Sports Fans Puzzled By Unflattering Brandi Chastain Hall Of Fame Plaque

The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame unveiled a plaque honoring soccer star Brandi Chastain that looks nothing like her.

“Its not the most flattering,” Chastain said during the ceremony, according to ESPN. “But its nice.”

Brandi Chastain (R) of the United States womens soccer team smiles during practice for the FIFA Womens 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 dont 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 Ive ever covered. How this became her plaque is a freaking embarrassment for BASHOF. Makes Cristianos look perfect. pic.twitter.com/hta6c0cmSo

— Ann Killion (@annkillion) May 22, 2018

Whatd Brandi Chastain do to deserve this?! pic.twitter.com/WE5Xz2NZZG

— Cass Anderson (@casspa) May 22, 2018

Whos on Brandi Chastains plaque? Cause its not Chastain… pic.twitter.com/X35bf2ITAv

— Tim and Sid (@timandsid) May 22, 2018

Im convinced they used Gary Busey as the model for Brandi Chastains 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 Womens World Cup final.