In 1990, the first “World Beard and Moustache Championship” was hosted by “First Höfener Beard Club” (1. Höfener Bartclub) in its hometown Höfen/Enz, Germany. In 1995, the same club hosted the second World Beard and Moustache Championships in the nearby city of Pforzheim.
That was just the beginning of the beard tradition. In 2001 it was in Germany, in 2003 in USA (Nevada), in 2007 in England.
Gunnar Rosenquist (Sweden)
Willi Chevalier (Germany)
James Hood (Great Britain)
Jack Passion (Great Britain)
Franz “Schani” Mitterhauser (Austria)
Burke Kenny (USA)
Elmar Weisser (Germany)
A very interesting article, Mr.O. I can't even stand to have my hair long so I don't know how these men can handle having so much hair on their faces! The last picture is most unusual..Standing beside him in a crowd could result in a serious eye injury.
Great job!