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Edmonton Elks head coach Kilam removes beard at urging of Elks players
The head coach shaved in front of his team after players pushed him to buy in, and he may keep only a moustache after the Grey Cup.
- Edmonton Elks head coach Mark Kilam shaved his beard late last month after players urged him to boost team unity ahead of Sunday's 113th CFL Grey Cup in Calgary.
- Quarterback Cody Fajardo and running back Justin Rankin led the push for Kilam to shave, with the coach removing his facial hair using clippers during a team meeting.
- Rankin called the demonstration "phenomenal" and said it brought the Elks closer together. "It really meant a lot, the whole symbolism behind that," Rankin said.
- While his wife, Andrea, supports the new look, his daughters Jules and Hennessy struggled to adjust, finding it difficult to make eye contact during family meals.
- Adjusting to his bare face, Kilam joked that he looks like "Aladdin" but has no regrets. He will decide after Sunday's game against the Montreal Alouettes whether to keep the moustache.
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Edmonton Elks head coach Kilam removes beard at urging of Elks players
CALGARY - Mark Kilam is sporting a new look during Grey Cup week.
·Toronto, Canada
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