OAKLAND, Calif. -- Steve Swisher lived millions of fathers' dreams Saturday night when he chopped off his son's unruly long hair -- and
Nick Swisher let it happen for charity.

Swisher
The
Oakland Athletics outfielder had his locks snipped behind home plate about 45 minutes before a game against the San Francisco Giants. His father, a former big league catcher, wielded the scissors, removing three large ponytails made from the hair that fell to Swisher's shoulders while thousands of fans cheered.
Swisher's hair will be used to create a wig for cancer patients by a women's cancer research fund. Swisher's grandmother, Betty, died of brain cancer in 2005.
Entire article:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2876411