Underwood began his career as legal counsel to the team and helped facilitate its move from Houston to Tennessee after its 1996 season.The Tennessee Titans' president Steve Underwood is retiring after 40 years with the team, but the announcement was somewhat overshadowed by his unique mustache and beard combo. "Tennessee Titans team president Steve Underwood's facial hair is the only thing I care about today," tweeted one person, alongside a picture of Underwood, whose facial hair covers his lips.
Tennessee Titans team president Steve Underwood's facial hair is the only thing I care about today. pic.twitter.com/3zQAGlHbis
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"Store: 'sorry we're out of masks.' Steve Underwood: 'No problem,'" tweeted another.
Wishing a happy retirement to Steve Underwood who can now focus of his love of filtering krill out of seawater pic.twitter.com/zNTjbrJDhB
— Bass Pro Shoppe (@BobbyBigWheel) May 8, 2020 Titans President Steve Underwood's quarantine mustache is exquisite! pic.twitter.com/hhIX40tesL
— LorenZoom Rodriguez (@ThatGuyZo) May 8, 2020 Some speculated about what Underwood would do with his new-found free time, offering suggestions like "filtering krill out of seawater" or growing his beard even longer.
Store: "sorry we're out of masks"
Steve Underwood: "No problem" pic.twitter.com/5NuWBVU9om
— Hines (@HinesmanTrophy) May 8, 2020 I just went down a Steve Underwood mustache rabbit hole and I’m shook pic.twitter.com/BPJBxpsCF5
— The Poz (@pozzymoves) May 8, 2020 @LeBatardShow Steve Underwood looks like the character in a Dr. Seuss book teaching kids about the importance of diversifying their financial portfolios #LooksLikeGame pic.twitter.com/PRVsdJEnsC
— Chris from the Finger Lakes (@cjmow) May 8, 2020 Underwood began his career as legal counsel to the team, which was known then as the Houston Oilers, and helped facilitate the team's move from Houston to Tennessee after its 1996 season. He initially retired in 2011, but reversed his retirement in 2015 to join the team as its president and CEO.
According to the Houston Chronicle , which first reported that Underwood was retiring as president Friday, Underwood will remain in the organization as a special advisor to owner Amy Adams Strunk.
I too have seen Steve Underwood's mustache and will never be the same pic.twitter.com/Y4daxWsnrS
— Shea Corrigan (@sheacorrigan) May 8, 2020 Though many found his facial hair distracting, others acknowledged the role Underwood played in leading the team to success.
"Steve Underwood helped in the transformation of this franchise into being a winning team that we see today," tweeted Jeremy Smith, founder of The SpeedCast, a sports podcast. "Thank you for all the hard work Steve. #TitanUp ."
Gwen Aviles Gwen Aviles is a trending news and culture reporter for NBC News.
