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Magglio's Items, Including Curly Locks of Hair, Sell for $6,100 on eBay

Posted Jul 05, 2009 8:00PM By Tom Herrera (RSS feed)

Filed Under: Tigers, MLB Fans

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Hair doesn't make the man, but for Magglio Ordonez, it sure seemed to add character. So when he decided to get his first haircut in five years, possibly in an effort to snap a brutal slump at the plate, it caused quite a scene in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse.

"Change," Ordonez said. "Overhauling. Maybe I hit like old Magglio."

Ordonez then promised to auction off the shaved hair for charity, with an outrageous starting bid of $5,000. Most of us aren't the type to bid on someone's bodily artifacts, but sure enough, a fanatic out there had the fetish and cash to match.

Craziest Hair in Sports

    Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez has parted ways with his long hair, but there are many other colorful characters in sports with outrageous hairstyles. From afros to mohawks, weaves to mullets, check out a visual tour of the most bizarre choices in sports. Click through to see more wild styles.

    Jerry S. Mendoza, AP

    Who: Jeff Reed, Pittsburgh Steelers | 2007
    Strange Feature(s): Media day impression of an artichoke

    Getty Images

    Who: Pascal Hens, German handball player
    Strange Feature(s): Blonde mohawk with rainbow-striped buzzcut around the sides

    Frank Augstein, AP

    Who: David Tua, Top heavyweight boxer
    Strange Feature(s): Haircut that reminds us of Bert from 'Sesame Street'

    Ross Setford, Getty Images

    Who: Brandon Carter, Texas Tech Red Raiders
    Strange Feature(s): Dyed mohawk with loose ends, magic marker on face notwithstanding

    Paul Jasienski, Getty Images

    Who: Nick Naitanui, Rugby player
    Strange Feature(s): Frosted strips of chandelier-like dreadlocks

    Paul Kane, Getty Images

    Who: Drew Gooden, Chicago Bulls
    Strange Feature(s): Beard with fringes and elongated mutton chops

    Paul Beaty, AP

    Who: Tiger Woods, golf star | 2001
    Wow, even Tiger tried going blonde briefly years ago

    David F. Martin, AP

    Who: Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
    Strange Feature(s): Flowing locks with hints of Brillo pad

    Thomas E. Witte, Getty Images

    Who: Dennis Rodman, former NBA star
    Strange Feature(s): Dyed to look like rainbow ice, one of Rodman's many colorful 'dos

    Mark Boster, AP


Ordonez's auctioned items -- including the hair, an autographed bat, and use of the outfielder's Comerica Park private box for the Sept. 15 game against Kansas City -- sold for a whopping $6,100 as bidding ended Saturday night. According to MLive.com, the money received will benefit Imerman Angels, a charity that connects cancer survivors with cancer patients and also networks caregivers.

Maggs isn't the first player to lop off his locks for charity. In 2007, outfielder Nick Swisher had the eight inches of hair he had been growing for 10 months cut off and donated to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program, which creates wigs for women with cancer.

While it may seem like a strange thing to auction off, let's see more of this in baseball as long as it's for a good cause. I wonder how much Arizona reliever Clay Zavada's mustache would go for. Now that's a unique piece.

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