Simply put, a mullet is defined as a hairstyle formed by cutting the hair shorter on the top and sides of the head, with the hair on back left long and bountiful.

The relationship between the mullet and sports is a long and storied one. While the popularity of the mullet's faded some since it's glory days in the mid-'80s and early '90s, the hairstyle of champions is kept alive by modern day mullet ambassadors such as Jared Allen and John Kruk.

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