Startling Makeovers

SI Staff | Nov 16, 2009

Startling Makeovers

Sammy Sosa

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Sammy Sosa made headlines recently when pictures surfaced of him with much lighter skin than during his playing days. Sosa attributes the change to an elective "rejuvenation process" and denies suffering from any type of skin disease. Regardless, the transformation is pretty startling. Here are some other athletes who look quite a bit different from when their careers began.

Chris "Birdman" Andersen

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Dennis Rodman

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Andre Agassi

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Jerome James

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Manny Ramirez

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Bill Walton

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David Beckham

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Johnny Damon

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John Daly

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Robert Swift

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Barry Bonds

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Mike Tyson

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Allen Iverson

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George Foreman

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