The Hottest Male Athletes to Become Models

Over the past decade we've seen a startling number of athletes drop trou to model underwear for brands like Calvin Klein, Emporio Armani, and Lacoste, but the athlete-turned-model phenomenon dates back further than you might expect. Here, we round up the hottest jocks in Jockeys from the last 40 years in reverse chronological order.

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Athlete: Thom Evans, Rugby
Models for: D.Hedral
2013-present

In January, retired Scottish rugby player Thom Evans, who is now pursuing an acting career, launched his first modeling campaign as the new face of Italian underwear brand, D.Hedral. However, he has been in front of the camera lens before. Recent cover appearances include U.K. Men's Health, as well as the Olympic special issue of the British gay men's magazine Attitude.