the character Morgan Grimes played by Joshua Gomez. Obviously the beard has a lot to do with it. It's grown from the first season, which probably only I have noticed. Although he's trimmed his hair from the first season, the beard is back and better than ever. But he's a slacker and enjoys his beard, so of course I feel a connection with him. He has gotten a lot more face time in the 2nd season and it has made me a very happy man. Although the show is fantastic, it would not be nearly the same without Morgan, so here's to hoping that you never get killed off.