Maybe we should add this to the long list of

Chuck Norris

super human facts: When candidates for Alabama governor go to sleep at night they don't check their closet for the boogeyman, they check it for Chuck Norris.

Or at least maybe they will now after the martial arts star, excise equipment pitchman and cultural phenomenon endorsed Roy Moore for Alabama governor this morning.

In a statement announcing Norris' endorsement, the Moore campaign pointed out that in addition to their shared conservative values, Moore and Norris share a bond as martial arts fans.

Norris rose to notoriety in a string of action movies in the 1980s that featured his martial arts skills and later in the long-running television show Walker Texas Ranger where the weapon of choice in most episodes was a punch or a high leg kick rather than a gun.

Like Norris, Moore at one point made a living with his feet and legs as a kick-boxer in both the United States and Australia.

In endorsing Moore, who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor in next year's June primary, Norris called Moore the strongest, best qualified candidate in the race and the candidate best qualified to lead the state forward in the difficult times ahead.

In 2008 Norris endorsed then-GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and his appearances with the former Arkansas governor at campaign stops and on television became features of the Huckabee campaign.