The Steelers Reader

by Roberts, Randy; Welky, David

• ISBN13: 9780822941743
• ISBN10: 0822941740
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

Summary

In the city of Pittsburgh, throughout western Pennsylvania, and across the nation, the Pittsburgh Steelers aren't just a National Football League franchise, they are an essential part of life. The players aren't just professional athletes, they are family, revered as favorite sons or jeered as terrible disappointments. The fans of the team aren't just football fans, they are Steelers fans. There is no middle ground, only passion, the joy of a Super Bowl victory, the despair of a conference championship game loss, pride from winning teams, shame from suffering through a losing season. Welcome to Steelers Country.

Author Biography

Randy Roberts, professor of history at Purdue University, is the author or editor of nine books, including Pittsburgh Sports: Stories from the Steel City. He has won the Ray and Pat Brown National Book Award and has published in the New York Times, National Review, and Ring Magazine David Welky received his Ph.D. in History at Purdue University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(16)
FROM PIRATES TO STEAGLES
``What I'm Telling You Is That We've Tried''	17	(13)
Myron Cope
Rooney's Ride	30	(4)
John Lardner
Michigan All-American Goes Over with a Bang	34	(2)
Chester L. Smith
Pirates Rally to Defeat Cards, 14-13	36	(4)
Jack Sell
Not a Cardboard Hero	40	(3)
Mickey Herskowitz
Johnny Blood: Before Hell-Raising Came into Vogue, His ``Unfettered'' Style Was NFL Legend	43	(5)
Dan Daly
Rooney Gives Up the Steelers	48	(1)
Harry Keck
Rooney Sells Pro Football Club to Boston Promoter	49	(2)
Staff Reporter
Thompson Wise Choosing to Operate Here	51	(1)
Chester L. Smith
Thompson to Keep Pros Here; Say Sale Price Is $160,000	52	(3)
Claire Burcky
Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Franchise Switch	55	(1)
Staff Reporter
Steelers Wind Up Best Season against Packer Eleven	56	(1)
Cecil G. Muldoon
When the Steagles Roamed on Gridiron	57	(8)
Tom Infield
PRE-RENAISSANCE STEELERS
``Ref, He's Holding!''	65	(5)
Stuart Leuthner
Ernie Stautner Raps Booing Fans	70	(2)
Pat Livingston
Senior Citizen of the Pittsburgh Steelers	72	(3)
Shirley Povich
Hard to Name an Equal for Layne	75	(3)
Bob Collins
Kiss the Guy or Tackle Him?	78	(6)
Myron Cope
The Sad End of Big Daddy Lipscomb	84	(12)
Edward Linn
The Steelers: Pro Football's Gashouse Gang	96	(5)
Myron Cope
Reflections on the Pre-Renaissance Steelers	101	(15)
Frank Lambert
Pittsburgh	116	(9)
Rocky Bleier
A Break for the 49ers	125	(1)
Prescott Sullivan
Heights of Mediocrity	126	(1)
Al Abrams
The Battle of Gloomsday	127	(3)
Roy McHugh
Art Rooney: He's a Winner Who Always Backs a Loser	130	(4)
Bob Broeg
Chuck Noll	134	(13)
Andy Russell
REASONS FOR HOPE
Football's Poverty Pocket No More	147	(2)
Bob Ortman
Fascination in Frustration	149	(3)
Joe Stein
No Ancient History, Please	152	(3)
Pat Livingston
Fans (Hic) Toast Victory by Browns	155	(3)
Phil Musick
Stand Up and Cheer	158	(3)
Phil Musick
A Good Roar	161	(8)
Terry Bradshaw
How Fort Duquesne Repelled Raiders	169	(2)
Red Smith
Madden: Raiders Were Robbed	171	(2)
Tom LaMarre
Football Won't Be Same If Pittsburgh Gets in Super Bowl	173	(3)
Jim Murray
Moosie and the Old Ranger	176	(13)
Roy Blount Jr.
DYNASTY
Joe Greene	189	(9)
Andy Russell
Cornerstone of a Dynasty: Mean Joe Greene, Football Machine	198	(9)
Terry Bradshaw
Super Steelers: All Over for Oakland before Terry's Raid	207	(3)
James David
It's Super!!! Steelers Bowl Over Vikings	210	(4)
Vito Stellino
Super Bowl Fans Contrast in Style	214	(4)
Phil Musick
They Were Just Too Much	218	(7)
Paul Zimmerman
Winners Make Plays: Jack Lambert	225	(4)
Sam Rutigliano
The Ascent of an Enigma	229	(13)
Roy Blount Jr.
Rating My Peers: Lynn Swann	242	(1)
Jack Tatum
Champagne, Roses, and Donuts	243	(16)
Frank Deford
TRANSITIONS
Remembering ``The Chief''	259	(1)
Editorial
Greene Mourns . . . with a Cigar	260	(4)
Bill Utterback
Mr. Rooney: The Only Legend I Ever Knew	264	(5)
Terry Bradshaw
The Spirit of Place	269	(16)
Sam Toperoff
Rock and Roll, Sex and Drugs	285	(5)
Steve Courson
Noll May Have Checked Out Earlier Than He Wanted To	290	(3)
Ron Cook
Here We Go, Stillers: Cowher Wins His First	293	(3)
Ron Cook
No Steel Curtain Call	296	(8)
Ed Bouchette
Super Bowl XXX	304	(10)
Neil O'Donnell
See Slash Run, See Slash Throw, See Slash Catch	314	(10)
Rob Ruck
Let's Not Forget the Great Times at Three Rivers	324	(2)
Bob Smizik
Blast from the Past	326
Robert Dvorchak