Jeff Fisher’s won a Super Bowl and a national championship in college as a player. He has coached another team to a Super Bowl.
But this might be his crowning achievement.
According to Dan O’Neill of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Fisher has been nominated for the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year award.
That is, in fact, a thing, and is sponsored by the American Mustache Institute.
Fisher wouldn’t talk about it, but his players have clearly been impressed by his dedication to his mouth brow.
“His mustache is really full,” defensive end Chris Long said. “It looks like he’s been growing it for years. And he never wavers. He’s kept the same approach every day. He’s continued to work hard at it, be consistent and he’s got a really good mustache to show for it. It has good depth.”
The Rams are even in on the act, passing out fake mustaches to fans attending the game against the Redskins to set a new world record (the old one is 227 fake mustache wearers). But the big prize will be awarded at the AMI’s “‘Stache Bash,” on Oct 27 in Mesa. Ariz.
“Absolutely, I think he’s going be hard to beat,” Rams guard Shelley Smith said. “I mean, when you think mustaches, it basically goes Tom Selleck then Coach Fisher. Not everyone can pull it off, but he does.”
Of course, Fisher’s got some competition in the NFL now. Jacksonville owner Shad Khan’s is pretty strong, meaning Fisher better win this year, or he might not make it out of the primary in the future.
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In the ‘stache dept. it’s Shad Khan > Jeff Fisher all day
Man, I hope Wanny made he list even though he’s not a HC. I always called him 70s pornstache and Fisher 80s pornstache.
Andy Reid has a more wicked stache than Fisher hands down.
Should hear his response on being nominated. Only wanted to talk about the game vs. Washington this week. So glad this guy is the Rams’ coach.
Definition of Coaching Mediocrity Award?
This is very inspiring. I will now start growing a ‘stache in hopes of one day winning this award. You gotta dream big.
Shad Khan?
andy reid has to be the reigning champ.
Andy Reid wasn’t even considered to be in the running?
Sounds like they’re just giving it lip service…
Maybe he’ll wear a 49ers jersey and say “I wanted to feel like a winner.”
The Jags far exceeded 227 last year when Khan bought the team
Dude Sam Elliott has a beast stache
It would be back to back years people involved in sports won the award, if I recall correctly John Axford, of the Brewers won it last year. Good luck Mr. Fisher.
Shad Khan. End of story.
By the way, the Rams lifted the fake ‘stache idea from the Jags.
Ditka’s mustache makes Fischer’s look like a joke.
Maybe it’s the replacement refs, you blame everything else on them.
As Khan is not an American he will be ineligible to compete with Fisher next year.