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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

Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famers
Name Position Year Inducted
Bert Bell[52] Co-owner 1963
Mel Blount[53] CB 1989
Terry Bradshaw[54] QB 1989
Len Dawson[55] QB 1987
Bill Dudley[56] RB / DB 1966
"Mean" Joe Greene[57] DT 1987
Jack Ham[58] LB 1988
Franco Harris[59] RB 1990
Robert "Cal" Hubbard[60] T 1963
John Henry Johnson[61] RB 1987
Walt Kiesling[62] G / Head Coach 1966
Jack Lambert[63] LB 1990
Bobby Layne[64] QB 1967
Johnny "Blood" McNally[65] RB 1963
Marion Motley[66] FB 1968
Chuck Noll[67] Head Coach 1993
Art Rooney[68] Founder / Owner 1964
Dan Rooney[69] Executive / Owner 2000
John Stallworth[70] WR 2002
Ernie Stautner[71] DT 1969
Lynn Swann[72] WR 2001
Mike Webster[73] C 1997
Rod Woodson[74] S/CB 2009

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]

Offense
Quarterback - ?Terry Bradshaw (19701983)
Running back - Jerome Bettis (19962005)
Running back - Rocky Bleier (1968, 19701980)
Running back - ?Franco Harris (1972–1983)
Tight end - Bennie Cunningham (19761985)
Tight end - Elbie Nickel (19471957)
Wide receiver - ?John Stallworth (19741987)
Wide receiver - ?Lynn Swann (1974–1982)
Wide receiver - Hines Ward (1998present)
Tight end/Tackle - Larry Brown (19711984)
Center - Dermontti Dawson (19882000)
Guard - Alan Faneca (1998–2007)
Tackle - Tunch Ilkin (1980–1992)
Tackle - Jon Kolb (19691981)
Center - ?Mike Webster (1974–1988)

Defense
Tackle - ?"Mean" Joe Greene (1969–1981)
End - L. C. Greenwood (1969–1981)
Tackle - Casey Hampton (2001present)
Tackle - ?Ernie Stautner (19501963)
End - Dwight White (1971–1980)
Linebacker - ?Jack Ham (1971–1982)
Linebacker - ?Jack Lambert (1974–1984)
Linebacker - Greg Lloyd (1988–1997)
Linebacker - Joey Porter (19992006)
Linebacker - Andy Russell (1963, 19661976)
Back - ?Mel Blount (1970–1983)
Back - Jack Butler (19511959)
Back - Carnell Lake (1989–1998)
Back - Troy Polamalu (2003present)
Back - Donnie Shell (1974–1987)
Back - ?Rod Woodson (1987–1996)
Specialists
Kicker - Gary Anderson (1982-1994)
Punter - Bobby Walden (1968-1977)

Pittsburgh Steelers
Team News
Former starter Foote returns to Steelers as backup (The Canadian Press)
PITTSBURGH - Larry Foote quickly realized how much he disliked losing.


Steelers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
<p>Pittsburgh has approached free agency as it has in the past. There has not nor will there be any major signings, and those who overpriced themselves on their own team were allowed to enter the market as free agents.</p> <p>Actually, only one player really overpriced himself and that was free safety Ryan Clark. They wanted to sign him, but his idea of what he was worth and their willingness to pay were not anywhere near each other. Clark eventually re-signed at a more comfortable price for Pittsburgh.</p> <p>They already are paying Troy Polamalu an average of $6.5 million a year with his cap number over $8 million in 2010 and they were not about to sink more than $6 million into their other safety.


Foote returns to Steelers as backup LB (AP)
Larry Foote quickly realized how much he disliked losing. The inside linebacker is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers, signing a $9.3 million, three-year contract Monday after a disheartening season spent with Detroit. Foote started when Pittsburgh won the Super Bowl during the 2004 and 2008 seasons, but asked for his release and subsequently signed a one-year contract with his hometown Lions...


Lions' LB Foote returning to Steelers? (Yahoo! Sports)
You&#39;d probably want to get out of Motor City if you were on the Detroit Lions right about now.


Tomlinson, others forced to retire elsewhere (Yahoo! Sports)
LaDainian Tomlinson is the latest Hall of Fame-bound star whose career will end in a strange setting.


Roethlisberger's lawyer hires private investigator (PA SportsTicker)
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press Writer


Roethlisberger's lawyer hires private investigator, few details released (The Canadian Press)
ATLANTA - An attorney for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has hired a private investigator to look into a sexual assault allegation made by a 20-year-old Georgia college student.


Ex-Steelers linebackers joining Cardinals? (Yahoo! Sports)
Former Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Larry Foote and outside linebacker Joey Porter both visited with...


Attorney: Off-duty officers with Roethlisberger at club where assault alleged (The Canadian Press)
PITTSBURGH - Two off-duty Pennsylvania law enforcement officers were with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Georgia nightclub where a woman accused him of sexual assault, and the two men didn&#39;t see anything inappropriate, an attorney for one of them said Wednesday.


Ben Roethlisberger teammate Willie Colon not a witness in alleged sexual assault (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK - Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Willie Colon was with teammate Ben Roethlisberger on the night the quarterback was accused of sexual assault in a Georgia club, but did not witness anything, Colon&#39;s agent said Wednesday.


Colon not a witness to alleged assault (AP)
Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Willie Colon was with teammate Ben Roethlisberger on the night the quarterback was accused of sexual assault in a Georgia club, but did not witness anything, Colon&#39;s agent said Wednesday. Colon was at the Capital City nightclub in Milledgeville, Ga., last Friday, for a birthday party for Roethlisberger.


The Shutdown Corner hypothetical mock draft, Part 2 (Yahoo! Sports)
For our second Shutdown Corner mock draft, we&#39;re going throw a couple semi-likely scenarios into the mix.


Attorneys for Roethlisberger accuser tell newspaper she did the right thing (The Canadian Press)
ATLANTA - Attorneys for the woman who accuses Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault said that she did the right thing by going to police and asked for privacy in a statement Tuesday.


Steelers reach deals with S Clark, WR Randle El (AP)
The Pittsburgh Steelers, normally one of the quietest teams in NFL free agency, suddenly are one of the busiest. The Steelers made a pair of surprise moves by re-signing safety Ryan Clark and bringing back wide receiver Antwaan Randle El on Tuesday -- a day after signing two backups who excel on special teams, safety Will Allen from the Buccaneers and wide receiver Arnaz Battle from the 49ers.


Give Big Ben benefit of the doubt (Yahoo! Sports)
Until a D.A. produces evidence that a crime has been committed, consider Ben Roethlisberger innocent.


Guess who's coming back? Steelers reach deals with Clark, Randle El (The Canadian Press)
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers made a pair of surprise moves Tuesday by re-signing safety Ryan Clark and bringing back wide receiver Antwaan Randle El.


Steelers sign wide receiver Arnaz Battle and safety Will Allen as free agents (The Canadian Press)
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers bolstered their special teams, a weakness last season, by signing wide receiver Arnaz Battle and safety Will Allen.


Ravens make up for lost time, sign Anquan Boldin to aid ailing passing game (The Canadian Press)
OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Ozzie Newsome has lamented his poor judgment about Anquan Boldin for years.


Roethlisberger, accused of sexual assault, hires high-profile Atlanta lawyer (The Canadian Press)
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - A high-profile defence attorney hired by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Monday disputed a college student&#39;s claim that the two-time Super Bowl winner sexually assaulted her at a Georgia nightclub.


Steelers sign free agents Battle, Allen (AP)
The Pittsburgh Steelers bolstered their special teams, a weakness last season, by signing wide receiver Arnaz Battle and safety Will Allen. Both unrestricted free agents joined the Steelers on Monday. Battle spent seven seasons with San Francisco and played in 88 games as a receiver, kick returner and punt returner.


Ben Roethlisberger Hires Lawyer Who Defended Ray Lewis In 2000 (SportingNews.com)
Ed Garland has been hired to represent the interests of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in...


Police investigate Roethlisberger for an alleged sexual assault in Georgia (The Canadian Press)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=13j0qm63l/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=capress-fbn_roethlisberger_investigation-059492538&prov=capress&type=lgns"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/capress/9d/thumbe.a4b0d60411e5aee0e9c94d533300a72f/capress-fbn_roethlisberger_investigation-059492538.jpg" width="98" height="130" alt="In this Oct. 25, 2009 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben" align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - For the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being accused of sexual misconduct, with police investigating him Saturday for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town.</p><br clear="all" />


Steelers quarterback accused of sexual assault (AP)
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being investigated in an allegation of sexual assault at a Georgia nightclub, police said Friday. Officers said the alleged assault occurred early Friday morning at a nightclub in Milledgeville, about 135 kilometers (85 miles) southeast of Atlanta.


Free agent Foote visits with Redskins on Monday, Cardinals on Wednesday (The Canadian Press)
DETROIT - Free agent linebacker Larry Foote says he has visits scheduled next week with the Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinals.


LB Foote to visit Redskins and Cardinals next week (AP)
Free agent linebacker Larry Foote says he has visits scheduled next week with the Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinals. Foote told The Associated Press on Friday night both teams are good fits for him, playing 3-4 defenses with coaches he is familiar with from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Foote says he will meet Monday with the Redskins and Wednesday with the Cardinals.


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