Hometown Family Radio’s Matt Williams lived up to his promise Monday to the Western Nebraska Community College volleyball when the Voice of the Cougars shaved his head.
Williams said it takes some getting used to having a bald head.
“It was a lot of fun to have the team shave my head,” he said. “I told them when we were in Missouri that if they won the national title that they could shave my head when we get home. It was something fun for them to do as a team activity. So I kept my promise. Special thanks to Becky Zwickl at Aulicks TLC for having us and using the clippers.”
Sophomore Kathryn Stock said it was an epic event to shave his head for the promise he made to the team for winning nationals.
“It was great to remember once again that we had won nationals and that Radio had promised to shave his head if we won it all,” she said. “I was proud of us again and realized how great the support we have is. It was also fun to make little designs in his hair, too.”
The one that worried Williams was that the girls would pull his hair with the clippers or miss and put a gash in his head. But, they didn’t.
“There wasn't much of a pull on my hair,” he said. “That was my worry that it would tug on my hair but it didn't and was fine and the girls buzzed it all off.”
Tania Torres, a sophomore middle hitter, didn’t think he would go through with it. But, when he did, she wasn’t hesitant to take hair off of Williams’ head.
“It was so much fun,” she said. “I did not think he was actually going to do it, but he did and it showed us how important our accomplishment of a national championship was not only for us, but also for our fans and many followers.”
With a chair set up in the Spa by TLC, the players, the Spa employees and some customers witnessed the head shaving. Scottsbluff graduate Mackenzie Westphal got the first whack at cutting off his hair with some clippers and wasn’t afraid one bit. “It was a fun way to all to be together again with the team and our supporters (Radio, Becky and the other girls at the Spa),” Westphal said. “It was a fun reminder that we won. Radio now looks really pretty. But really who knew he had such a great head under all that hair.”
Gering graduate Sierra Schmidt was hesitant at first to do any clipping, but after working up some nerve, she shaved off a little bit of his curly hair. Sara Hirschfeld said it was fun to watch her teammates make designs on his head while doing the shaving.
“It was fun,” she said. “It was funny to look at his hair after a few people had gone because his hair was spotty.”
Emily Hoehn, a sophomore from Kearney, even thinks he should switch media to become a television announcer so everyone can see his “new look.”
“I never shaved a head before and now I think I should go pro,” she said. “Radio looks so good that I think I he should switch to the television.”
After the players got the hair off, then one of the Spa’s professionals finished it off with the fine tuning. The players said he looks different.
“I think he looks even better than before,” Stock said. It’s a good think he works with radio or his girlfriend would probably have to deal with a lot more competition now.”
Schmidt said that Radio and WNCC athletic trainer Doug Jones, who is also bald, can take pride in both having their heads shaven.
“One word about his new look, awesome,” Schmidt said. “He can rock the bald guy look, just like Doug.”
Williams said he is starting to like the look, even though his radio headset feels different on top of his head.
“It’s a different look, but now, for sure, I need a little tan on the top of my head,” he said. “I might keep it like this for the future. Depending what mom thinks at Christmas.”
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