Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
Description |
viii, 465 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-448) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction. Reverie & reality -- When the Chief was young. The Chief at the racetracks, 1937 -- Assembling the pieces. The Rooneys ; The man from the Courier ; Noll & Mean Joe ; The Rock & the Frenchman ; Immaculate -- An empire born. In the film room ; The 1974 draft ; Quarterback controversy : Brad, Rat, or Joe Gillie? ; The steel curtain ; Stall & Webby ; 1974 AFC title game ; Superbowl IX -- Steel empire. Days of empire : 1975-1981 -- Their life's work. Bar scene at Pro Bowl, 1982 ; Mean Joe ; Brad ; Franco ; Stall ; Webby ; The Rooneys -- Empire in twilight. It's still their town ; The legacy haunted ; Noll & the Ambassador ; The sauna, once more -- Postscript. Mere mortals. |
Summary |
Drawn from personal interviews with the players themselves, a chronicle of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, who won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. |
Subject |
Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team) -- History.
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ISBN |
9781451691627 hardcover alkaline paper $28.00 |
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1451691629 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781451691634 (trade paper : alk. paper) |
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