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1 online resource (xi, 366 pages) |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; From Pirates to Steagles; ""What I'm Telling You Is That We've Tried"" / Myron Cope ; Rooney's Ride / John Lardner; Michigan All-American Goes Over With a Bang / Chester L. Smith; Pirates Rally To Defeat Cards, 14-13 / Jack Sell; Not a Cardboard Hero / Mickey Herskowitz; Johnny Blood: Before Hell-Raising Came Into Vogue, His ""Unfettered"" Style Was NFL Legend / Dan Daly; Rooney Gives Up the Steelers / Harry Keck; Rooney Sells Pro Football Club to Boston Promoter / Staff Reporter; Thompson Wise Choosing to Operate Here / Chester L. Smith |
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Thompson to Keep Pros Here Say Sale Price Is 160,000 / Claire Burcky; Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Franchise Switch / Staff Reporter; Steelers Wind Up Best Season Against Packer Eleven / Cecil G. Muldoon; When the Steagles Roamed on Gridiron / Tom Infield; Pre-Renaissance Steelers; "Ref, He's Holding!" / Stuart Leuthner; Ernie Stautner Raps Booing Fans / Pat Livingston; Senior Citizen of the Pittsburgh Steelers / Shirley Povich; Hard to Name an Equal for Layne / Bob Collins; Kiss the Guy or Tackle Him? / Myron Cope; The Sad End of Big Daddy Lipscomb / Edward Linn |
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The Steelers: Pro Football's Gashouse Gang / Myron CopeReflections on the Pre-Renaissance Steelers / Frank Lambert; Pittsburgh / Rocky Bleier; A Break for the 49ers / Prescott Sullivan; Heights of Mediocrity / Al Abrams; The Battle of Gloomsday / Roy McHugh; Art Rooney: He's a Winner Who Always Backs a Loser / Bob Broeg; Chuck Noll / Andy Russell; Reasons for Hope; Football's Poverty Pocket No More / Bob Ortman; Fascination in Frustration / Joe Stein; No Ancient History, Please / Pat Livingston; Fans (Hic) Toast Victory by Browns / Phil Musick; Stand Up and Cheer / Phil Musick |
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A Good Roar / Terry BradshawHow Fort Duquesne Repelled Raiders / Red Smith; Madden: Raiders Were Robbed / Tom LaMarre; Football Won't Be Same if Pittsburgh Gets in Super Bowl / Jim Murray; Moosie and the Old Ranger / Roy Blount Jr.; Dynasty; Joe Greene / Andy Russell; Cornerstone of a Dynasty: Mean Joe Greene, Football Machine / Terry Bradshaw; Super Steelers: All Over for Oakland Before Terry's Raid / James David; It's SUPER!!! Steelers Bowl Over Vikings / Vito Stellino; Super Bowl Fans Contrast in Style / Phil Musick; They Were Just Too Much / Paul Zimmerman |
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Winners Make Plays: Jack Lambert / Sam RutiglianoThe Ascent of an Enigma / Roy Blount Jr.; Rating My Peers: Lynn Swann / Jack Tatum; Champagne, Roses, and Donuts / Frank Deford; Transitions; Remembering ""The Chief"" / Editorial; Greene Mourns ... With a Cigar / Bill Utterback; Mr. Rooney: The Only Legend I Ever Knew / Terry Bradshaw; The Spirit of Place / Sam Toperoff; Rock and Roll, Sex and Drugs / Steve Courson; Noll May Have Checked Out Earlier Than He Wanted To / Ron Cook; Here We Go, Stillers: Cowher Wins His First / Ron Cook; No Steel Curtain Call / Ed Bouchette |
| Summary |
On February 5, 2006, the Pittsburgh Steelers joined the ranks of the elite teams in National Football League history, celebrating their fifth Super Bowl victory. From an unspectacular 7-5 start, to completing the greatest playoff run ever, to the fairy tale ending of Jerome Bettis's Hall of Fame career and the vindication of Bill Cowher's coaching tenure, the 2005 season was not only one for the thumb, but "truly one for the ages." One for the Thumb is a collection of the best writing about the fabled franchise by local and national sportswriters, and former players. It covers the team's his |
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Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team) -- History
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Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team) fast |
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Football.
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History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Roberts, Randy, 1951-
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Welky, David.
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| ISBN |
9780822980797 |
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0822980797 |
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