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The 20 Greatest Unibrows in Sports History

It must be the stripe.

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Ramon Rivas

20. Ramon Rivas

Sport: Basketball
It was hard to be the most awkward Celtic in 1988. Larry Bird's chicken legs, Robert Parish's pear head and Kevin McHale's—well everything—made being Boston's champion of ugly almost impossible. But with that blank stare, trash 'stache, and accompanying forehead beard, Ramon Rivas took nasty to whole other (more awesome) level.

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Warren Brusstar

19. Warren Brusstar

Sport: Baseball
Who let this escaped convict into spring training?

Alex Ovechkin

18. Alex Ovechkin

Sport: Hockey
The two-time NHL Player of the Year shags out his face in several places. What's Russian for "forehead whiskers?"

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Sammy Stewart

17. Sammy Stewart

Sport: Baseball
Stewart's life has taken a bit of a turn since his modestly successful pitching career: He's been in prison six times since 1989 and is currently serving a six-year sentence for felony drug possession. But before he was behind bars—he was growing them. His matching mustaches, both above and below his eyes, bracketed his face like furry bookends.

Carlos Tevez

16. Carlos Tevez

Sport: Soccer
A thick, hairy nose bridge is really the least of this guy's facial problems.

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Joe Flacco

15. Joe Flacco

Sport: Football
The Baltimore quarterback has his own little seam pattern across his face.

Gheorghe Muresan

14. Gheorghe Muresan

Sport: Basketball
Let's face it, when you're 7-foot-7 and your face is basically just made up of bulbous shapes, it would be weird not to have a unibrow.

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Jack Clark

13. Jack Clark

Sport: Baseball
The drag strip on his face notwithstanding, Jack Clark lost his racing business when he filed for bankruptcy in 1992. #seewhatwedidthere?

Sebastian Abreu

12. Sebastian Abreu

Sport: Soccer
If he parted his brows like his hair, we'd be feeling this look.

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Frank Zupo

11. Frank Zupo

Sport: Baseball
The Cro-Magnon catcher only played two seasons in the pros, but thanks to his forehead spinach, Frank Zupo will forever be a unibrow icon.

Marouane Fellaini

10. Marouane Fellaini

Sport: Soccer
80% hair. 20% face.

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Andy Etchebarren

9. Andy Etchebarren

Sport: Baseball
The Baltimore catcher lasted fifteen seasons in the majors with a steel chin and striking brow. Good thing he wore a mask.

Nery Castillo

8. Nery Castillo

Sport: Soccer
Is dude about to do the Nazi salute or just making an equals sign?

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Miguel Indurain

7. Miguel Indurain

Sport: Cycling
The retired Spanish cyclist won five consecutive Tour de France championships despite the powerful drag created by this fox tail.

Anthony Davis

6. Anthony Davis

Sport: Basketball
Anthony Davis' nose appears to be taking flight. His brows extend like the wings of a soaring, majestic eagle in the center of his face. His arches seem so gracefully manicured that, were it not for the soul patch between his eyes, we'd think he gets his brows professionally done.

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Stan Javier

5. Stan Javier

Sport: Baseball
The switch hitting outfielder could hit to all fields, but showed the most power up the middle. Zing!

Emanuel Mayben

4. Emanuel Mayben

Sport: Basketball
Before Anthony Davis, Emanuel Mayben had the greatest unibrow in college basketball. The Binghamton guard had all the makings of a classic eye-tickler: length, color, and thickness—a true triple threat. A felony drug conviction basically derailed any chance of a professional career, but he's a superstar in the face-skid community.

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Bill Buckner

3. Bill Buckner

Sport: Baseball
Bill Buckner's chest hair climbs towards his face like ivy on a brick chimney. His hair flares out of the back of his hat, and his mustache explodes from his nostrils like a push-broom above his lip. But his most egregious act of grooming defiance comes from that sweat catcher on his forehead. Hair seeps out of Buckner's skin as though his body were a man sponge being wrung dry. Pause.

Jose Bosingwa

2. Jose Bosingwa

Sport: Soccer
The Chelsea defender is known for his speed but recognized by that face stripe above his eyes. He puts the "uni" in unique with a brow that is somehow thickest in the middle of his head.

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Wally Moon

1. Wally Moon

Sport: Baseball
Despite having a baby raccoon permanently attached to his forehead, Wally Moon was a three time All-Star, Rookie of the Year, and this list's MVP.

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