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style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1948-04-10</span>) </span>April 10, 1948<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 76)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Vidalia,_Georgia" title="Vidalia, Georgia">Vidalia, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">205 lb (93 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td 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href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a>–<a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>4× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions" title="List of Super Bowl champions">Super Bowl champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX">IX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">X</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">XIII</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">XIV</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AP_NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year">NFL Defensive Player of the Year</a> (1975)</li> <li>2× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_All-Pro_Team" title="1975 All-Pro Team">1975</a>, <a href="/wiki/1981_All-Pro_Team" title="1981 All-Pro Team">1981</a>)</li> <li>4× Second-team All-Pro (<a href="/wiki/1976_All-Pro_Team" title="1976 All-Pro Team">1976</a>–<a href="/wiki/1979_All-Pro_Team" title="1979 All-Pro Team">1979</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_Pro_Bowl" title="1976 Pro Bowl">1975</a>, <a href="/wiki/1977_Pro_Bowl" title="1977 Pro Bowl">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1979_Pro_Bowl" title="1979 Pro Bowl">1978</a>, <a href="/wiki/1980_Pro_Bowl" title="1980 Pro Bowl">1979</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_Pro_Bowl" title="1982 Pro Bowl">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_interceptions_leaders" title="List of NFL annual interceptions leaders">NFL interceptions leader</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_1980s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1980s All-Decade Team">NFL 1980s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_75th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_100th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" title="NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team">NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team">Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers#Hall_of_Honor" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame">Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">57</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Interception yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">736</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BlouMe00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/players/mel-blount">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Melvin Cornell Blount</b> (born April 10, 1948) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) for fourteen seasons. A five-time <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowler</a>, he was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bradley-Stek_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bradley-Stek-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Blount played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Jaguars_football" title="Southern Jaguars football">Southern Jaguars</a>. He is considered one of the best cornerbacks to have ever played in the NFL.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His physical style of play made him one of the most feared defensive backs in the game at a time when <a href="/wiki/Pass_interference" title="Pass interference">pass interference</a> rules were less stringent. He founded the <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount_Youth_Home" title="Mel Blount Youth Home">Mel Blount Youth Home</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_college">Early life and college</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Blount&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and college"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Blount was born in <a href="/wiki/Toombs_County,_Georgia" title="Toombs County, Georgia">Toombs County, Georgia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The early years of his life were spent in poverty on a Georgia farm. Blount was a star in <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track</a> at Lyons High School. After graduation he was offered a scholarship to <a href="/wiki/Southern_University" title="Southern University">Southern University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge, Louisiana</a>. While there he was a Pro-Scouts <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-American</a> pick as both <a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American football position)">safety</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">cornerback</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Blount&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Blount was the prototype cornerback of his era and a significant reason why the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> were the dominant team of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> in the 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_Draft#Round_3" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 NFL Draft">third-round</a> draft choice of the <a href="/wiki/1970_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1970 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Steelers</a> in <a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_draft" title="1970 NFL draft">1970</a>, he had the size, speed, and quickness for the position, plus the toughness and mental ability to adjust his coverage tactics and excel despite rule changes that favored receivers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A Pro-Scouts All-American as both a <a href="/wiki/Safety_(American_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (American football position)">safety</a> and cornerback at <a href="/wiki/Southern_Jaguars_football" title="Southern Jaguars football">Southern</a>, Blount became a starter in the Steelers secondary beginning in <a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1972</a>. That season, he did not allow a single touchdown.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Blount was equally effective playing either zone or man-to-man defense. Known for his rugged style of play, his specialty was the "bump-and-run" pass defense. Because of his size and speed, he physically overpowered pass receivers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Midway through his career however, the rules regarding pass coverage were changed making such harassment of a receiver illegal. The rule would come to be named the <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount_Rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Mel Blount Rule">Mel Blount Rule</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Blount had 57 interceptions in his career; he returned them for 736 yards and two touchdowns. He intercepted at least one pass in all 14 <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> seasons and led the league in interceptions with 11 in 1975. Blount also was used as a kickoff returner early in his career. He totaled 36 returns for 911 yards and a 25.3-yard average. He also recovered 13 opponents' fumbles, two of which he returned for touchdowns. </p><p>Blount, who was named the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award">NFL's most valuable defensive player</a> in 1975 by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>, earned <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> acclaim in 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1981. He also was a four-time All-AFC selection and played in five <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowls</a>. His fumble recovery in the <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NFL_playoffs#Conference_Championships" title="1979–80 NFL playoffs">1979 AFC Championship Game</a> led to the Steelers' winning touchdown in a 27–13 victory over the <a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1979 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a>. Earlier in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">Super Bowl XIII</a> Blount's interception began a Pittsburgh drive which resulted in a go-ahead touchdown in a 35–31 victory over the <a href="/wiki/1979_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1979 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Blount&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#00ffff; width:3em;"> </td> <td>AP <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award">NFL Defensive Player of the Year</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Won the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3em;"><b>Bold</b> </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Blount&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="5">Interceptions </th> <th colspan="4">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interceptions on defense">Int</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interception returns yardage">Yds</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Yards per interception return">Y/I</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Longest interception return">Lng</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interceptions returned for touchdowns">TD</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumbles recovered">FR</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumble recovery returns yardage">Yds</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Yards per fumble recovery return">Y/F</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns">TD</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1970_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1970 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1971_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>16</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td> <td>75</td> <td>25.0</td> <td>34</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>35</b></td> <td>17.5</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td>82</td> <td>20.5</td> <td>24</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>2</td> <td>74</td> <td><b>37.0</b></td> <td><b>52</b></td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><b>3</b></td> <td>5</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#00ffff;"><a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>11</b></td> <td><b>121</b></td> <td>11.0</td> <td>47</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1976_NFL_season" title="1976 NFL season">1976</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>6</td> <td>75</td> <td>12.5</td> <td>28</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1977_NFL_season" title="1977 NFL season">1977</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td>65</td> <td>10.8</td> <td>37</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> <td>15.0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>15</td> <td>4</td> <td>55</td> <td>13.8</td> <td>35</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> <td>15.0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1980_NFL_season" title="1980 NFL season">1980</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1980_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>4</td> <td>28</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>32</td> <td><b>32.0</b></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>106</td> <td>17.7</td> <td>50</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1982_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>4</td> <td>32</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>3.0</td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BlouMe00.htm">Career</a></th> <th>200</th> <th>189</th> <th>57</th> <th>736</th> <th>12.9</th> <th>52</th> <th>2</th> <th>13</th> <th>105</th> <th>8.1</th> <th>2 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postseason">Postseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Blount&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="5">Interceptions </th> <th colspan="4">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interceptions on defense">Int</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interception returns yardage">Yds</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Yards per interception return">Y/I</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Longest interception return">Lng</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Interceptions returned for touchdowns">TD</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumbles recovered">FR</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumble recovery returns yardage">Yds</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Yards per fumble recovery return">Y/F</abbr></th> <th><abbr title="Fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns">TD</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NFL_playoffs" title="1972–73 NFL playoffs">1972</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NFL_playoffs" title="1973–74 NFL playoffs">1973</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NFL_playoffs" title="1974–75 NFL playoffs">1974</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>10.0</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#00ffff;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NFL_playoffs" title="1975–76 NFL playoffs">1975</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>20</td> <td><b>20.0</b></td> <td><b>20</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NFL_playoffs" title="1976–77 NFL playoffs">1976</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NFL_playoffs" title="1978–79 NFL playoffs">1978</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><b>29</b></td> <td>14.5</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NFL_playoffs" title="1979–80 NFL playoffs">1979</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td><b>5</b></td> <td><b>5.0</b></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs" title="1982–83 NFL playoffs">1982</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1982_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1982 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NFL_playoffs" title="1983–84 NFL playoffs">1983</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season">PIT</a> </th> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>—</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BlouMe00/gamelog/post/">Career</a></th> <th>19</th> <th>19</th> <th>4</th> <th>59</th> <th>14.8</th> <th>20</th> <th>0</th> <th>2</th> <th>5</th> <th>2.5</th> <th>0 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="After_the_NFL">After the NFL</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Blount&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: After the NFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount_Youth_Home" title="Mel Blount Youth Home">Mel Blount Youth Home</a></div> <p>Following his football career, Blount became Director of Player Relations for the NFL, serving in the position from 1983 to 1990. He also became active in charity work. He founded the <a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount_Youth_Home" title="Mel Blount Youth Home">Mel Blount Youth Home</a>, a shelter and Christian mission for victims of child abuse and neglect in Toombs County, Georgia in 1983. In 1989, he opened a second youth home in <a href="/wiki/Claysville,_Pennsylvania" title="Claysville, Pennsylvania">Claysville, Pennsylvania</a>, near Pittsburgh. The Mel Blount Youth Home was investigated for the use of corporal punishment in the 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Blount&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1989, Blount was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame">Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame</a>. He was inducted in the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Georgia Sports Hall of Fame">Georgia Sports Hall of Fame</a> in 1990 and the <a href="/wiki/Black_College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Black College Football Hall of Fame">Black College Football Hall of Fame</a> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1994, he was named to the NFL's <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_75th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team">75th anniversary All-Time team</a>. In 1999, he was ranked number 36 on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a>'</i> list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. </p><p>Blount has two daughters, Shuntel and Tanisia, and five sons: Norris, Dedrick, Akil, Jibri, and Khalid. </p><p>His son <a href="/wiki/Akil_Blount" title="Akil Blount">Akil</a> played college football at <a href="/wiki/Florida_A%26M_Rattlers_football" title="Florida A&M Rattlers football">Florida A&M</a> and was signed as an <a href="/wiki/Undrafted" class="mw-redirect" title="Undrafted">undrafted</a> <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jibri_Blount" title="Jibri Blount">Jibri</a> played college basketball at Cleveland State<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before transferring to play for North Carolina Central University.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His youngest son, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Khalid_Blount&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Khalid Blount (page does not exist)">Khalid Blount</a>, is a football player who was ranked as a two-star recruit by Rivals before attending <a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_football" title="Duquesne Dukes football">Duquesne University</a>. </p><p>Blount currently resides in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Township,_Washington_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania">Buffalo Township</a>, on a 303-acre (1.23 km<sup>2</sup>) farm that includes the site of his former youth home.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a 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class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Anderson" title="Dick Anderson">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Martin" title="Harvey Martin">Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Lester_Hayes" title="Lester Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Betters" title="Doug Betters">Betters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Millard" title="Keith Millard">Millard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Swilling" title="Pat Swilling">Swilling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Paup" title="Bryce Paup">Paup</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Stubblefield" title="Dana Stubblefield">Stubblefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">J. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Sanders" title="Bob Sanders">B. Sanders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/James_Harrison_(American_football)" title="James Harrison (American football)">Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Suggs" title="Terrell Suggs">Suggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Kuechly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Khalil_Mack" title="Khalil Mack">Mack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Gilmore" title="Stephon Gilmore">Gilmore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/T._J._Watt" title="T. J. Watt">T. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Bosa" title="Nick Bosa">Bosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Myles_Garrett" title="Myles Garrett">Garrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Surtain_II" title="Patrick Surtain II">Surtain II</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Pittsburgh_Steelers_Super_Bowl_IX_champions2025" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E8B11C, inset -2px -2px 0 #E8B11C;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Super_Bowl_IX" title="Template:Super Bowl IX"><abbr title="View this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Super_Bowl_IX" title="Template talk:Super Bowl IX"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Super_Bowl_IX" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Super Bowl IX"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Pittsburgh_Steelers_Super_Bowl_IX_champions2025" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers"><span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Pittsburgh Steelers</span></a> <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX"><span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Super Bowl IX champions</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">5 <a href="/wiki/Terry_Hanratty" title="Terry Hanratty">Terry Hanratty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">10 <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">12 <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gilliam" title="Joe Gilliam">Joe Gilliam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Rocky Bleier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 <a href="/wiki/Dick_Conn" title="Dick Conn">Dick Conn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Mike Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 <a href="/wiki/J._T._Thomas_(defensive_back)" title="J. 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Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Shanklin" title="Ronnie Shanklin">Ron Shanklin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 <a href="/wiki/Preston_Pearson" title="Preston Pearson">Preston Pearson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/wiki/Glen_Edwards_(safety)" title="Glen Edwards (safety)">Glen Edwards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award"><b>MVP</b></a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">33 <a href="/wiki/John_Fuqua" title="John Fuqua">John Fuqua</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">34 <a href="/wiki/Andy_Russell_(American_football)" title="Andy Russell (American football)">Andy Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Davis_(running_back)" title="Steve Davis (running back)">Steve Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Ed_Bradley_(linebacker)" title="Ed Bradley (linebacker)">Ed Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Walden" title="Bobby Walden">Bobby Walden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">43 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">45 <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Allen_(American_football)" title="Jimmy Allen (American football)">Jim Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">46 <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Harrison" title="Reggie Harrison">Reggie Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">47 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mel Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">50 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Clack" title="Jim Clack">Jim Clack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Marv_Kellum" title="Marv Kellum">Marv Kellum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Mansfield" title="Ray Mansfield">Ray Mansfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wolf_(American_football)" title="Jim Wolf (American football)">Jim Wolf</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Holmes" title="Ernie Holmes">Ernie Holmes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">71 <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Gravelle" title="Gordon Gravelle">Gordon Gravelle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Mullins" title="Gerry Mullins">Gerry Mullins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">73 <a href="/wiki/Rick_Druschel" title="Rick Druschel">Rick Druschel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/wiki/Dave_Reavis" title="Dave Reavis">Dave Reavis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">75 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Davis_(defensive_tackle)" title="Charlie Davis (defensive tackle)">Charlie Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">82 <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Grossman" title="Randy Grossman">Randy Grossman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Garrett" title="Reggie Garrett">Reggie Garrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">87 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(tight_end,_born_1949)" title="Larry Brown (tight end, born 1949)">Larry Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">88 <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/wiki/John_McMakin" title="John McMakin">John McMakin</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Head coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Coaches:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bud_Carson" title="Bud Carson">Bud Carson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Hoak" title="Dick Hoak">Dick Hoak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Radakovich_(American_football)" title="Dan Radakovich (American football)">Dan Radakovich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Riecke" title="Louis Riecke">Louis Riecke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Taylor" title="Lionel Taylor">Lionel Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Uram" title="Paul Uram">Paul Uram</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Woody_Widenhofer" title="Woody Widenhofer">Woody Widenhofer</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Pittsburgh_Steelers_Super_Bowl_X_champions1921" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #000000 !important; 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Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/wiki/Glen_Edwards_(safety)" title="Glen Edwards (safety)">Glen Edwards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/wiki/Brent_Sexton_(American_football)" title="Brent Sexton (American football)">Brent Sexton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">33 <a href="/wiki/John_Fuqua" title="John Fuqua">John Fuqua</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">34 <a href="/wiki/Andy_Russell_(American_football)" title="Andy Russell (American football)">Andy Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">36 <a href="/wiki/Dave_Brown_(cornerback)" title="Dave Brown (cornerback)">Dave Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Ed_Bradley_(linebacker)" title="Ed Bradley (linebacker)">Ed Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Walden" title="Bobby Walden">Bobby Walden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">43 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Frank Lewis (American football)">Frank Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">44 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Collier_(American_football)" title="Mike Collier (American football)">Mike Collier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">45 <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Allen_(American_football)" title="Jimmy Allen (American football)">Jim Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">46 <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Harrison" title="Reggie Harrison">Reggie Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">47 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mel Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">50 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Clack" title="Jim Clack">Jim Clack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Marv_Kellum" title="Marv Kellum">Marv Kellum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Mansfield" title="Ray Mansfield">Ray Mansfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Holmes" title="Ernie Holmes">Ernie Holmes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. 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T. Thomas (defensive back)">J. T. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Oldham" title="Ray Oldham">Ray Oldham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Ron Johnson (cornerback)">Ron Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Deloplaine" title="Jack Deloplaine">Jack Deloplaine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Rick_Moser" title="Rick Moser">Rick Moser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">40 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Reutershan" title="Randy Reutershan">Randy Reutershan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">47 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mel Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Winston" title="Dennis Winston">Dennis Winston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Robin_Cole" title="Robin Cole">Robin Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Fry" title="Willie Fry">Willie Fry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Beasley" title="Tom Beasley">Tom Beasley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/wiki/Ted_Petersen" title="Ted Petersen">Ted Petersen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Dunn" title="Gary Dunn">Gary Dunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. C. Greenwood">L. C. Greenwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Fred Anderson (American football)">Fred Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Mullins" title="Gerry Mullins">Gerry Mullins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Pinney" title="Ray Pinney">Ray Pinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">75 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">76 <a href="/wiki/John_Banaszak" title="John Banaszak">John Banaszak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Courson" title="Steve Courson">Steve Courson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/wiki/Dwight_White" title="Dwight White">Dwight White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">79 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(tight_end,_born_1949)" title="Larry Brown (tight end, born 1949)">Larry Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">82 <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">83 <a href="/wiki/Theo_Bell" title="Theo Bell">Theo Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/wiki/Randy_Grossman" title="Randy Grossman">Randy Grossman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Jim Smith (wide receiver)">Jim Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">87 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mandich" title="Jim Mandich">Jim Mandich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">88 <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Lynn Swann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Cunningham" title="Bennie Cunningham">Bennie Cunningham</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Head coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Coaches:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Dotsch" title="Rollie Dotsch">Rollie Dotsch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Hoak" title="Dick Hoak">Dick Hoak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Moore_(American_football_coach,_born_1938)" title="Tom Moore (American football coach, born 1938)">Tom Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Perles" title="George Perles">George Perles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Riecke" title="Louis Riecke">Louis Riecke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Uram" title="Paul Uram">Paul Uram</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Walker_(American_football)" title="Dick Walker (American football)">Dick Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Woody_Widenhofer" title="Woody Widenhofer">Woody Widenhofer</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Pittsburgh_Steelers_Super_Bowl_XIV_champions2045" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #000000 !important; 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Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Hawthorne" title="Greg Hawthorne">Greg Hawthorne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Ron Johnson (cornerback)">Ron Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Larry Anderson (American football)">Larry Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">32 <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">33 <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Anderson_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthony Anderson (American football)">Anthony Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">35 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Deloplaine" title="Jack Deloplaine">Jack Deloplaine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">38 <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Thornton" title="Sidney Thornton">Sidney Thornton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Rick_Moser" title="Rick Moser">Rick Moser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">45 <a href="/wiki/Russell_Davis_(running_back)" title="Russell Davis (running back)">Russell Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">47 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mel Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">49 <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Woodruff" title="Dwayne Woodruff">Dwayne Woodruff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">50 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Graves_(American_football)" title="Tom Graves (American football)">Tom Graves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Loren_Toews" title="Loren Toews">Loren Toews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Winston" title="Dennis Winston">Dennis Winston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Zack_Valentine" title="Zack Valentine">Zack Valentine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Jon_Kolb" title="Jon Kolb">Jon Kolb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Robin_Cole" title="Robin Cole">Robin Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">57 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Davis_(American_football)" title="Sam Davis (American football)">Sam Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Jack Ham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Fry" title="Willie Fry">Willie Fry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/Thom_Dornbrook" title="Thom Dornbrook">Thom Dornbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Furness" title="Steve Furness">Steve Furness</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Beasley" title="Tom Beasley">Tom Beasley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/wiki/Ted_Petersen" title="Ted Petersen">Ted Petersen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Dunn" title="Gary Dunn">Gary Dunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/L._C._Greenwood" title="L. 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Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">B. Turner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Baugh" title="Sammy Baugh">Baugh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Howie_Livingston" title="Howie Livingston">Livingston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Zimmerman_(American_football)" title="Roy Zimmerman (American football)">Zimmerman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Reagan" title="Frank Reagan">Reagan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Frank_Seno" title="Frank Seno">Seno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Sandifer" title="Dan Sandifer">Sandifer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Nussbaumer" title="Bob Nussbaumer">Nussbaumer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Spec_Sanders" title="Spec Sanders">Sanders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Otto_Schnellbacher" title="Otto Schnellbacher">Schnellbacher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Will_Sherman" title="Will Sherman">W. Sherman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Lindon_Crow" title="Lindon Crow">Crow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a> & <a href="/wiki/Milt_Davis" title="Milt Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Patton" title="Jimmy Patton">Patton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Milt_Davis" title="Milt Davis">Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dean_Derby" title="Dean Derby">Derby</a> & <a href="/wiki/Don_Shinnick" title="Don Shinnick">Shinnick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Baker_(American_football)" title="Dave Baker (American football)">Baker</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Norton" title="Jerry Norton">Norton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Lynch" title="Dick Lynch">Lynch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Lynch" title="Dick Lynch">Lynch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Taylor" title="Roosevelt Taylor">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Boyd" title="Bobby Boyd">Boyd</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dave_Whitsell" title="Dave Whitsell">Whitsell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Williams_(cornerback,_born_1941)" title="Willie Williams (cornerback, born 1941)">W. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley_(American_football)" title="Bill Bradley (American football)">Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley_(American_football)" title="Bill Bradley (American football)">Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Anderson" title="Dick Anderson">Anderson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mike_Wagner" title="Mike Wagner">Wagner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Blount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Monte_Jackson" title="Monte Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Blackwood" title="Lyle Blackwood">Blackwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Thom_Darden" title="Thom Darden">Darden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Reinfeldt" title="Mike Reinfeldt">Reinfeldt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Lester_Hayes" title="Lester Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Everson_Walls" title="Everson Walls">Walls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Everson_Walls" title="Everson Walls">Walls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Murphy_(American_football_executive)" title="Mark Murphy (American football executive)">Murphy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Everson_Walls" title="Everson Walls">Walls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Wilburn" title="Barry Wilburn">Wilburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Case_(American_football)" title="Scott Case (American football)">Case</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Felix_Wright" title="Felix Wright">Wright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Carrier_(safety)" title="Mark Carrier (safety)">Carrier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Jones_(American_football)" title="Henry Jones (American football)">H. Jones</a> & <a href="/wiki/Audray_McMillian" title="Audray McMillian">McMillian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Odomes" title="Nate Odomes">Odomes</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Eugene Robinson (American football)">E. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Turner_(American_football)" title="Eric Turner (American football)">E. Turner</a> & <a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">A. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Thomas" title="Orlando Thomas">O. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Braxton" title="Tyrone Braxton">Braxton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Keith_Lyle" title="Keith Lyle">Lyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_McNeil_(American_football)" title="Ryan McNeil (American football)">McNeil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Abraham" title="Donnie Abraham">Abraham</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Hasty" title="James Hasty">Hasty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Madison" title="Sam Madison">Madison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy_Vincent" title="Troy Vincent">Vincent</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Darren_Sharper" title="Darren Sharper">Sharper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a> & <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Henry_(American_football)" title="Anthony Henry (American football)">Henry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(cornerback)" title="Brian Kelly (cornerback)">Kelly</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Parrish" title="Tony Parrish">Parrish</a> & <a href="/wiki/Brian_Russell" title="Brian Russell">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a> & <a href="/wiki/Deltha_O%27Neal" title="Deltha O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a> & <a href="/wiki/Asante_Samuel" title="Asante Samuel">Samuel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Cromartie" title="Antonio Cromartie">Cromartie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Jairus_Byrd" title="Jairus Byrd">Byrd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asante_Samuel" title="Asante Samuel">Samuel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darren_Sharper" title="Darren Sharper">Sharper</a> & <a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Arrington" title="Kyle Arrington">Arrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eric_Weddle" title="Eric Weddle">Weddle</a> & <a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Jennings" title="Tim Jennings">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Sherman_(American_football)" title="Richard Sherman (American football)">R. Sherman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Glover_Quin" title="Glover Quin">Quin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Nelson" title="Reggie Nelson">Nelson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Peters" title="Marcus Peters">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Casey_Hayward" title="Casey Hayward">Hayward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Byard" title="Kevin Byard">Byard</a> & <a href="/wiki/Darius_Slay" title="Darius Slay">Slay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Fuller" title="Kyle Fuller">Fuller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xavien_Howard" title="Xavien Howard">Howard</a> & <a href="/wiki/Damontae_Kazee" title="Damontae Kazee">Kazee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Gilmore" title="Stephon Gilmore">Gilmore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Harris_(safety)" title="Anthony Harris (safety)">Harris</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tre%27Davious_White" title="Tre'Davious White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Xavien_Howard" title="Xavien Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Trevon_Diggs" title="Trevon Diggs">Diggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Minkah_Fitzpatrick" title="Minkah Fitzpatrick">Fitzpatrick</a>, <a href="/wiki/C._J._Gardner-Johnson" title="C. J. Gardner-Johnson">Gardner-Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Simmons_(American_football)" title="Justin Simmons (American football)">Simmons</a> & <a href="/wiki/Riq_Woolen" title="Riq Woolen">Woolen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/DaRon_Bland" title="DaRon Bland">Bland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Kerby_Joseph" title="Kerby Joseph">Joseph</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NFL&#039;s_1980s_All-Decade_Team78" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link 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color: #000000 !important; ;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1933</li> <li>Formerly the <b>Pittsburgh Pirates</b> (1933–1939)</li> <li>Based and headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important;">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="History of the Pittsburgh Steelers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team">All-Time Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team_(50th_Season)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season)">50th Season</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Legends_team" title="Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team">Legends team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seasons" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers">Logos and uniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_head_coaches" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster">All-time roster</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster_(A%E2%80%93K)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (A–K)">A–K</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_all-time_roster_(L%E2%80%93Z)" title="Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (L–Z)">L–Z</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_records" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh Steelers records">Records</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Home fields: <a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_Stadium" title="Pitt Stadium">Pitt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Acrisure_Stadium" title="Acrisure Stadium">Acrisure Stadium</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Training facilities: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Rooney_Athletic_Field" title="Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field">Rooney Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Stadium" title="Point Stadium">Point Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UPMC_Rooney_Sports_Complex" title="UPMC Rooney Sports Complex">UPMC Rooney Sports Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_College#Pittsburgh_Steelers_training_camp" title="Saint Vincent College">Chuck Noll Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_football_in_Western_Pennsylvania" title="American football in Western Pennsylvania">Football in Western Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rooney_family" title="Rooney family">Rooney family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myron_Cope" title="Myron Cope">Myron Cope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelmark" title="Steelmark">Steelmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steeler_Nation" title="Steeler Nation">Steeler Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrible_Towel" title="Terrible Towel">Terrible Towel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain" title="Steel Curtain">Steel Curtain</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Sunday_(1977_film)" title="Black Sunday (1977 film)">Black Sunday</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Back:_The_Rocky_Bleier_Story" title="Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story">Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evening_Shade" title="Evening Shade">Evening Shade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chief_(play)" title="The Chief (play)">The Chief</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Polka" title="Pennsylvania Polka">"Pennsylvania Polka" (song)</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Renegade_(Styx_song)" title="Renegade (Styx song)">Renegade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_We_Go_(Steelers_song)" title="Here We Go (Steelers song)">Here We Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_and_Yellow" title="Black and Yellow">Black and Yellow</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/YinzCam" title="YinzCam">YinzCam</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Us" title="This Is Us">This Is Us</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_Curtain_(roller_coaster)" title="Steel Curtain (roller coaster)">Steel Curtain Roller Coaster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_sports_lore" title="Pittsburgh sports lore">Steelers lore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J.P._Rooneys" title="J.P. Rooneys">J.P. Rooneys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Keystoners" title="Pennsylvania Keystoners">Pennsylvania Keystoners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Polka_(American_football)" title="Pennsylvania Polka (American football)">Pennsylvania Polka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steagles" title="Steagles">Steagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Card-Pitt" title="Card-Pitt">Card-Pitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelerettes" title="Pittsburgh Steelerettes">Steelerettes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immaculate_Reception" title="Immaculate Reception">Immaculate Reception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1975 AFC Championship Game">1975 AFC Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1995 AFC Championship Game">Immaculate Deflection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis_trade" title="Jerome Bettis trade">Jerome Bettis trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_AFC_Divisional_playoff_game_(Pittsburgh%E2%80%93Indianapolis)" title="2005 AFC Divisional playoff game (Pittsburgh–Indianapolis)">Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3:16_game" title="3:16 game">3:16 game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_B%27s_(Pittsburgh)" title="Killer B's (Pittsburgh)">Killer B's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ravens%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Ravens–Steelers rivalry">Baltimore Ravens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengals%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Bengals–Steelers rivalry">Cincinnati Bengals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browns%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Browns–Steelers rivalry">Cleveland Browns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowboys%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Cowboys–Steelers rivalry">Dallas Cowboys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Broncos–Steelers rivalry">Denver Broncos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiders%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Raiders–Steelers rivalry">Las Vegas Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriots%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Patriots–Steelers rivalry">New England Patriots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagles%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Eagles–Steelers rivalry">Philadelphia Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelers%E2%80%93Titans_rivalry" title="Steelers–Titans rivalry">Tennessee Titans</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_broadcasters" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KDKA-TV" title="KDKA-TV">KDKA-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPKD-TV" title="WPKD-TV">WPKD-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SportsNet_Pittsburgh" title="SportsNet Pittsburgh">SportsNet Pittsburgh</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Batch" title="Charlie Batch">Charlie Batch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hoke" title="Chris Hoke">Chris Hoke</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Radio_Network" title="Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network">Radio Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDVE" title="WDVE">WDVE-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WBGG_(AM)" title="WBGG (AM)">WBGG-AM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hillgrove" title="Bill Hillgrove">Bill Hillgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunch_Ilkin" title="Tunch Ilkin">Tunch Ilkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Wolfley" title="Craig Wolfley">Craig Wolfley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_figures_in_broadcasting" title="List of Pittsburgh Steelers figures in broadcasting">Steelers figures in broadcasting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (24)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1983 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1994 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1996 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2002 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2007 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2014 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2020 Pittsburgh Steelers season">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (8)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_AFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 AFC Championship Game">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_AFC_Championship_Game" title="1975 AFC Championship Game">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IX" title="Super Bowl IX">1974 (IX)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">1975 (X)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIII" title="Super Bowl XIII">1978 (XIII)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">1979 (XIV)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL" title="Super Bowl XL">2005 (XL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIII" title="Super Bowl XLIII">2008 (XLIII)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">75</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Hall of Fame members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Players: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Bradshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">Woodson</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Coaches and administration: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">Art Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_M._Rooney" title="Dan M. Rooney">Dan Rooney</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Current league affiliations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a></li> <li>Conference: <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a></li> <li>Division: <a href="/wiki/AFC_North" title="AFC North">North Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame_Class_of_1989185" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#003b7b; 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Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Driscoll" title="Paddy Driscoll">Driscoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Friedman" title="Benny Friedman">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Herber" title="Arnie Herber">Herber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">J. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">A. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Brocklin" title="Norm Van Brocklin">Van Brocklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Waterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">S. Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Running backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">M. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Battles" title="Cliff Battles">Battles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">J. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Canadeo" title="Tony Canadeo">Canadeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Csonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">T. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Dorsett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Grange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Guyon" title="Joe Guyon">Guyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">F. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">J. H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">L. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Leemans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">F. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">McElhenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Blood%22_McNally" title="Johnny "Blood" McNally">J. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Motley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">Nagurski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" title="Ernie Nevers">Nevers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(American_football)" title="Joe Perry (American football)">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Pollard" title="Fritz Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">Riggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">B. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">E. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers /<br />ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">C. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Sharpe" title="Sterling Sharpe">St. Sharpe</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Gates" title="Antonio Gates">Gates</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sh. Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era<br />two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jared_Allen" title="Jared Allen">J. Allen</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eric_Allen" title="Eric Allen">E. Allen</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Andersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Hester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Stenerud</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">G. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">P. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Conzelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Coryell" title="Don Coryell">Coryell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Dungy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Ewbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Gillman" title="Sid Gillman">Gillman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Landry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Levy" title="Marv Levy">Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Lombardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">Madden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greasy_Neale" title="Greasy Neale">Neale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Parcells" title="Bill Parcells">Parcells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Shula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Stram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Vermeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Walsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Beathard" title="Bobby Beathard">Beathard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Be. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bidwill" title="Charles Bidwill">Bidwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Bowlen" title="Pat Bowlen">Bowlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Brandt" title="Gil Brandt">Brandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Carr" title="Joseph Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Davis" title="Al Davis">A. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo_Jr." title="Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.">DeBartolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Finks" title="Jim Finks">Finks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Hunt" title="Lamar Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jones" title="Jerry Jones">J. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Mara" title="Tim Mara">T. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Mara" title="Wellington Mara">W. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall" title="George Preston Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">A. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Nunn_(American_football)" title="Bill Nunn (American football)">Nunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Polian" title="Bill Polian">Polian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorty_Ray" title="Shorty Ray">Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Reeves_(American_football_executive)" title="Dan Reeves (American football executive)">Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">A. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_M._Rooney" title="Dan M. Rooney">D. Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Rozelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sabol" title="Ed Sabol">E. Sabol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sabol" title="Steve Sabol">S. Sabol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tex_Schramm" title="Tex Schramm">Schramm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Tagliabue" title="Paul Tagliabue">Tagliabue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Wilson" title="Ralph Wilson">R. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Wolf" title="Ron Wolf">Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Young_(American_football_executive)" title="George Young (American football executive)">G. 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