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Is Time Running Out To 'Fear The Beard?
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TIL Rollie Fingers was offered a contract with the Reds in 1986, but turned it down because he refused to shave his handlebar mustache in accordance with Cincinnati team policy. He retired
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Rollie Fingers explains the story behind the mustache - Sports Collectors Digest
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Rollie Fingers: World Series Closer Second to Only One - Cooperstown Cred
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The mustache that ended a HOF career
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The hairs versus the squares': How the 1972 A's won it all while breaking barriers with their upper lips - The Athletic
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The mustache that ended a HOF career
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How baseball changed forever in 1972: A timeline of MLB's most memorable events, 50 years later
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Rollie Fingers and the 25 Players with the Best Facial Hair in MLB History, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors