Athlete Throwback Thursday Pics You Can Never Unsee
Throwback Thursday has been such a hit because it adds a little magic known as nostalgia into the otherwise narcissistically intoxicating world of social media. It’s one of the few social media events people seem to enjoy witnessing as much as participating in.
As much fun as it is to see vague acquaintances at the prom or posing for hilariously awkward school photos, it’s much more fun to see professional athletes in the same circumstances. They may be rich and famous and inexplicably talented, but at some point many of them were just goobers with ridiculous mustaches. And all of them were once goofy kids posing for goofy photos.
A lot of athlete #TBT photos are carefully selected to make the poster look cool, which is totally fair. But there are the bold few who throw caution to the wind and feel comfortable enough in their own skin to let their freak flag (or fantastically awkward nerd flag) fly. The end result is a collection of the most amazing athlete photos that would be impossible to unsee.
Not that you would want to unsee them. It’s just that some photos are powerful enough that once you see them, it’s almost impossible to ever see a certain athlete again without thinking of it. These are the photos you can never unsee.
And here are 20 such photos.
Jeff Gordon, NASCAR
1 of 20Instagram ID: jeffgordonweb
Caption: I wasn’t only one w/ the #oldschoolstache. Many NASCAR greats rocked the stache through the years. Photos to come…
Wayne Selden Jr., Kansas
3 of 20Instagram ID: wayneseldenjr
Caption: My momma just sent me this ! Haha Jayhawk fans might like this one (excuse my fat face)
[Yes, that's Paul Pierce]
Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks
4 of 20Instagram ID: rsherman25
Caption: #TBT Been rocking Bowties since I was a toddler!
Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
5 of 20Instagram ID: cp3
Caption: #TBT I think I’m gonna start trying this out…me, my pops and my brother @cjpaul14 when he [had] braids haaaaa #HeWasGoinThruSomething #CP1 #CP2 #CP3
Kyle Busch, NASCAR
6 of 20Instagram ID: rowdybusch
Caption: #ThrowbackThursday @samanthabusch and I making last years Christmas card. #tbt
Xavier Henry, Los Angeles Lakers
7 of 20Instagram ID: zeus_henry
Caption: #tbt The baby of the family (me) ALWAYS looks the best! It’s funny the heights are completely reversed now!!! #lookinlikecellphonebars #bigbronbigcuz #IGotTheRockDooooooe
Jared Odrick, Miami Dolphins
8 of 20Instagram ID: jaredodrick98
Caption: “Sit still and you get a Happy Meal”
Matt Barnes, Los Angeles Clippers
12 of 20Instagram ID: matt_barnes9
Caption: #TBT youngster #2yrs/old with my Hawaii-Five-0 comb thru!! My mom told me I never crawled, I went from rolling around on the floor to walking. Hahaa “No question Isaiah & Carter are mine” lol #BigBody
Dion Bailey, USC
19 of 20Instagram ID: dbailey_18
Caption: Y’all not appreciating how bomb digaddy i was as a young lad.. So imma bless y’all with a look back into my young king days since it is Dion Day ahah. #PrinceCharmin #LonghairDntcare
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