Once again, Brody Byrne, 8, from South Boston, is competing to win the coveted USA Mullet Competition.  Last year, Brody raised over $9000 and came in second in the nation.  This year, he wants to be #1!   You can learn more here! 

In addition to the competition, it’s also a fundraiser for Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building mortgage-free, fully accessible homes for combat-wounded Veterans across the U.S.

Read Brody’s profile below!

What’s up! I’m Brody Byrne from South Boston, I’m 8 years old, and this is my second time rocking the flow in the USA Mullet Championship!

I started growing my mullet during COVID — when the world went quiet, my hair got loud. Business in the front, party in the back, baby!

The first year I tried to enter, disaster struck — a barber chopped it too short. Total mullet massacre. I had to wait a whole year to grow it back! Now when I get a trim, I give a serious warning:
“Touch the party, and we’re gonna have a problem. Hands. Off. My. Mullet.”

Last year, I didn’t just bring the hair — I brought the heart. I raised over $9,000 for Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, and I was proud to take 2nd place in the nation! That’s right — second place in the whole USA. My mullet made it to the big leagues.

Now I’m back — mullet stronger, attitude bigger, and ready to raise even more awareness for an amazing cause. If you thought I rocked the flow hard last year… buckle up. This year, the party in the back has leveled up. We’re talking VIP access, red carpet, and maybe even its own zip code.
Let’s gooo! 

You can vote for Brody here! 

History of the mullet

The Mullet has been around way before it was popularized by actors and rock stars in the 1980s. According to some historians, the mullet has been around since at least Ancient Greece, where the style was as much for function as it was for fashion. Cropped hair around the face with longer locks in the back allowed for both visibility and a protective layer of hair for your neck. Homer even described a haircut that sounds eerily familiar in The Iliad: “their forelocks cropped, hair grown long at the backs.” The Greeks weren’t the only ones sporting the mullet, though. There is evidence that Neanderthals and our oldest ancestors would wear this ‘do, as well. You can read more of the history here.