Monday, November 4, 2013

Great Moustaches of History: Sir David Boon

As we enter the fine month of Movemeber, I thought it would be a fitting time to remind ourselves of the great men that forged the path we now tread. Without these fine figures, the humble moustache would be a characterless and unfashionable blight upon our faces, rather than the revered emblem of manliness that it now is.

Today’s Great Moustache of History belongs to Sir David Boon (a.k.a the Keg on Legs). Part professional cricket, bigger part professional beer drinker, Sir David is an Australian national icon and a record-setting opening batsman. Without doubt, Sir David’s greatest achievement was consuming 52 cans of beer on a Sydney-London flight while en route to England to compete in an international cricket series. Paradoxically, this tale is both totally unbelievable and entirely true.


Gentlemen, Sir David Boon…



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