Viral Texas fan asks actor Matthew McConaughey to shave his head for a good cause
A photo of Texas Longhorns fan Grant Walther went viral during the team’s 30-15 loss to Georgia after a picture of him frowning during the fourth quarter was posted to X, formerly Twitter. The image has already garnered more than 5.9 million views with many online commenting on and admiring his hair.
Speaking with the Daily Mail, Walther wanted to use his newfound fame to uplift the causes that matter to him.
“I know Matthew McConaughey was cutting players’ hair. Maybe he can cut mine on the field and raise some money for cancer awareness. My grandmother just recently got diagnosed with breast cancer and then beat it,” he said. His great-grandfather has bladder cancer, too.
“This is the perfect platform for me to advocate for the things I care most about,” said Walther.
Walther who said he’s not really on social media has been inundated with messages since going viral and while he has gotten rude messages he chooses to focus on the positive especially those from the Longhorn community.
“‘What I appreciate most about Texas football has to be the community and how welcoming they are,’ he said. ‘When 95 percent of the comments are just tearing into me, there’s still those 5 percent of people out there saying: “Don’t worry, man. I was right there with you, or we’ll get them next time.” And I really appreciate those ones,” said Walther.
The 20-year-old has aspirations of becoming a lawyer and is studying government at Texas.
‘My goal’s always been law school,’ he said. ‘Maybe this can help me get there, and if it can, I’m more than happy to use it to do it… this is a huge opportunity for me,” said Walther.
Walther said he never thought about becoming famous on the internet but did say he’d love to appear on the Talk Tuah podcast.
