Unfortunately for all of us who love awesome hair styles, the high top fadeis a pottery shard in the lost civilization of 80’s and early 90’s hairstyles.  Fortunately for all of us who loves awesome hairstyles, bold visionaries like Johnnie Lee Higgins are still willing to be awesome in an un-awesomeworld: 

He also did this after scoring a TD last year:

 

In honor of Johnnie, and the hairstyle of a generation of NBA players, we honor the high top fade:

Brandon Jennings at the McdDonald’s All-American Game:

Dolph Lundgren – The closest a white guy has ever come to pulling this off:

See what I mean?

Kenny “Sky” Walker -In terms of style, no one beats Kenny in the high top fade department.  Not only is the height impressive, but the lines add a certain panache that make all the rest of the fades on his list look subpar.

Grace Jones – Conan the Destroyer – Wait…do these people have to be sports related?

Sam Perkins

 Gary Sheffield – Gary has been a problem child everywhere he’s went since San Diego.  It occurs to me now that Gary was only angry that other managers wouldn’t let him wear this hair cut.  I would feel comfortable eating dinner, building a house or launching a space shuttle off that thing it’s so level.  In terms of sheer precision, it might be the best high top fade out there.

Lawrence Taylor - As soon as he shaved his head, he immediately kicked the drug habit.  (There may have been a few stints in rehab, countless hours of support from friends and family, etc, but there’s no way to look that up without spending 11 seconds I don’t have). Coincidence? I don’t think so.

Kendall Gill

Rasheed Wallace was never more fashionable than as a 17 year old.  Where’s the birthmark?

Actually, Dolph had nothing on Chris Mullin:

High school football player Yawin Smallwood is setting a great example for the youth of America.  Dream big, and keep your high top fades bigger.

Patrick Ewing – Patrick Ewing’s hair was not bested many times in the 80’s and early 90’s, but if there’s any middle aged man that uses way too much gel that could do it, it was Riles.  Pat liberally gelled quaff is just plain impressive.

Robert Horry- Many of you out there who still sport the high top fade have probably asked the question: What clothing accessory properly accentuates a great high top fade?  Robert Horry correctly answers the question in the picture below.

But do you recall, the most famous fade of them all?  There’s no need to remember actually, simply look to the New York Yankees starting line-up and the hole to the left of second base most summer days.

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Fans of SI’s Hotclicks may remember the hubbub that ensued when Jimmy Traina suggested that John Mayer may have went out with hotter chicks than Derek Jeter. For reference sake, here are both of their lists:

Derek Jeter:

Scarlett Johansson

Jessica Biel

Mariah Carey

Gabrielle Union

Jessica Alba

Vanessa Minillo

John Mayer:

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jessica Simpson

Minka Kelly

Cameron Diaz

Well, fellas, Cristiano Ronaldo is taking a run at both of you. His resume isn’t nearly as complete, but he is only 23, compared with 30 and 34 for Mayer and Jeter respectively. Here is Cristiano’s new girlfriend, Italian model and TV presenter, Letizia Filippi:

Cristiano broke up with his latest former girlfriend, model Nereida Gallardo:

Before Nerieda, there was Gemma Atkinson and her two huge friends:

In early 2008, he was linked with TV presenter, Carolina Patrocinio:

Cristiano snuck Portugese model Merche Romero in there somewhere:

Before that there was Luciana Abreu, the winner of the Portugese version of American Idol:

Not a bad starting five for Cristiano, assuming I didn’t miss anyone, which is probable. All of Ronaldo’s ladies are hot, but they don’t have the notoriety that Jeter’s or Mayer’s presumably because they are all European women. That being said, watch out John and Derek, Christiano is coming for you.

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I found this one on CollegeHumor.com. Here is the comment of the photographer:

I go to Virginia Tech and this was a picture i randomly captured sticking my camera in the air over everyone and snapping the shot. I didn’t even see it until I uploaded it. My two favorite players, A-Rod and Jeter, picking their ass and grabbin their nuts. Awesome.

A-Rod isn’t pulling any punches with that ass pick. He may very well be giving himself a colonoscopy, which I don’t mind, safety first buddy.   That third base coach looks weirdly interesting in what Jeter and Rodriguez are doing. Then again, it is Jeter, he pretty dreamy, especially when he is grabbing his nuts.

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