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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 (1970–1983)
Running back - Jerome Bettis (1996–2005)
Running back - Rocky Bleier (1968, 1970–1980)
Running back - ?Franco Harris (1972–1983)
Tight end - Bennie Cunningham (1976–1985)
Tight end - Elbie Nickel (1947–1957)
Wide receiver - ?John Stallworth (1974–1987)
Wide receiver - ?Lynn Swann (1974–1982)
Wide receiver - Hines Ward (1998–present)
Tight end/Tackle - Larry Brown (1971–1984)
Center - Dermontti Dawson (1988–2000)
Guard - Alan Faneca (1998–2007)
Tackle - Tunch Ilkin (1980–1992)
Tackle - Jon Kolb (1969–1981)
Center - ?Mike Webster (1974–1988)

Defense
Tackle - ?"Mean" Joe Greene (1969–1981)
End - L. C. Greenwood (1969–1981)
Tackle - Casey Hampton (2001–present)
Tackle - ?Ernie Stautner (1950–1963)
End - Dwight White (1971–1980)
Linebacker - ?Jack Ham (1971–1982)
Linebacker - ?Jack Lambert (1974–1984)
Linebacker - Greg Lloyd (1988–1997)
Linebacker - Joey Porter (1999–2006)
Linebacker - Andy Russell (1963, 1966–1976)
Back - ?Mel Blount (1970–1983)
Back - Jack Butler (1951–1959)
Back - Carnell Lake (1989–1998)
Back - Troy Polamalu (2003–present)
Back - Donnie Shell (1974–1987)
Back - ?Rod Woodson (1987–1996)
Specialists
Kicker - Gary Anderson (1982-1994)
Punter - Bobby Walden (1968-1977)

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