The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame unveiled a plaque honoring soccer star Brandi Chastain that looks nothing like her.
“It’s not the most flattering,” Chastain said during the ceremony, according to ESPN. “But it’s nice.”
Brandi Chastain (R) of the United States women’s soccer team smiles during practice for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
Brandi Chastain finally arrives #BASHOF pic.twitter.com/V48GdtsK0j
— Ryan Gorcey (@RyanGorcey) May 21, 2018
And she was not alone. Some on Twitter laughed that the visage looked more like Gary Busey or Mickey Rooney.
I don’t know about Brandi Chastain, but they nailed Mickey Rooney. pic.twitter.com/wfSb7irMbx
— Jason Davis, The Maker (@davisjsn) May 22, 2018
The Brandi Chastain plaque goes into the Art Fails Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/ZquxIyueYJ
— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) May 22, 2018
I could make a list of 50 people this plaque looks like and none of them are Brandi Chastain https://t.co/fiBp2kUj9A
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) May 22, 2018
Brandi Chastain is one of the most beautiful athletes I’ve ever covered. How this became her plaque is a freaking embarrassment for BASHOF. Makes Cristiano’s look perfect. pic.twitter.com/hta6c0cmSo
— Ann Killion (@annkillion) May 22, 2018
What’d Brandi Chastain do to deserve this?! pic.twitter.com/WE5Xz2NZZG
— Cass Anderson (@casspa) May 22, 2018
Who’s on Brandi Chastain’s plaque? Cause it’s not Chastain… pic.twitter.com/X35bf2ITAv
— Tim and Sid (@timandsid) May 22, 2018
I’m convinced they used Gary Busey as the model for Brandi Chastain’s plaque: pic.twitter.com/b899je3Aym
— Alex Gelhar (@AlexGelhar) May 22, 2018
this Brandi Chastain plaque is worse than the Ronaldo bust pic.twitter.com/aXkORLREZj
— Jack Grimse (@JackGrimse) May 22, 2018
Brandi Chastain has won a World Cup and gold medals but her greatest achievement is smiling graciously next to this whackass plaque pic.twitter.com/YzGda3g4vF
— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) May 22, 2018
Hall of fame vice president Anthony Savicke told the San Jose Mercury News that there was no plans to re-do the plaque and that they are only supposed to be “representations” of the person, not an identical likeness.
Chastain is most well-known as the player who tore off her jersey after scoring the game-winning penalty kick during the 1999 Women’s World Cup final.