Sporting a stache: The best Canadian moustaches in sport

October 30, 2014

By Mark Nadolny

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Who else is excited for Movember?!

In what is now an annual tradition, people all over the world shave their faces and grow moustaches for the month of November to help support and raise awareness for men’s health.

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While the Movember initiative is relatively new, men have been growing moustaches for years, simply for the fun of it (it can’t be for the look). So in honour of Movember, it only makes sense that we revisit some of the best moustaches ever grown by Canadian athletes, coaches and sports personalities:

Athletes

Lanny McDonald

Lanny McDonald. Photo: http://bit.ly/1rWb7p6

Lanny McDonald. Photo: CP

Lanny McDonald. Photo: CP

Lanny McDonald. Photo: CP

Lanny McDonald. Photo: CP

John Axford

John Axford. Photo: CP

John Axford. Photo: http://bit.ly/1tGjjy6

John Axford. Photo: CP

John Axford. Photo: CP

Steve Nash

Steve Nash. Photo: http://bit.ly/13kVaU2

Harold Snepsts

Harold Snepsts. Photo: http://bit.ly/1E5MxKe

Harold Snepsts. Photo: CP

Lennox Lewis

Lennox Lewis. Photo: CP

Lennox Lewis. Photo: CP

Lennox Lewis. Photo: CP

Lennox Lewis. Photo: CP

Lennox Lewis. Photo: CP

Wendel Clark

Wendel Clark. Photo: CP

Wendel Clark. Photo: CP

Wendel Clark. Photo: CP

Wendel Clark. Photo: CP

Brett Lawrie

Brett Lawrie. Photo: http://bit.ly/1ihUJcD

Brett Lawrie. Photo: http://bit.ly/1ihUJcD

Brett Lawrie. Photo: http://bit.ly/1ihUJcD

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson. Photo: CP

Ben Johnson. Photo: CP

Ben Johnson. Photo: CP

Russell Martin

Russell Martin. Photo: http://bit.ly/1p7s18H

Russell Martin. Photo: http://bit.ly/1ob9upP

Ferguson Jenkins

Ferguson Jenkins. Photo: CP

Ferguson Jenkins. Photo: http://bit.ly/10Coq7M

Ferguson Jenkins. Photo: http://bit.ly/1tmOlJY

Ferguson Jenkins. Photo: http://bit.ly/1tmOlJY

Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby. Photo: http://bit.ly/1sLZ8to

Sidney Crosby. Photo: http://bit.ly/1sLZ8to

Sidney Crosby. Photo: http://bit.ly/13mls8o

Coaches

Paul MacLean

Paul MacLean. Photo: CP

Paul MacLean. Photo: CP

Paul MacLean. Photo: CP

Pat Burns

Pat Burns. Photo: CP

Pat Burns. Photo: CP

Pat Burns. Photo: http://bit.ly/1p7D3uK

Sports Personalities

Gino Reda

Gino Reda. Photo: http://bit.ly/1zO9ZN6

Gino Reda mug. Photo: http://bit.ly/10Cuugv

Gino Reda. Photo: http://bit.ly/1wh9bg7

George Stroumboulopoulos

George Stroumboulopoulos. Photo: http://bit.ly/1nTISec

Jay Onrait & Dan O’Toole

Jay Onrait & Dan O’Toole. Photo: http://bit.ly/1p7xxs6

Jay Onrait & Dan O’Toole. Photo: http://bit.ly/1sM0FzB

Jay Onrait. Photo: http://bit.ly/1ua6z4P

Dan O’Toole. Photo: http://bit.ly/106PXNt

Did we miss any world-class Canadian staches? Let us know on Twitter @CDNOlympicTeam.