Kurt Rambis

Three words defined the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s: Showtime, Magic and goggles.

The goggles were so iconic you would have noticed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy even if they weren’t all-time greats. But each is now a Hall of Famer, and they have nine championship rings between them.

Abdul-Jabbar wore everything from these cheap nfl jerseys nike  bifocal-looking frames to some eyewear that made you think he had postgame snorkeling plans. Worthy usually stuck to the sleeker, bubble style.

But it’s possible—perhaps likely—that neither possessed the most recognizable look on these Lakers teams. That honor falls to the next man up.

Fashion might be cyclical, but we’re still waiting on the Kurt Rambis look to come back.

The mullet and mustache are magnificent on their own, but those glasses—incredible. It always looked like he’d grabbed some department store specs on his way to the arena.

The truth behind the glasses isn’t that far off.nike nfl jerseys for cheap

“When I was growing up, because I played football, basketball, baseball, I kept getting hit in the face and [my glasses] kept breaking,” Rambis told NBA.com’s Steve Aschburner. “My dad finally went to a store and found some unbreakable glasses, slapped them on my face, and if I wanted to play I had to wear them. So I had no choice and that’s what I grew up with. It wasn’t a first option, believe me.”

Tony Stark had nothing on A.C. Green. nfl jerseys nike cheap The NBA’s Iron Man sat out three times in his entire 16-year career, appearing in a record-setting 1,192 consecutive games from November 1986 to April 2001.

While a number of ailments threatened to derail his run, an elbow from then-New York Knicks big man J.R. Reid in 1996 was perhaps the biggest peril. Green lost two front teeth from his bottom row as a result, one knocked out instantly and another jarred loose and then pulled out by Green in the locker room.

“Just take his reaction when that happened,” former Phoenix Suns teammate Kevin Johnson told Michael Farber for Sports Illustrated. “A.C. just looked at the guy, picked up his tooth and walked out. Nobody in his right mind would react in such a calm manner.”cheap nike nfl jerseys china

Green was unique, though, and his mask lived up to that billing. He only averaged 4.8 minutes over his next 11 outings—he logged 25.8 a night that season—but it was enough to keep his unprecedented streak rolling through that campaign and another five after.