Thanks to modern beauty standards, if you see a shirtless man in any form of media, odds are he'll be jacked and shaved.
But men like Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds, and Tom Selleck are all celebrated as prime examples of masculinity, and they all rocked a Persian carpet under their mostly-unbuttoned shirts.
The '70s liked things all natural, and to celebrate that philosophy here are 20 1970s men with proud hairy chests.
1
Joe Namath and Farrah Fawcett
Hitting the showers, late 70s.
2
Tom Selleck
On the phone, on the beach.
3
Dan “Grizzly Adams” Haggerty
Being helped by Kristy McNichol and Joyce Dewitt after an injury on the Battle of the Network Stars, 1977.
4
David Lee Roth
The Van Halen front man.
5
A Young Alec Baldwin
Would you have recognized him?
6
Sean Connery
In "Diamonds Are Forever," 1971
7
The Look
He's got the style and the hair.
8
Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett
Going for a run in the 1970s.
9
Terry Boulder aka Hulk Hogan
Impeccably trimmed, 1979.
10
Jon-Erik Hexum
Subtle but present.
11
Sam Elliott
Wet and clean.
12
Ron Jeremy
In his younger days.
13
Robert Redford
In his natural state.
14
George Nader
Staring into your soul.
15
Burt Reynolds
Looking iconic.
16
Andy Gibb
Stealing hearts, but not razors.
17
Andy Gibb
Continued, playing guitar.
18
Leonard Nimoy
In "Catlow," shirtless, 1971.
19
A Cigarette Ad
They know what the people want.
20
An Ad for Psychokenesis
Claiming it can get you a hairy chest. Mid 1970s.
