A cut above the rest

If a hairstyle says a lot about a person, then Afro Tom's 'do has spoken volumes - both literally and figuratively.

Better known as Tom Crawford, he divides his time between living in Auburn and on Nantucket Island, off the coast of Massachusetts. Several years ago, Crawford decided to let his bushy hair grow, and within months he was the proud bearer of a resplendent afro.

“It became his trademark. He was known as Afro Tom or Burrhead from then on,” said Crawford's mother, Barb, from her Auburn home. Crawford worked for a time at Wegmans, and Barb said she had no problem describing him to others.