Gary Player Now Oldest Athlete to Pose Nude for ESPN The Magazine’s ‘Body Issue’

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Published: June 25, 2013

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ESPN The Magazine's annual "Body Issue" will once again ask athletes from a wide array of sports to drop their clothing in the name of fan appreciation. The fifth annual installment will also draw talent from several generations, as 77-year-old golfer Gary Player will take it all off for the magazine.

As ESPN.com reports, 21 athletes will tear off their jerseys and uniforms for the special issue, which drops on July 12. The New York Mets' Matt Harvey, the San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick, Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings and the Washington Wizards' John Wall are just a few who will take it all off.

The most notable name has to be Player, who CBS Sports notes will be the oldest to ever feature in this special edition of the magazine. For those uninitiated, the Body Issue asks sports stars to bare it all for fans curious to see the human form needed to compete at the highest of levels.

Fans uneasy about nudity need not worry, as controversial body parts are hidden behind well-placed hands, shadows or other creative measures.

Player, a golfer well past his prime, comes to the issue to prove that fitness is not relegated to the young. He is a nine-time grand slam champion and has played professionally since 1953.  

Golf Digest reports on a man moving briskly towards 80 with the skip in his step of a young man:

The diminutive Player is largely credited for bringing physical fitness to golf and still keeps up with a grueling exercise regimen that includes 1,000 sit-ups per day. Something tells us he may have been training even harder than usual for his clothesless photo shoot.

If only I had more hands to give Player a deserving round of applause. I just hope I'm capable of sitting up from the couch when I'm 77, let alone performing hundreds of sit-ups.

This particular issue has always been about creating buzz for a curious fanbase wanting ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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