Description |
viii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents |
Beginnings (1933-1947) -- The owners -- Generation lost (1948-1968) -- The coaches -- Scouting -- The man and his towel -- The players -- The super '70s -- The Super Bowls -- The Hall of Fame -- The super second generation (1980- ) -- Steelers Nation -- Stadia -- Sidelines -- Appendix. Statistics. |
Summary |
The pitiful Pittsburgh Pirates, established in 1933 by the inimitable "Chief" Art Rooney Sr defied both belief and the odds by becoming the six-time Super Bowl champions that the Pittsburgh Steelers are today. They began as lovable losers, the Pirates, degenerating into the Same Old Steelers, the Steagles, and the Car-Pitts, but wound up one of professional sports' most iconic franchises. In The Steelers Encyclopedia, veteran sportswriter Chuck Finder nimbly chronicles this remarkable team from conception to Immaculate Reception to today. From turnovers to the Terrible Towel, Finder interviews nearly 100 ex-Steelers, coaches, front-office personnel, and fans, and includes more than 150 photographs--many of them never published before.-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team) -- Encyclopedias.
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ISBN |
9781439908327 alkaline paper |
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143990832X alkaline paper |
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