Steel City : XL, XLIII and the new Super Bowl era / Pittsburgh post-gazette.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Staff, Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Football--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Football.

Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team).

Super Bowl--(40th : 2006 : Detroit, Mich.).

Super Bowl.

Super Bowl--(43rd : 2009 : Tampa, Fla.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Other Title:

Steel City : 40, 43 and the new Super Bowl era

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Triumph Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Long one of America's favorite teams since their heyday in the 1970s, the Pittsburgh Steelers reasserted themselves in the 2000s with a pair of Super Bowl victories that pushed the franchise to a record-breaking six in total. Players like Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, and Hines Ward endeared themselves to Steeler Nation by performing big in both games and maintaining a thread of continuity and excellence that won over a new generation of a fans. Meanwhile powerful personalities like Bill Cowher and Jerome Bettis loomed large in Super Bowl XL, before passing the torch to the likes of Mike

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Celebrations; Super Bowl XLIII; Mike Tomlin; James Harrison; Santonio Holmes; Threads of Steel; Ben Roethlisberger; Hines Ward; Troy Polamalu; Super Bowl XL; Bill Cowher; Jerome Bettis; Steel City Dynasty

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-61749-797-5

OCLC:

798536042