A stirring portrait of the decade when the Steelers became the greatest team in NFL history, as their city was crumbling around them. In the 1970s, the city of Pittsburgh was in need of heroes. In that decade the steel industry, long the lifeblood of the city, went into massive decline, putting 150,000 steelworkers out of work.
I'm Not for Everyone. Neither Are You. [Book]
Things I learned from reading about the 70s Steelers - Behind the Steel Curtain
The Ones Who Hit the Hardest: The Steelers, the Cowboys, the '70s, and the Fight for America's Soul by Chad Millman, Shawn Coyne, Paperback
The true story of the NFL's oldest rookie In 1976, Vince Papale was thirty, a former schoolteacher and part-time bartender, and a season ticket-holder for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. When he heard that Coach Dick Vermeil was holding open tryouts, he decided to give it a shot. Shocking himself and the coaches, he ran an explosive 40-yard-dash in just 4.5 seconds--a world-class time--and was offered a contract on the spot.
Invincible: My Journey from Fan to NFL Team Captain [Book]
Hell with the Lid Off: Inside the Fierce Rivalry between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers: Gruver, Ed, Campbell, Jim, Russell, Andy: 9781496214676: : Books
Here is the definitive story on how the Trojans once dominated college football and are doing so once again. Here also are the glittering history, rich tradition, and remarkable athletes who have marked the USC football program throughout the years.
Fight On!: The Colorful Story of USC Football [Book]
Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Then and Now: Pomerantz, Gary M.: 9781451691627: : Books
Monsters: the 1985 Chicago Bears and the wild heart of
Story Grid 101 a book by Shawn Coyne, Leslie Watts, and Shelley Sperry
Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Then and Now: Pomerantz, Gary M.: 9781451691627: : Books
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