Blair Walsh's mustache looked too good — and, well, too creepy — to be true.
The kicker is one of several Vikings players who are sporting mustaches this month for Movember, which raises awareness for prostate cancer and other men's health causes through facial hair.
But unlike teammates such as quarterback Christian Ponder and long snapper Cullen Loeffler, Walsh has turned to performance-enhancing substances to make his mustache dark enough to see.
"The coloring is completely real — 100 percent," he said with a laugh. "No, it's not. I needed a little help for that. If you're going to go through with it, you've got to make sure everybody can see it, that you have it on your face. I have a little too much blond in there for some reason, so I just dyed it."
All jokes aside — and trust me, there are plenty when you have a mustache that looks like it is straight out of the 70s — Walsh and the other Vikings who are participating in Movember are serious about the cause. Quarterback Matt Cassel got the ball rolling in the locker room last year. They decided to do it again this year in the hopes of raising more money for Movember.
"We have fun making fun of each other and everything, but it's an easy way to raise awareness and be a part of something," said Ponder, who added that his wife, Samantha, "hates" his mustache.
But hey, why not put up with a bushy mustache for a few weeks if it's for a good cause, Walsh says.
"I'll wear it for the game, bring awareness to prostate cancer and fundraise for it," Walsh said. "Anybody can donate. I know we're all going to donate as well. So let's see if we can make a difference. It's such a good cause, so anytime you can raise awareness for that, who cares about how our facial hair looks?"
