#SteelernationUK's three time MVP winner and why not?

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1970 the #Steelers began training in Three Rivers Stadium for the first time. They would remain there for thirty years before Heinz Field became their new home. They now train at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side.

Interesting #SteelersHistory

The world also misses a great man.

Reminds me of this jersey I saw in Cleveland 2017 (although it could have been any year) at the #Steelers game.

Great question... over to the #Steelers.

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1974 UPI reported #Steelers Terry Bradshaw had turned down a tremendous offer to play for the New York Stars in the World Football League. What a game changer that would have been for #SteelersNation if Bradshaw had played in New York and not Pittsburgh.

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1973 the Lebanon Daily News printed Jack Ham's prediction the #Steelers would win the Super Bowl. Ham may have been a year premature in his forecast but it confirmed the growing confidence in the team with their continued advancement under Coach Noll.

I’m a personal trainer as well as a coach – weightlifting is still a thing for me. I see James Harrison still hip thrusting 700 pounds on IG! When I would get there in the facility it was something special to open the doors & see a future Hall of Famer like him working non-stop.

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1989 the Post Gazette reported on the #Steelers highlights film of their disastrous 1988 season when they went 5-11 and set an #NFL record of having 6 punts blocked although on the positive side Tunch would contribute the first of his two Pro Bowl seasons

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1970 The News-Item went with the image of the carpet layers preparing Three Rivers Stadium while the Wausau Daily Herald printed the welcoming news that our Rocky was due to be discharged the following month.

I trained with Terrell Owens every Spring break. He told me I needed to get on the field & do everything I possibly could. So I did punt returns - kickoff returns, hell I think I even kicked FGs! That was how I think my name got out there in the pot for teams to even look at me.

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1970 the Shreveport Journal highlighted #Steelers Coach Noll's confidence in the team's ability to win a championship and four seasons later with local boy Terry Bradshaw leading the team the coach would be proved right.

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1979 with Father's Day approaching Gimbels advertised their #Steelers gifts for #SteelersNation to show their appreciation of their dads on that day.

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 2014 #Steelers sadly lost their great Coach Chuck Noll who through his hard work and genius turned the Same Old Steelers into 4 x Super Bowl champions.

I’m honoured to share that I’ve been awarded an MBE for services to Holocaust Education and Combatting Antisemitism. My recent production of The Merchant of Venice 1936—is driven by a commitment to Holocaust education and challenging antisemitism through storytelling. As well as

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1975 the Daily Courier reported Franco Harris being honoured as the "Super Man" of Super Bowl IX. Harris had already been awarded the MVP honour after a game that saw the #Steelers win their first Lombardi trophy with a 16-6 victory.

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1980 the News-Press printed the story of Robert Urich playing our Rocky in the TV film of our Rocky's book "Fighting Back" which you can watch on youtube.com/watch?v=kAmMP3…

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1943 AP brought the merger of the #Steelers and the Eagles to #NFL fans attention as WW2 continued to drain the players availability while they wore a different uniform.

#OTD in #SteelersHistory 1969 while the Journal Herald published an interview with Baltimore's coach Don Shula who had some prophetic words of praise for Chuck Noll, the Pittsburgh Press published a photo of the #Steelers new coach at work with his quarterbacks.