Classic Steelers : the 50 greatest games in Pittsburgh Steelers history / David Finoli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finoli, David, 1961- author.

Series:

Classic sports.

Classic Sports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)--History.

Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ashland : The Kent State University Press, 2014.

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When it came to football in the 1930s, the college sport was king. But in 1933, former boxer and minor league baseball player Art Rooney, who had quarterbacked the squad at Duquesne University, purchased a team for Pittsburgh for $2,500. Thus began the legacy we know as "Steeler Nation." At the time, no one could have imagined that the Pirates, as they were originally named, would become a treasured possession for Pittsburghers. For the first 40 years, the franchise was a national joke. With only one playoff performance—a 21–0 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles for the eastern division title in 1947—highlights were minimal for a team that regularly found itself at the bottom of the standings. Then in 1969, Art Rooney's son Dan hired Chuck Noll from the Baltimore Colts to coach his team. Noll replaced undisciplined players with future hall of famers. By 1974 the team won its first world championship and went on to capture four Super Bowl titles in six years. Noll's legacy for excellence continued with four more Super Bowl appearances and two championships in 2005 and 2008, garnering the franchise a league record of six Super Bowl wins. Classic Steelers includes these six championship tilts and takes citizens of the Steeler Nation on a play-by-play tour of the most memorable games in the team's history. Author David Finoli recounts in vivid detail the thrilling gridiron performances that have made the Steelers so special to their legions of fans.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""#50: From Humble Beginnings: Pirates 14, Chicago Cardinals 13, September 27, 1933""; ""#49: The First Glimpse: Steelers 28, Cleveland Browns 9, November 29, 1970""; ""#48: The Steel Curtain: Steelers 21, Houston Oilers 0, December 11, 1976""; ""#47: Three Out of Three Ain�t Bad: Steelers 29, Cleveland Browns 9, January 7, 1995""; ""#46: For One Day: Steelers 24, Green Bay Packers 17, December 17, 1967""; ""#45: The Last Waltz: Steelers 13, Los Angeles Raiders 7, December 16, 1984""

""#44: Replacing Frenchy: Steelers 27, Cleveland Browns 7, December 7, 2006""""#43: The Mirage: Steelers 16, Detroit Lions 13, September 21, 1969""; ""#42: Super Bowl XIII Â?: Steelers 14, Dallas Cowboys 3, October 28, 1979""; ""#41: The Postseason Waters: Steelers 17, Boston Yanks 7, December 7, 1947""; ""#40: Big Ben Comes of Age: Steelers 24, Dallas Cowboys 20, October 17, 2004""; ""#39: On the Legs of Kordell: Steelers 7, New England Patriots 6, January 3, 1998""; ""#38: A Fraction of an Inch: Steelers 13, Baltimore Ravens 9, December 14, 2008""

""#37: One in a Million: Steelers 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22, December 24, 1989""""#36: The 500-Yard Passer: Steelers 37, Green Bay Packers 36, December 20, 2009""; ""#35: Winning Ugly: Steelers 20, Dallas Cowboys 13, December 7, 2008""; ""#34: The Cowher Era: Steelers 29, Houston Oilers 24, September 6, 1992""; ""#33: Through the Air: Steelers 37, Chicago Bears 34, November 5, 1995""; ""#32: The 1,000-Yard Barrier: Steelers 19, St. Louis Cardinals 7, December 2, 1962""; ""#31: The Wheels on the Bus: Steelers 21, Chicago Bears 9, December 11, 2005""

""#30: We Dey: Steelers 31, Cincinnati Bengals 17, January 6, 2006""""#29: An Old-Fashioned Blowout: Steelers 40, Baltimore Colts 14, December 19, 1976""; ""#28: The Kicker�s Graveyard: Steelers 20, New York Jets 17, January 15, 2005""; ""#27: Champions at Last: Steelers 24, San Diego Chargers 2, December 17, 1972""; ""#26: Changing of the Guard: Steelers 35, Philadelphia Eagles 24, October 19, 1947""; ""#25: Streak Breakers: Steelers 34, New England Patriots 20, October 31, 2004""; ""#24: A Quagmire on Turf: Steelers 34, Houston Oilers 5, January 7, 1979""

""#23: Road Warriors: Steelers 34, Denver Broncos 17, January 22, 2006""""#22: The Lone Blemish: Steelers 20, San Francisco 49ers 17, October 14, 1984""; ""#21: The Fifty-Yard Miracle: Steelers 26, Houston Oilers 23, December 31, 1989""; ""#20: From the Jaws of Defeat: Steelers 31, Baltimore Ravens 24, January 15, 2011""; ""#19: Jefferson Street Joe: Steelers 30, Baltimore Colts 0, September 15, 1974""; ""#18: The Ice Man Cometh: Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10, January 4, 1976""; ""#17: The Year of the Steelers: Steelers 34, Oakland Raiders 28, September 17, 1972""

""#16: A Guarantee Gone Bad: Steelers 24, New York Jets 19, January 23, 2011""

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ISBN:

9781612778471

161277847X

9781612778464

1612778461

OCLC:

1040271605