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Never a fake injury. Never skipped a practice. Never let their teammates down. Never skipped a game. Never threw a temper tantrum. Always Hall of Famers.
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OTD 1970…Still suffering from wounds he received in Vietnam, Rocky Bleier reports to Steelers training camp. The Steelers would place him on IR and pay his salary for the year!!!! “That’s the kind of family the Rooney’s were…they bought me time. They bought me a chance.”
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BREAKING NEWS: The 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers defense is the greatest defense in the history of the NFL!!!!
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“Jack Lambert is so mean he doesn’t even like himself.” -Joe Greene
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OTD 1970 Rocky Bleier reported to Steelers training camp after serving in the Vietnam War. Rock did not make the team but Mr. Rooney put him on the injured reserve and paid his salary for that year.
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Tomorrow, June 13, will be the anniversary of the death of the most important person in the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chuck Noll. Let’s celebrate the late GREAT head coach with a week of remembrance.
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OTD 1933 Art Rooney signs a deal with the NFL to create a professional football team in Pittsburgh. This team would become a franchise like no other. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS!!!!
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OTD 1983, the great...and I mean GREAT...Jack Ham retired from the Pittsburgh Steelers. How great was he you ask? 8X Pro Bowler 8X All Pro DPOY 1975 70s All Decade Team 75th & 100th NFL Anniversary Team 4X Super Bowl Champ Hall of Famer All around great guy!
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Best. Linebacker. Duo. Ever.
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OTD 1991 the great Chuck Noll retired from the Pittsburgh Steelers. His record speaks for itself. We are where we are today due to the fact that this man was hired as the head coach in 1969. There would be no Steeler Nation without Chuck Noll.
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On Wednesday February 27, 2008 we lost one of the greatest Steelers of all time, Myron Cope. He never put on a helmet or pads. Never tackled anyone or caught a pass. But, the Steelers scored a lot of touchdowns because of this man during his 35 seasons in the booth. Double Yoi!
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Good luck with that play you just called in the huddle.
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Steeler Nation after a win on Franco Night!!!!
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I’m officially offering my time to the “There should be a statue of Chuck Noll outside of Heinz Field committee” committee.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the greatest OLB in NFL history!!!!
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OTD 1969 American hero, Rocky Bleier, is shot in the left leg. Shortly after that a grenade blew up on his right foot, knee, and thigh. More than 100 pieces of shrapnel were removed during surgery. When the doctor told him he wouldn’t be a running back in the NFL, well…
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In the 70s we had an Offensive Coordinator who led us to 4 Super Bowl trophies. This man knew what plays to call!!!!
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RIP #32 There will never be another!!!!
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OTD 1983 the GREAT Jack Ham retired. NFL 75th Anniversary Team NFL All Time Team NFL Team of the Decade 1970s NFL Hall of Fame Steelers 75th Anniversary Team We will never see another Jack Ham!!!!
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I often wonder if Iron Mike knew he was the GOAT while he was playing.
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OTD 1975. During a 28-10 Steeler victory over the Colts, Steeler Nation followed the request of Myron Cope and brought yellow dish towels to wave the Steelers on to victory. The Terrible Towel was born!!!!
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If I’m a quarterback and I see Jack do this to me my mouth goes dry, my hands sweat, and I’m losing control of my bowels.
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Remembering the GOAT on the anniversary of his passing in 2002. Simply the best!!!!
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OTD 1984 the GOAT retired from professional football. The Steelers defense had several GOATS but only one changed the rules. WRs today should thank this man for the money they are making because they can’t be touched after 5 yards. Ladies and gentlemen…Mr. Mel Blount!!!!
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HAPPY 75th to the one, the only, the GREAT, Rocky Bleier!!!!
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OTD 1952 Joyce Lambert gave birth to a GOAT. Her GOAT is the greatest middle linebacker ever who played for the greatest franchise ever!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to #58 in your programs and #1 in your hearts!!!!
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At 7:45 in the morning on August 25, 1988 we lost a true legend with the passing of Art Rooney. “I’m a Pittsburgh guy.”
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Run the A gap, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
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Before everyone goes too crazy, don’t forget the ‘76 Steelers started 1-4. Good thing twitter wasn’t around then. The sky was falling that year too. We’ll be alright.
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Standing from left to right: GOAT, GOAT, and GOAT!!!!
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On the anniversary of the passing of the greatest center of all time, Iron Mike Webster (2002)... “When you’re faced with a tough opponent who plays dirty and takes cheap shots, buckle on an extra chinstrap and hit him in the snot locker every play until he quits.”
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On Saturday, December 27, 1975 at the urging of legendary broadcaster Myron Cope, Steelers fans brought yellow dish towels to help urge on the Steelers in their playoff game against the Colts. TRS became a sea of yellow and propelled Pittsburgh to its first Super Bowl.
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OTD 1979 your Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XIII 35-31 over the Dallas Cowboys. The game featured 17 future Hall of Fame players (10 Steelers). Pittsburgh became the first team to win three Super Bowls and cemented themselves as Team of the Decade!!!!
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OTD 1991 the great Chuck Noll retired as the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach. His 209 career wins and 4 Super Bowl titles make him a legend among the legends. The “Emperor” changed the direction of the entire Steeler organization and made it one of the greatest in all of sports.
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Greatest. Defensive. Line. Ever.
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I’m not so sure everyone understands exactly what “the standard” is.
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Birthday shout out to Hall of Famer, Tony Dungy!!!!
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OTD 1980 Pittsburgh defeated the LA Rams 30-19 to win Super Bowl XIV. That’s four in six years!!!!
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OTD 1991 the GOAT retired from football. Mike Webster was the epitome of what we love about Steeler football-hard work!!!! “Mike was one of the main reasons we won four Super Bowls.”-Franco Harris “He was the best center in the history of the game.”-Chuck Noll
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The “other side” of the Steel Curtain. Not a bad “other side”.
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OTD 1970 Vietnam veteran, and living legend, Rocky Bleier reports to Steelers training camp. He would not make the team but Mr. Rooney puts him on Injured Reserve. Rock would make the taxi squad in ‘71. The rest is history.
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TOUCHDOWN KENNY ROGERS!!!!
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7-0, BABY!!!! The last Steelers team to start 7-0?👇
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Another textbook tackle by a Steelers linebacker.
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If you know…you know!!!!
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HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our QB!!!! Terry Bradshaw turns 74 today!!!! Let’s all sing a country song and throw 4 touchdowns today!!!!
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The beginning of the end…but what a ride!!!!
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BOTD 1932 Charles Henry Noll, also known as the creator of the greatest dynasty in NFL history.
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“Year after year my favorite game was against the Browns in Cleveland. You’d start down that rickety, musty, old walkway to the field. You could feel and hear the wind whipping in from the lake…and right before you was a real football field. It was great.” -Jack Lambert
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OTD 1982 the GOAT retired thus bringing an end to the greatest 13 year run of any player in Steelers history AND signaling the official end to my childhood. There will never EVER be a player as important to one franchise as Mean Joe was to the Steelers!!!!
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No chinstrap. No mouthpiece. No communication device. Just a world class head coach and his play calling 4X Super Bowl champion quarterback!!!!
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HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY to the one…the only…John Stallworth!!!!
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“They talk about the Vince Lombardi era, but I think the Chuck Noll era is even greater.” -Mel Blount
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OTD 2002 we lost Pittsburgh’s all time starting center. RIP Iron Mike!!!!
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All of a sudden I need a beer!!!!
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“The only fight I didn’t participate in was in Cleveland when I was a rookie. L.C. Greenwood drop-kicked some guy under the chin and I said to myself: ‘Man this is great. I’m going to love pro football.’” -Jack Lambert
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OTD 2013 we lost a founding member of the Steel Curtain…and a great human being!!!! God Bless LC!!!!
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BOTD 1975…from the “mind” of Myron Cope. Myron’s gimmick of bringing a yellow dish towel to the Steelers playoff game turned into an icon. The Terrible Towel has been photographed around the world…even on top of Mt. Everest. How many towels do you have? Let’s see it!!!!
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OTD 2013 we lost the great, and I mean GREAT, LC Greenwood. LC was a skinny 6’6” kid drafted in the 1969 draft but did he ever use gifts of power and speed to become one of the all time greats. LC is a charter member of the greatest defensive front ever, the Steel Curtain.
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The year was 1978 and payback was a bitch!!!!
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With the 417th pick of the 1968 NFL Draft the Pittsburgh Steelers selected from the University of Notre Dame…running back….Robert Patrick Bleier. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROCKY!!!!
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How great was Mike Webster? He could’ve been All Pro at fullback if he wanted. The. GOAT.
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Remember when Mike Webster decided to take a day off? Neither do I.
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OTD 1976… Jack Lambert was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The 3rd year LB led the league’s best defense that included the previous two DPOY winners…Joe Greene and Mel Blount. Five Hall of Famers on one defense is unmatched. This was the greatest defense EVER!!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to 6th round draft pick, 5X Pro Bowler, 3X First Team All Pro and member of Pittsburgh Steelers All Time Team, Greg Lloyd, Sr. He turns 53 today. If you see him please wish him a HAPPY DAY, but do it nicely. He wasn’t hired for his disposition.
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Step forward and raise your hand if you are a: National collegiate champion 4X Super Bowl champion Recipient of the Bronze Star Recipient of the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in battle “There’s no one like him.”-Joe Greene HAPPY VETERANS DAY AND THANK YOU TO ALL VETERANS!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to #33 in your 70s Steelers program, Frenchy Fuqua!!!!
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In the 1969 NFL Draft 19 defensive ends were drafted before the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted LC Greenwood. Nineteen!!!!
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What a champion looks like.
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It’s Monday night in 1978. I got my 13” black and white tv which only has three channels. I got Cosell, Meredith, and Gifford. I’m in 3rd grade and I get to stay up late even though it’s a school night. All because the Steelers are on. Look at those names! Life was great!
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OTD 1983 the great Lynn Swann retired. Swanny was 3X All Pro, 70s All Decade team, and Super Bowl Silver Anniversary team member. He has 4 Super Bowl rings and is an NFL Hall of Famer.
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Johnny Lee Stallworth is having a birthday today!!!! Let’s all go out and jump as high as we can and catch some passes to beat Dallas!!!!
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“I want out of Pittsburgh!”, said no Steeler Hall of Fame wide receiver EVER!!!!!!
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Tell me you rooted for the 70s Team of the Decade without telling me you rooted for the 70s Team of the Decade!!!!
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Standing left to right: GOAT, GOAT.
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OTD, 1985, the great Jack Lambert announced his retirement. “There is not an owner or organization, a team or a coaching staff, or people in a city in the entire world that I would rather play for. I loved every second of it.” -JackLambert
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OTD 1989 the GOAT was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The rules were changed because of one guy and one guy only!!!!
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This is about to be my new paint by number canvas. You can be jealous!!!!
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How many 4X Super Bowl champs are celebrating their 76th birthday today you ask? Only one that I know of. Jon Kolb!!!!
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What I like to call, “The perfect photo.”
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OTD 1972 the Pittsburgh Steelers select from Penn State University… Franco Harris
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Greatest. Defense. Ever.
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Step 1: Honor my country. Step 2: Kick the ever lovin sh#} out of my opponent!!!! Step 3: Have a cigarette and a six pack.
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OTD 1985 the Jack Lambert Era came to an end as #58 announced his retirement. Jack is still one of the most iconic Steelers and still one of the most loved!!!!
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OTD 1974…Quite simply the greatest draft in the history of all sports. Over two days your Steelers drafted four Hall of Famers, one rookie free agent Hall of Famer signed, and a TE who earned 4 Super Bowls. All this on one team!!!! This will never happen again!!!!
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OTD 1969 American Badass Rocky Bleier is wounded in Vietnam. Thankfully, he survives. You know the rest.
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Your 1972 NFL Rookie of the Year…from the Pittsburgh Steelers… Franco Harris!!!!
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Someone is about to have a bad day.
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“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing.” -Chuck Noll
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Happy Birthday, Hall of Famer!!!! How can you not love Donnie Shell!!!!
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Three Rivers Stadium always had a way with words.
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“Good things happen to those who hustle.” -Chuck Noll
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If I break the huddle and this guy is pointing at me…that old nagging injury would reappear causing me to seek medical treatment immediately. My official status would be “unlikely to return”.
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“I have the ultimate respect for Joe Greene. He was a great player. He was the catalyst for that football team. I think he was the best Steelers player ever. -Art Shell
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACK!!!!
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OTD 1991 my starting center, Iron Mike Webster, announced his retirement. “What good is a machine if you ain’t got a center? And, oh, did I get a center. I didn’t just get any center. I got the best to ever play the game. To ever put his hands on a football.” -Terry Bradshaw
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It’s playoff game day!!!! You can smell it!!!! You can taste it!!!! You can see it!!!!
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Us old farts know exactly what just happened!!!!
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OTD 1985 the great, and I mean GREAT, Jack Lambert retired. If ever a player epitomized a city he played for it was this man. Jack’s retirement represented an end of an era in Pittsburgh Steeler football. He was the face of the Pittsburgh Steelers!!!!
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There will ever only be one Iron Mike Webster!!!!
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