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Rollie Fingers' Mustache Began as a Joke, Then He Chose It Over Baseball
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Rollie Fingers refused to shave his mustache and turned down the Reds
#87ASA-RF. I do things this way for my own record keeping purposes.
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2022 Topps Series 2 Rollie Fingers '87 All Star 35th Anniversary Auto Card
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On This Day In Sports: February 21, 1986: Rollie Fingers announces he is retiring
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Rollie Fingers chose to retire from baseball rather than shave off that iconic mustache
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Pioneering relief pitcher Rollie Fingers made his case for greatness 35 years ago
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Rollie Fingers: World Series Closer Second to Only One - Cooperstown Cred
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Rollie Fingers: World Series Closer Second to Only One - Cooperstown Cred
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Topps 1971: February 2015
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Rollie Fingers Baseball Trading Cards for sale
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The mustache that ended a HOF career