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Pro
Football Hall of Famers
The Steelers are unique
in the NFL with not only the third most "primary" Hall of Famers but also
have the most of any franchise founded on or after 1933, the only franchise
with three members of ownership in the Hall and the only player to be
inducted in both the pro-football hall of fame and the baseball hall of
fame.
The following list
was taken from the Pro Football Hall of Fame's official website:[51]
Inductees
Award recipients
Former Steelers
in the Hall for contributions elsewhere
- Former Steelers
QB Jim
Finks, as an administrator with the Vikings, Bears and Saints.
Retired
numbers
Super
Bowl MVPs
The following Steelers
players have been named Super
Bowl MVP:
All-time
team
As determined by a
fan vote in 2007:[76]
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Holmes' hope: Watching this Super Bowl is tough deal for at least one Steeler (The Canadian Press)MIAMI - A year ago, Santonio Holmes got his hands on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Watching someone else take a turn with the NFL's shiny silver chalice this season is a difficult reality for the Pittsburgh Steelers' standout wide receiver.
Rice, Smith let the tears flow (Yahoo! Sports)Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith couldn't contain their emotions shortly after getting voted into the Hall of Fame.
Smith, Rice, Randle, Grimm, Jackson, LeBeau and Little make Hall of Fame (The Canadian Press)<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=133r09s2f/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=capress-fbn_hall_of_fame-054710030&prov=capress&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/capress/fc/thumbe.13b6a93bcccfc31d47482961d8cf2e77/capress-fbn_hall_of_fame-054710030.jpg" width="130" height="109" alt="In this Nov. 7, 1989 file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice(notes) (80) runs past New Orleans Saints' Toi Cook for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game in San Francisco. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Martha Jane Stanton, File" align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Here's how you stop Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith: Put them in the Hall of Fame and watch them break down and cry.</p><br clear="all" />
Smith, Rice lead 7 new football Hall of Famers (AP)<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12984l82m/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-halloffame&prov=ap&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/thumb.416bccb05acc4b829f518d2ed77a7ddc.hall_of_fame_football_ny159.jpg" width="96" height="129" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2002 file photo, Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith holds up a silver football trophy after an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks where Smith set the NFL all-time career rushing record, in Irving, Texas. Smith ran for more yards than any other NFL player. Jerry Rice(notes) caught more passes and scored more touchdowns than anyone else. Sure seems appropriate for them to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame together, and it figures to happen Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>Here's how you stop Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith: Put them in the Hall of Fame and watch them break down and cry. The men who tore apart NFL defenses couldn't handle the emotions Saturday when they were elected to the shrine along with five others. "They told me 'Don't cry,"' Rice said, his eyes wet with tears.</p><br clear="all" />
The five best quarterback combos in Super Bowl history (Yahoo! Sports)Everyone who follows the NFL knows that the upcoming matchup between Peyton Manning and Drew Brees is one of the...
Dealing with defeat: As Super Bowl arrives without them, Vikings fans try to make it through (The Canadian Press)MINNEAPOLIS - In a snow-covered Minneapolis front yard last week hung a purple Vikings flag at half-staff, a woeful memory of what could have been.
Hall of Famer Bill Dudley, '46 NFL MVP, dies at 88 (AP)<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=12arb4j6s/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-obit-dudley&prov=ap&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/thumb.bfeb1d0179524b08a100126b345b4132.obit_dudley_football_ohcan101.jpg" width="74" height="128" alt="In this photo taken on Aug. 7, 2005, Bill Dudley waves to the crowd prior to enshrinement ceremonies at Fawcett Field at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. . Pro Football Hall of Famer "Bullet" Bill Dudley, a runner, passer, punter, placekicker and defensive back during a nine-year career, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, his son Jim Dudley said. He was 88." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>Bill Dudley, a Hall of Fame player who in 1946 with the Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in rushing, punt returns and interceptions, has died. He was 88. Dudley had a stroke Saturday and was admitted to Lynchburg General Hospital, son Jim Dudley said Thursday. He said his father had not been ill before the stroke and died in his wife's arms.</p><br clear="all" />
From Miami (Ohio) to Super Bowl: 6 Saints hail from the 'Cradle of Coaches' (The Canadian Press)MIAMI - Bret Ingalls believes there's something cosmic about playing this Super Bowl in Miami.
Saints coaches have ties to Miami -- Ohio, that is (AP)Bret Ingalls believes there's something cosmic about playing this Super Bowl in Miami. Some 1,100 miles away, in the frosty North, folks at Miami University would agree. Six members of the New Orleans Saints staff, including head coach Sean Payton and five of his assistants, each made it to this championship game after a stopover at the Oxford, Ohio, school, dubbed the "Cradle of...
Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Dudley dies at age 88 (The Canadian Press)Bill Dudley, a Hall of Fame player who in 1946 with the Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in rushing, punt returns and interceptions, has died. He was 88.
Keep it in the air: Colts, Saints represent the new model for winning the NFL (The Canadian Press)MIAMI - In the 1973 Super Bowl, Bob Griese threw a grand total of 11 passes to help the Miami Dolphins complete the NFL's only perfect season.
Colts, Saints show passing now wins in NFL (AP)In the 1973 Super Bowl, Bob Griese threw a grand total of 11 passes to help the Miami Dolphins complete the NFL's only perfect season. The sport was more wide open a generation later, when winning quarterback Troy Aikman tossed 23 passes in the 1996 championship game for the Dallas Cowboys. The Baltimore Ravens allowed Trent Dilfer to throw a whopping 25 times when they won the league title in...
Discarded Sharper pays dividends for Saints (Yahoo! Sports)After generating little interest as a free agent, Darren Sharper has proved he's still a big-play safety.
Pro Bowl charade a necessity for NFL (Yahoo! Sports)Even though the game lacks intensity, there are too many benefits for the league to ditch the event.
After watching Warner lead Cardinals, Leinart will try to fill gigantic void (The Canadian Press)TEMPE, Ariz. - Life after Kurt Warner has begun for the Arizona Cardinals, and Matt Leinart is stepping into that giant void.
Stars come out: NFL tries to transform Pro Bowl into bigger game (The Canadian Press)MIAMI - The Pro Bowl's experimental one-year move to Miami has resulted in better ticket sales, more media coverage and some grousing by players.
Former Steelers LB olsavsky rejoins team as quality control coach (The Canadian Press)PITTSBURGH - Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jerry Olsavsky is rejoining the team as a defensive quality control coach.
Olsavsky rejoins Steelers as quality control coach (AP)Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jerry Olsavsky is rejoining the team as a defensive quality control coach. Olsavsky succeeds Lou Spanos, who left the Steelers after 16 seasons to become the Washington Redskins' linebackers coach. Olsavsky was one of the nation's leading tacklers as a linebacker at Pitt before being drafted by the Steelers on the 10th round in 1989.
The Canton Case for Kurt Warner (Yahoo! Sports)With the news that Kurt Warner may be retiring on Friday, it's a good time to look at his legacy, and ask...
Ten great Super Bowl plays (Yahoo! Sports)These moments are among the most memorable in football's championship game.
Pittsburgh Steelers hire Everest to coach their troubled special teams (The Canadian Press)PITTSBURGH - Al Everest has been hired as the Pittsburgh Steelers' special teams co-ordinator after being let go by the San Francisco 49ers.
Steelers hire Everest to run special teams (AP)Al Everest has been hired as the Pittsburgh Steelers' special teams coordinator after being let go by the San Francisco 49ers. Everest has been an NFL special teams coach for 13 seasons with the Cardinals (1996-99), Saints (2000-05) and 49ers (2007-09). In 2002, the Saints had three kickoff return touchdowns and blocked five kicks.
Shoulder problem keeps Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger out of Pro Bowl (The Canadian Press)PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has turned down a chance to play in the Pro Bowl because of a right shoulder problem that developed late in the season.
Shoulder keeps Big Ben out of Pro Bowl (AP)Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has turned down a chance to play in the Pro Bowl because of a right shoulder problem that developed late in the season. Roethlisberger was the first alternate for the AFC and would have gone in place of the Patriots' Tom Brady, who pulled out of the game. Once Roethlisberger turned down the opportunity, Houston's Matt Schaub was selected.
Fichtner takes over as Steelers' QBs coach (AP)Randy Fichtner is switching roles on the Pittsburgh Steelers' coaching staff, taking over as quarterbacks coach after previously coaching the wide receivers. Ken Anderson, the quarterbacks coach the last three seasons under coach Mike Tomlin, retired at the end of the season. Fichtner coached the quarterbacks at Memphis from 1990-93 and from 2001-06, when he also was the offensive coordinator.
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