Win 6 Football Super Bowl Championships Like The Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League was founded in 1933 by Art Rooney and ownership has remained in the Rooney family ever since. The Rooney's are life long residents of the Pittsburgh area. That plays a tremendous role in the passionate loyality of the Steeler fanbase nicknamed Steeler Nation. The city of Pittsburgh itself is often referred to as Steeler Country as are areas throughout America with large Steeler fan bases. Steeler fans world wide are recognized by their highly identifiable black and gold symbol, the "Terrible Towel". Winters in the city of Pittsburgh hit temperature lows below zero. Winds off of the three rivers that surround Pittsburgh create wind chill factors in the danger zone but that never stops the Steeler Nation from attending any of the Steelers home games. Here are a few of the statistics that keep them warm:

1 Click this photo to see Pittsburgh's pride in their Steelers.

The Steelers have won: More Super Bowl Titles (6), More Championship Games (7), and hosted More Conference Championship Games than any other team. The Steelers have 14 Championship Game Appearances in either the NFC or AFC contests (that ties Pittsburgh with Dallas). Having won SUPER BOWL XLIII on February 1, 2009 the Steelers are the current National Football League Champs!

Two Super Bowl record holders. A look at this club's members will reveal their successes. The Steelers hold two more NFL records in Big Ben Roethlisberger and Mike Tomlin.

Big Ben at the age of 23 was the youngest NFL Quarterback in history to win a Super Bowl. Super Bowl XL (40) February 5, 2006 was Ben's first Super Bowl win. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10
That along speaks volumes about his talents. Three years later he does it again in Super Bowl XLIII. So at the age of 26 Big Ben has two Super Bowl wins to his credit.

Mike Tomlin is the Steelers first Black Head Coach. Three weeks after the 2006 season, he joined the Steelers. There were two records set by Mike Tomlin this year in Super Bowl XLIII, he was the youngest coach at age 36 IN a Super Bowl and, obviously, the youngest coach to WIN a Super Bowl. The Steelers won 27-23 over the Arizona Cardinals.

Another Steeler first: For the first time in Super Bowl history, the team that won the coin toss was given the option to take or defer the game's first possession.

  Fondly called Papa Smurf  

Hines Ward, Wide Receiver holds most Steelers receiving records, four Pro Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl MVP award. His catches typically account for almost a third of Pittsburgh’s passing attack. Whether he is the NFL’s best all-around receiver or not. what is undeniable is that he is the only pass-catcher in the league who figures prominently in virtually every play. In the passing game, he demands double-coverage, even when he's a decoy. As a run-blocker, he is unparalleled. Hines doesn’t just wall off linebackers and safeties, he tries to destroy them. He has even taken out superstars like Ray Lewis.

  Nicknamed the Flyin' Hawaiian

The Steelers Strong Safety Troy Polamalu is involved in almost every defensive play. He may blitz the quarterback, come on a delayed blitz, or pretend to blitz and drop back into coverage, confusing the quarterback. In his third season (2005), he tied the NFL record for most sacks, 3, in a single game by a safety. The 2007 Pro Bowl was his third consecutive Pro Bowl and his first Super Bowl was 2006, when the Pittsburgh Steelers gained their "one for the thumb" with a 21–10 win over the Seattle Seahawks. In 2007 the Steelers gave Troy the biggest contract in team history extending him through 2011. That made Polamalu one of the highest paid defensive backs in the league and the highest paid safety in the league.

  Can we say Twinkle Toes

Santonio Holmes Steelers Wide Receiver in Super Bowl XLIII secured the Steeler's NFL-record 6th Super Bowl win after catching a 6 yard touch down pass from Ben Roethlisberger with 36 seconds left in regulation. The play was reviewed by the booth within seconds and cleared for a touchdown. He was named the game's MVP after finishing with nine receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown

  Jeff changed his image, he dyed his hair blond.

Jeff Reed Steelers Kicker has made several game-winning or game-tying field goals. During the Steelers 2005 AFC Divisional Playoff game against the New York Jets Jeff kicked the 33-yard game winning field goal in overtime. He kicked two game winning field goals one against the San Diego Chargers and another against the Baltimore Ravens. During the 2005-06 NFL playoffs where the Steelers eventually won Super Bowl XL, Reed successfully kicked all three field goal attempts and converted all fourteen of his potential PATs.

  The unbeatable Steelers Defense.

DEFENSE! DEFENSE! DEFENSE!

Last season the Pittsburgh Steelers were the best defense in the league in almost every category. They got after the quarterback forced turn overs and stopped the run. There is not one person who can say that their defense was not the best. Not only did they lead in almost every defensive category, but they had something every defense would love, they had fear and swagger. Their presence was enough to scare offenses out of what they wanted to do. They were the most vicious crew in the NFL. Every game, the offenses would try to find their weaknesses, some had more success then others. The Steelers had their one bad game in Tennessee. The strongest thing about the Steelers defense was Dick LeBeau. He is arguably the best defensive coordinator and easily the most creative in the NFL. He not only confuses the quarterback, but he can kill the quarterback. Who knows what he will bring out next year?

Coaching, however, only goes so far. The players on this defense can be described in football terms as beasts. Can they get better? Yes they not only CAN they WILL get better. LeBeau will ensure that all his players stay on course. With a five-deep linebacking corps and a big play safety who knows what to expect. Consider that the Steelers will probably draft another defensive player in the first two rounds and THAT is too much talent to ignore.

I believe the Pittsburgh Steelers will not only have the best defense in the league next year but could have one of the best defensive SEASONS ever in NFL history. Pittsburgh is my hometown. I am one of the Steeler Nation fans. As in my profile I give credit to the PITTSBURGH STEELERS. We live in Steeler Country and we LOVE our Steelers. We go to the spring training camp and sit there in blistering heat and cheer our Steelers on. We sit there in the stadium in subzero weather and cheer our Steelers on. We travel with them from state to state and cheer our Steelers on and when we move to other states we STILL cheer our Steelers on. I see our soldiers in the war zone of Iraq waving their Terrible Towels.