Lists and lore, stories and stats, cincinnati, ohio. Rollie fingers is inducted into the baseball hall of fame after an 18year career playing for the athletics, padres, and brewers check out. With his waxed handlebar mustache, rollie fingers always stood out from other relief pitchers. Rollie fingers sat at an autograph table at the tmobile allstar game fanfest at duke energy convention center with some sage advice for a young reds fan who wanted to grow a. Rollie turned into a fulltime reliever in 72, winning 11 games and saving 21, leading the as to the world series against the cincinnati reds. Movember infographic details baseballs rich mustache tradition. This classic style is characterized by the upward curled tips which are representative of bicycle handlebars. People born on august 25 fall under the zodiac sign of virgo, the virgin. Rollie fingers baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes. If blending in with the crowd doesnt interest you, but you arent quite ready to get a tatt or piercing, try a little rollie fingers action to set yourself apart. The mustache that relaunched facial hair in the 20th century. Available at above link or amazon or other online book retailers, also available for kindle and other ereaders. The guy who works outside all day and doesnt have time to go back home and reapply or get in front of a mirror before going out for a few drinks or to meet that special someone.
Rollie fingers had one of the best and most famous mustaches in major league baseball history. Rollie fingers bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Jun 12, 2015 rollie fingers sat at an autograph table at the tmobile allstar game fanfest at duke energy convention center with some sage advice for a young reds fan who wanted to grow a mustache like the. Damon gulczynski sponsors this page read about rollie fingers and many others in my book urban shocker allstars. As a person born on this date, rollie fingers is listed in our database as the 55th most popular celebrity for the day august 25 and the 212th most popular for the year 1946. It is also known as a spaghetti moustache, because of its stereotypical association with italian men. During his career, fingers was known just as much for his neatly groomed handlebar mustache as he was for his hard biting sinker. Join facebook to connect with rollie fingers and others you may know.
The first book inspired a sequel, released march 16, 2010 by fingers and ritter. Even though fingers won 3 world series and a world series mvp as the as closer, hes. The second in a series of baseball books, the rollie fingers baseball bible gives readers quick stories and stats as well as both nostalgic and cuttingedge information. When he came in, you took a deep sigh of relief, said former. Year g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi so bb ba obp slg birmingham.
Jul 08, 2016 trying to oneup the coach, a friend suggested that mengden do something crazy like grow a rollie fingers mustache. Fingers, at age 65, still sports his famous handlebar mustache. Known for his handlebar mustache, rollie fingers was one of baseballs first modernday relief aces. Welcome to mustaches make people happy badamsinh juwansinh gurjar mustache. A handlebar moustache is a moustache with particularly lengthy and upwardly curved extremities.
Apr 20, 2012 rollie fingers, as always, was easily recognizable. Ap photo this is almost impossible to believe and even more difficult to reconcile, but major league baseball went over 50 years without a. Rollie fingers had quite possibly the most famous mustache in baseball. Oct 29, 2019 the clubman mustache wax easily shapes and molds your stache to desired specs, providing an insanely strong hold.
Rollie fingers hall of fame stat bat cooperstown bat. I was so glad when they tore that place down, you have no idea. Happy birthday to rollie fingers and his incredible mustache for. They came to see him close out games with his sinking fastball night after night. Rollie fingers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves. Rollie fingers was the second reliever to be elected to the national baseball hall of fame. His hall of fame career and handlebar mustache made rollie fingers one of the most recognizable players in major league history. Fingers personally signed these bats and each comes with a certificate of. Rollie fingers chooses retirement over a shave it was on this day in 1986 that hall of famer rollie fingers chose retirement over shaving his trademark handlebar mustache. August 1946 in steubenville, ohio ist ein ehemaliger. Among the first and most effective closers in the game, his legendary career spanned 17 years with the oakland as, san diego padres and milwaukee brewers. How to grow a rollie fingers mustache cool mens hair. These moustache styles are named for their resemblance to the handlebars of a bicycle. Everyone remembers rollie fingers for his mustache, because.
Rollie fingers mustache began as a joke, then he chose it over. Pitcher rollie fingers set records for the most saves and longest mustache in majorleague history. With his turn of the century curly mustache, rollie fingers pitched his way into the baseball hall of fame. See more ideas about baseball, baseball star and mlb. Rollie fingers american athlete born on august 25, 1946, roland glen fingers is an american retired professional baseball pitcher.
Famous baseball star, rollie fingers became a pioneer for his pitching ability and distinct handlebar mustache. How to curl a mustache like rollie fingers synonym. Rollie fingers celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. Fingers pitched in parts of 17 seasons and became one of the greatest.
Rollie fingers mustache, then and now happy birthday to as great rollie fingers, who turns 70 on thursday. His home was filled with way too much sports memorabilia, relics from an illustrious, hall of fame career from 19681985 that. But fans didnt come to the ballpark to see just that. Trying to oneup the coach, a friend suggested that mengden do something crazy like grow a rollie fingers mustache. Rollie fingers inducted into baseball hall of fame youtube. Fingerss effectiveness as a relief pitcher helped redefine the value of relievers within baseball and helped usher in the modern closer role. Rollie fingers mustache mustaches make people happy. Rollie fingers, john mang to headline 2019 ysu baseball first. Were it not for jackson and finley, legendary mustache man and 72 as pitcher rollie fingers would only be boringfaced hall of fame. Rollie fingers, john mang to headline 2019 ysu baseball. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Catfish hunter, vida blue, and rollie fingers, the as quickly turned the franchises fortunes around in their new home, winning three consecutive world series titles from 1972 to 1974. Rollie fingers chose to retire from baseball rather than shave off that.
During his 18year baseball career, he pitched for the oakland athletics 196876, san diego padres 197780 and milwaukee brewers 198185. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Rollie fingers thanks to the business acumen of charlie. Relying on his slider, he recorded 341 saves during 17 years in the majors, and was a familiar sight during the postseason, appearing in 16 world series games.
Aug 25, 2016 rollie fingers mustache, then and now happy birthday to as great rollie fingers, who turns 70 on thursday. Box 230729 las vegas, nv 89123 on 5252017, i received my baseball card back autographed. Signatures authenticated in person by reputable companies like. The unprecedented split season was devised after the players twomonth strike was settled. Aug 26, 20 but few remember fingers for winning the cy young award and mvp in 1981, or for retiring in 1985 as the alltime mlb saves leader. Rollie fingers american baseball player britannica. Autographed collectible honoring one of baseballs greatest players rollie fingers. How to choose a mustache that suits your face shaver advice. Rollie fingers celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous.
Rollie fingers society for american baseball research. Mustache wax huckleberry beard, a mens grooming company. Complete julyaugust 1992 issue of legends sports memorabilia magazine with beautiful tom seaver and rollie fingers artwork cover by christopher paluso. The clubman mustache wax easily shapes and molds your stache to desired specs, providing an insanely strong hold. Rollie fingers is a famous american baseball player, who was born on august 25, 1946. Finley, oakland as pitcher rollie fingers grew a handlebar moustache which he sported throughout his career. He did all this while spending the 11 remaining years of his career as a relief player, not a starter.
How to grow a rollie fingers mustache requires a significant amount of growth and regular maintenance. Rollie fingers was clearly excited as he caught a leaping ted simmons, his catcher, after fingers struck out detroits lou whitaker to nail down the victory and the secondhalf american league east title for his milwaukee brewers in 1981. He will be joined by austintown fitch high school graduate and current minor league baseball umpire john mang. Roland glen fingers born august 25, 1946 is an american retired professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in major league baseball for the oakland athletics 19681976, san diego padres 19771980, and milwaukee brewers 19811985. Also who doesnt think that rollie fingers is the coolest baseball player ever. This is a very classic example of the handlebar, wide and with large round curls. Al sigl community of agencies rob dermody director of ticket operations hair. Rollie fingers birmingham as, 196768 known for both his versatility on the mound and iconic handlebar mustache, roland rollie fingers set the early precedent as a pioneer of the closer. Ap photo this is almost impossible to believe and even more difficult to reconcile, but major league baseball went over 50 years without a single player fashioning any sort. Threetime world series champion and national baseball hall of fame inductee rollie fingers will be the featured speaker at the 2019 youngstown state baseball first pitch breakfast, which will be held saturday, feb. Rollie fingers and four other members of his family appeared on a 1983 episode of the game show family feud.
The smallmarket as lost most of their big stars with the advent of free agency at the end of the 1976. Fingers is a threetime world series champion, a seventime mlb allstar, a fourtime rolaids relief. About rollie roland glen fingers born august 25, 1946 is a former major league baseball relief pitcher. Roland glen fingers born august 25, 1946 is an american retired professional baseball. Rollie fingers, as always, was easily recognizable. Quotes from rollie fingers i didnt like the astrodome or any of the astroturf fields. He started the season as a starter for the 69, 70 and 71 seasons, but finished all three in the bullpen. Its important to understand just how big a deal fingers facial hair was. Best mustache styles for movember men s journal there are many variations of the famously curved handlebar, ranging from captain hooks split brow and rollie fingers s perfectly coifed curlicues to the pringles guys curved bush. Fingers played for the oakland as 19681976, the san diego padres 19771980 and the milwaukee brewers 19811982, 19841985, appearing in 944 games despite staring a mere 37 during his 17year career.
Roland glen fingers was born on august 25, 1946, in steubenville, ohio. Rollie fingers explains the story behind the mustache sports. This bat is a 34 inch northern white ash bat engraved with the hall of fame logo and mr. Dec, 20 rollie fingers is inducted into the baseball hall of fame after an 18year career playing for the athletics, padres, and brewers check out. The handlebar mustache was first grown in 1972 because a promotion dreamed up by as owner charlie o. He started in the majors with the oakland athletics as a starting pitcher in 1969. The handlebar club humorously describes the style as a hirsute appendage of the upper lip and with graspable.
Famous mustaches mlb uniforms teeth in a day mustache wax san diego padres sports figures oakland athletics sports photos dental implants. Hall of fame pitcher rollie fingers turned 67 years old on sunday. Rollie fingers will always be known for his handlebar mustache, which marks him as one of the most recognizable baseball players. Year g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi so bb ba obp slg birmingham barons. The practice of growing facial hair to raise funds for cancer research is a. Not auto is open but shipping and delivery may be slightly delayed. Fingers is also known for his neatly groomed handlebar mustache. But few remember fingers for winning the cy young award and mvp in 1981, or for retiring in 1985 as the alltime mlb saves leader. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Probably my worst ballpark was the met in minnesota. Some say its like using glue to style your mustache, but its still fairly.
When he came in, you took a deep sigh of relief, said former teammate sal bando. Its as sleek and curly and distinctive as ever, 40 years after he first grew. Signatures authenticated in person by reputable companies like steiner sports will sell for more. Fingers pitched in major league baseball for the oakland athletics, san diego padres and milwaukee brewers. We decided to created our mustache wax for the hard working man. Fingers, born in steubenville, ohio, and known for his trademark handlebar mustache, played 17 seasons in the mlb for the oakland athletics. The guy who works outside all day and doesnt have time to go back home and reapply or get in front of a mirror before going out for a. Happy birthday to rollie fingers and his incredible mustache.
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