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Bald Man of the Week, Zinedine Zidane was rightfully shown a red card in last night’s World Cup final. I will forever want to know what was said that moved him to stop in his tracks, turn around and commit his crime. I suspect there are only two people in the world who know, and […]
Inaugural Bald Man of the Week, Charlie Villanueva, was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks last week. Villanueva, who suffers from alopecia areata and is a spokesperson for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, will be entering his second season in the NBA. His successful rookie season was marked by an appearance in the All-Star Weekend, Eastern […]
It’s been a couple weeks since anyone’s caught my fancy, but I’ve got a good candidate here.
Americans, meet Alan Shearer.
The rest of the world will need no introduction. I first met him in France when he was already well established as a world class striker. Now, his long, legendary career has ended. Here are a […]
Previous Bald Man of the Week, Charlie Villanueva is still garnering some well deserved media attention. This article from The New York Times highlights a professional athlete who hasn’t let is all go to his head. From the article:
Thirteen-year-old Andrew McGarey came back beaming from Madison Square Garden last month and told his parents not […]
Marybeth Hicks, columnist for the Washington Times, shared the story of Caitlin in her Sunday column.
Caitlin [a high school senior] has alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that affects 5 million Americans, causing hair loss. It can result in baldness or, in severe cases, cause a body to shed all its hair from lashes to legs.
Not […]
More accolades for this week’s Bald Man of the Week. From NBA.com:
In recognition of Charlie Villanueva’s outstanding efforts in the community, and for his on-going philanthropic work, the NBA announced today it will honor the Toronto Raptors forward with the Community Assist Award for the month of February.
Villanueva has embraced his condition and acts as […]
Let’s continue with basketball, but switch to the pros. The Baldiness Bald Man of the Week is Charlie Villaneuva.
Charlie is rookie forward for the NBA Toronto Raptors and has been living with alopecia areata since childhood and works with the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Here’s a great little write up in the Toronto Star:
What the […]
A three in the dying seconds by Northwestern State’s Jermaine Wallace has ended Bald Man of the Week Greg Brunner’s tournament dreams.
(Photo credit: Getty Images via CBS Sportsline)
With all the shaved heads, I’ll need to work hard to find a worthy player who is actually balding to root for for the next couple weeks. Perhaps […]
Let me introduce a regular feature I’ll be running for a while here at Baldiness: the Bald Man of the Week. Each week I’ll be highlighting a person who has caught my attention in one way or another. The only requirement: baldness (I’m the sole and final judge.) So, without further ado…
I’m a man; I […]
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