Steelers DE ‘Shears the Beard’ for Charity

Steelers DE Brett Keisel’s beard is arguably more famous than he is. Case in point, his beard’s Facebook page has over 38,000 likes. What has become a tradition, Keisel, along with the help of his teammates and coach, shear his beard each year during a fundraiser for cancer programs at Children’s Hospital.
Last year’s “Shear the [...]

Brett Keisel "Shear the Beard" (Source: Getty/KDKA)Steelers DE Brett Keisel’s beard is arguably more famous than he is. Case in point, his beard’s Facebook page has over 38,000 likes. What has become a tradition, Keisel, along with the help of his teammates and coach, shear his beard each year during a fundraiser for cancer programs at Children’s Hospital.

Last year’s “Shear the Beard” fundraiser raised over $40,000 and they expect this year’s figures to be even bigger. “Even now, looking in the mirror, it’s strange because I’ve had the beard for so long, but it was a great night down here,” Keisel told KDKA news.

It’s no surprise that Brett Keisel is a former Golden Moustache winner. Check out our award we gave him here: Brett Keisel – GM’s Man of the Week


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