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WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT STEELER FOOTBALL?

Being a Steeler fan means so mu ! more t!an foot"all# It means "eing froma orner of t!e $orl% unli&e an ot!er# It means "eing from a (la e $!ere t!e(eo(le are so toug!)min%e% t!at t!e !a*e sur*i*e% t!e Homestea% stri&es+

t!e ,o!nsto$n -oo% an% most re entl t!e Etna Floo%s# T!ese (eo(le !a*et!e D.A of !ar% $or&+ in mills an% mines+ $it!out t!e ne essit of om(laint# T!e li*e sim(l + $it! no frills# T!e %on't !a*e mo*ie stars or fan ars#

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0eo(le from 0itts"urg! %on't !a*e sunn "ea !es or fan "oats+ "ut t!e

ri*ers roll gentl + onne ting t!e small to$ns of (eo(le $!ose !istories !a*e"een "uilt on strengt! an% !umilit # 0eo(le from 0itts"urg! %on't !a*e t!e"iggest s!o((ing malls or t!e "est nig!t lu"s+ "ut t!e 'll ta&e Fri%a nig!t!ig! s !ool foot"all an% Steeler Sun%a o*er an t!ing#

Steeler foot"all means so mu ! more t!an ou t!in It s m"oli3es a

Dias(ora of generations $!o !a% t!e "est !il%!oo% t!e oul% imagine#

T!e ran free $it!out a are or on ern in t!e *alle s of t!ose

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no one to tell t!em t!at t!e la &e% material t!ings# T!ere $as no one

to tell t!em t!at t!e nee%e% more# As t!e steel mills lose% an% t!e

1o"s %isa((eare%+ some of t!ese (eo(le !a% to lea*e# W!ile t!e $orl%

"ene5ts "e ause t!e s(rea% t!eir 0itts"urg! *alues+ t!e long for

t!eir !ome $!ere t!ings $ere sim(ler an% more (ure# T!e tea ! t!eir

&i%s a"out ,a & Lam"ert+ L nn S$ann+ Terr Bra%s!a$+ Fran o Harris+

,a & Ham+ L#2# Green$oo%+ ,oe Greene+ an% 4 ron 2o(e in !o(es ofim(arting not 1ust t!e &no$le%ge+ "ut t!e feeling t!at t!e re(resente%#

T!e are e*er $!ere+ t!ose Terri"le To$els# T!e $a*e+ not 1ust for t!e team+"ut for !e !earts t!e left "e!in%# T!e $a*e in li*ing rooms in FortLau%er%ale an% in t!e "ars of Was!ington + D#2# T!e $a*e all t!e $a to t!eSeattle Su(er%ome6 T!e $a*e for t!e Roone famil + $!ose *alues mirrorour o$n ) lo alt + grit+ an% !umilit # T!e $a*e for foot"all (la ers li&e

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,erome Bettis an% Hines War%+ $!ose unsel5s!ness an% toug!ness !a*eallo$e% s(orts to "e a"out t!e game an% t!e team#

4a&e no mista&e t!at Steeler foot"all is not 1ust a"out foot"all# I oul% not "e(rou%er to "e from t!e 0itts"urg! area t!an I am rig!t no$66 E*en if ou no

longer li*e in t!e area+ ou !a*e Sout! Western 0enns l*ania in our "loo% nomatter $!ere ou go# An% %ee( %o$n in our !eart of !earts+ ou an still!ear t!e Su(er Bo$ls of times (ast+ t!e e7 itement in e*er one's *oi eses(e iall our fat!ers+ ousins+ an% an one else $!o gat!ere% aroun% t!e T8on Foot"all Sun%a s6 4a&e no mista&e+ its 1ust as e7 iting rig!t no$6 It's not

1ust a"out ri*alries an% $!o is "etter t!an t!e ot!er+ it's a"out famil +tra%ition an% roots6 It's more t!an foot"all+ "ut its foot"all at its 5nest6 If ouno$ li*e in Ari3ona + 2olora%o + O!io + In%iana + 2alifornia + Flori%a + .e*a%a +or Te7as + "e (rou% of $!ere ou $ere "orn an% $!o our FIRST fa*oritefoot"all team $as6

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