Crew cut
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A crew cut is a type of haircut in which the hair is cut very short. The term was most likely coined to describe the haircut worn by members of the Yale rowing crew.
The crew cut was adopted by the United States armed forces during World War II, and became a civilian fashion for men throughout the 1950s. The cut was felt to be "clean-cut, athletic, and patriotic." [link] By the mid 1960s, the crew cut was generally seen as a mark of conservative political opinions, as opposed to the longer hair styles favored by those less trusting of the government.
A similar style, under the name buzz cut, returned to fashion in the late 1990s.
Chris Mullin, a former NBA player for the Golden State Warriors, had the crew cut in his playing days and still has one to this day.
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