The Return of the High Fade

Over the last month, high school basketballer Brandon Jennings has made headlines with his decision to skip college at the University of Arizona to play for Virtus Roma in Europe. While the news puts a damper on NCAA fans' hope to see Jennings dominate as a freshman, it did highlight - if only for a few days - Jennings' roots to late 80s/early 90s hair fashion. That's right friends, Brandon Jennings is bringing the high fade to Italy [cue Kid 'n Play soundtrack]. Jennings' involvement in the push to bring back the fade (or box, if you prefer) did not go unnoticed here at JSF headquarters. In fact, it gave me every reason to go back in time to revisit some of the sports world's more recognizable high and low fades. Along the way, I didn't forget the flattop - better known as high and low fades for white people. Standard High Fade Kenny Sky Walker Sky had, by definition, the standard high fade :: a style of haircut where hair on th...