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100 Things Steelers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Title:
100 Things Steelers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Author:
Loede, Matt.
ISBN:
9781617494482
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (274 pages)
Series:
100 Things...Fans Should Know
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1 "The Chief," Art Rooney -- 2 The Emperor Takes Over the Steelers -- 3 The Immaculate Reception -- 4 Terry Bradshaw -- 5 "Mean" Joe Greene -- 6 Bill Cowher-"Cowher Power" -- 7 Dan Rooney -- 8 Three Rivers Stadium -- 9 Steel Curtain -- 10 Super Bowl IX -- 11 The 1974 Draft -- 12 Franco Harris -- 13 Count Dracula in Cleats -- 14 The Terrible Towel -- 15 Mel Blount -- 16 Super Bowl X -- 17 Double Yoi! -- 18 The Bus -- 19 Rod Woodson -- 20 Lynn Swann -- 21 Jack Ham -- 22 Super Bowl XIII: Beating the Boys Again -- 23 John Stallworth -- 24 Big Ben Shines in the Steel City -- 25 Super Bowl XIV: The End of the Dynasty -- 26 Harrison's Immaculate Interception -- 27 Tomlin Steps In, and the Winning Ways Continue -- 28 Heinz Field -- 29 John Henry Johnson -- 30 "Bullet" Bill Dudley -- 31 L.C. Greenwood -- 32 Andy Russell -- 33 Hines Ward -- 34 "Iron" Mike Webster -- 35 Title No. 5 Comes 26 Years Later -- 36 Rocky Bleier -- 37 The Bus Arrives in the Steel City -- 38 Forbes Field -- 39 Dermontti Dawson -- 40 Mike Wagner -- 41 Super Bowl XLIII: Call Them Six-Burgh -- 42 San Diego Stunner in '94 -- 43 Iron City Beer -- 44 Donnie Shell -- 45 Super Bowl XXX: Setback in Loss to Dallas -- 46 Greg Lloyd -- 47 Troy Polamalu -- 48 Fats Holmes a Force on the Steel Curtain -- 49 A Catch for the Ages -- 50 Attend Steelers Training Camp in Latrobe -- 51 Cowher Arrives in the Steel City -- 52 Two Passes Define O'Donnell's Legacy -- 53 Swann Shows Heart to Win Super Bowl X MVP -- 54 Big Ben's History-Making Rookie Year -- 55 Joey Porter -- 56 Merril Hoge -- 57 Carnell Lake -- 58 Steelers Survive Wild Showdown with Cleveland -- 59 Jefferson Street Joe -- 60 The Bus Rides Home a Winner in Super Bowl XL -- 61 Louis Lipps -- 62 Tony Dungy -- 63 Harrison's Rags-to-Riches Steelers Story -- 64 Bubby Brister.

65 Barry "Bananas" Foster -- 66 Levon Kirkland -- 67 Steeler Nation -- 68 An Upset Opens the Door to Super Bowl XL -- 69 Top Five Rivals -- 70 Steelers Exorcise Demons in 1995 AFC Title Game -- 71 Slash Has a Roller-Coaster Career in Pittsburgh -- 72 Roethlisberger's Record Day vs. Green Bay -- 73 Burying the Browns 12 Straight Times -- 74 Kevin Greene -- 75 Top Five Steelers Nicknames -- 76 Beating the Birds Three Times in 2008 -- 77 Don't Mess with the Terrible Towel -- 78 Cowher-Donahoe Can't See Eye to Eye -- 79 Jason Gildon -- 80 Turkey Day Coin Flip Fiasco in Detroit -- 81 The Curse of the 1983 Draft -- 82 Santonio Holmes -- 83 Experience Steelers History at the Hall of Fame -- 84 The Post-Super Bowl Collapse of 2009 -- 85 Maddox and Vick 2003 Wild West Shootout at Heinz -- 86 Join a Steelers Fan Club -- 87 Get a Football from Hines Ward -- 88 Cowher Shines on Monday Night -- 89 "Renegade" Fires Up the Fans -- 90 Public Enemy No. 1: Tom Brady -- 91 Take In a Road Game with the Rest of Steeler Nation -- 92 1989 Season Opens with Historic Loss -- 93 Black and Gold on the Web -- 94 The First Game in 1933 -- 95 How the Steelers' Logo Came to Be -- 96 The 1976 Season -- 97 Eric Green -- 98 "Coach Dad," Dick LeBeau -- 99 Gary Anderson -- 100 Keys to a Great Tailgate at Heinz Field -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Bibliography -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Knowledge and memory are an important part of the fabric of being a fan. So are experiences. 100 Things also includes things fans should actually see and do before they join their heroes at the Pearly Gates. This book contains numerous tips and suggestions for enjoying a team on a different, more involved, level.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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