Capt. Sully: Mustached American of the Year?

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  10.07.09 | 3:03 PM ET

Capt. Sully's mustacheREUTERS/Lucas Jackson

More accolades could be on the way for the pilot whose heroic landing of a passenger jet on the Hudson made him a celebrity early this year. Yep, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is among the finalists for the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year award, courtesy of the American Mustache Institute.