The Head & Shoulders Curse

Everybody has heard of the Madden Curse right? Well in case you haven’t, it’s when the player on the cover of Madden football has gone on to suffer some form of injury or have the worst statistical year of their career. Anyway, when I was an intern at 105.3The Fan in Dallas I came up with something called the Head & Shoulders Curse. I came up with idea when I first saw the ridiculous shampoo commercial starring C.J. Wilson and Josh Hamilton of the Los Angeles Angels. I started thinking of previous sports stars who have starred in these great commercials and then gone on to have sup-par years.

 

Troy Polamalu, Safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers who first appeared in a Head &Shoulders commercial prior to the 2009 NFL season. That season he only appeared in 5 of 16 possible games, having career lows in every statistical category.

Joe Mauer, Catcher of the Minnesota Twins joined the Head & Shoulders team in 2011. Mauer underwent Arthroscopic Knee surgery and battled Pneumonia post surgery limiting him to 82 of 162 games. Another player joins Head &Shoulders and has the worst year of their career.

Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps joined prior to the 2012 Olympics in London. Phelps placed fourth behind fellow American Ryan Lochte, Thiago Pereira of Brazil, and Kosuke Hagino of Japan in the 400-meter individual medley. It was the first time Phelps failed to medal in an Olympic event since 2000. His 4 gold medals was his lowest gold medal total at any Olympics or World Championships.

Josh Hamilton, Oufielder of the Los Angeles Angels left Texas for the glamour and glitz of LA, and soon after landed his first commercial sponsorship with Head & Shoulders. After signing a 5-year $125 million contract, the Head & Shoulders curse is reeking having on Hambone. Hamilton has hitting career lows for Batting Average (.223), Slugging Percentage (.409), and On Base Percentage (.278). He also has a League Leading eight(8) errors in the outfield. Angels fans think he stinks, but at least Katie likes the way he smells.

I’m sure this all sounds crazy. Curses, who believes in curses? Surely no one in Chicago or Boston. Maybe it’s just all coincidence; I just thought you should know about it. Until next time...

Geoff

@geoffrey_craig