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How long have you been a fan of the Steelers?

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Iowasteeljim, Apr 13, 2019.

  1. Less than 5 years

    1 vote(s)
    1.6%
  2. 10 plus years

    3 vote(s)
    4.8%
  3. 20 plus years

    3 vote(s)
    4.8%
  4. 30 plus years

    8 vote(s)
    12.7%
  5. 40 plus years

    34 vote(s)
    54.0%
  6. 50 plus years

    14 vote(s)
    22.2%
  1. steel machine

    steel machine Well-Known Member

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    Thankfully my young ass was not bothered by those benches we had to sit on:)
     
  2. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    Ah, I think we found the source of the problem :smiley1:
     
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  3. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    I find the right side skew of the results to be interesting. I would have thought the majority would be in the 20-30 year range?

    Maybe the old timers are more dedicated in the off season.
     
  4. Kreighoff

    Kreighoff Well-Known Member

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    Didn't really follow one team when I was a kid. Back when there were nicknames for the best defensive lines and defense ruled the game. When Joe was maybe in his second year I was watching a game the Steelers were in, don't even remember who they were playing.
    You could not watch a Steelers game and not notice this Joe Greene guy he was a beast slashing into the backfield throwing centers and guards aside like rag dolls.

    I loved the way he played with an edge and nasty attitude the Steelers were building something and I jumped on that bandwagon and have been a fan ever since.
     
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  5. MeanJoeBlue

    MeanJoeBlue Well-Known Member

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    Jan 2, 2013
    The Friday before the SuperBowls, they had a sort of pep rally in the gym. (I got to wear my Mean Joe jersey.)

    I was surprised how many Cowboy fans were living 40 min north of Pittsburgh. Thinking back, those kids should have been reported for abuse by their parents. :towel:
     
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  6. Steellamb86

    Steellamb86 Well-Known Member

    200
    82
    Apr 8, 2015
    Well, my last name is Lambert so you know how far back I go. First Superbowl I remember is Steelers/Vikes...I liked both and Steelers won...been a huge fan ever since. I also loved Swann at the time.
     
  7. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    Oct 22, 2011
    59 and counting.:cool:
     
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  8. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    Oct 26, 2011
    Yes but not a bad sight line in the whole stadium. I miss Pitt Stadium.
     
  9. Rollers

    Rollers Well-Known Member

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    Nov 8, 2016
    55 years actually. Started following them when I was 9
     
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  10. MojaveDesertPghFan

    MojaveDesertPghFan

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    Oct 19, 2011
    Man, now I REALLY feel old. Got you beat by a few years Mac. [​IMG]
     
  11. MojaveDesertPghFan

    MojaveDesertPghFan

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    Oct 19, 2011
    Did you ever make it to a Backyard Brawl at the Stadium? That place was loud and packed back in the days. I'm sorry I never got to see Dorsett or Marino play there. I was already catching games at the LA Coluseum and Rose Bowl way out west by that time - both very similar to Pitt Stadium with wooden benches with no backs.
     
  12. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    I got to see both Dorsett and Marino, Curtis Martin so on and so on play at Pitt stadium, these young people don't realize how much talent came thru Pitt throughout
    the years ,my God it was scary. I was at the Rose Bowl for the Superbowl when the Steelers beat the Rams back in 1979.
     
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  13. black hat

    black hat Well-Known Member

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    Oct 17, 2011
    Since '76 - We only got one television station....
     
  14. 69-2now

    69-2now Well-Known Member

    588
    63
    Aug 28, 2017
  15. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    5,277
    Oct 22, 2011
    Weren't we just young a few years ago? What the heck happened? :cool:
     
  16. bigbenhotness

    bigbenhotness Well-Known Member

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    Nov 1, 2014
    95 Super Bowl


    My family picked the Cowboys and I liked the other guys lol
     
  17. bigbenhotness

    bigbenhotness Well-Known Member

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    Nov 1, 2014
    I joked around putting 50 years on the poll and I see 11 votes lol wtf old timers haha
     
  18. bignasty92

    bignasty92 Well-Known Member

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    Oct 26, 2011
    Mid to late 80's. My pops was a huge bears fan, but when i started playing flag football our coach was a die hard Steelers fan! Him and my dad became good buddies and we used to go over every Sunday for the games. He had Steelers memorabilia everywhere, and stories on end. Been a fan ever since!! Now the tradition carries on with my 6 year old!
     
  19. Roonatic

    Roonatic Well-Known Member

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    Sep 4, 2017
    They fooled me this past year. The 80s team had more heart.
     
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  20. HeinzMustard

    HeinzMustard Well-Known Member

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    Nov 18, 2015
    True about 80's team... they did have more heart, but nowhere near the talent. Lipps, Merriweather, Cole... were good players.
     
  21. SteelerJJ

    SteelerJJ Well-Known Member

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    Oct 16, 2011
  22. troybellringer55

    troybellringer55 Well-Known Member

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    Nov 17, 2011
    I'm 33 will be 34 this summer. I think I really started paying attention right about when Bill Cowher came coach in 1992. So right around 7. But my family was Steelers fans so it was going to happen. But, I just didn't really pay attention to it before that point.
     
  23. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    Oct 26, 2011
    I was younger just yesterday
     
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  24. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    Oct 22, 2011
    :lolol: You were younger when you typed this, heck you were younger when I typed this. :cool:
     
  25. MojaveDesertPghFan

    MojaveDesertPghFan

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    You're channeling your inner Bob Dylan JEH (made famous by Roger McGuinn/Byrds):

    "My Back Pages"


    "Crimson flames tied through my ears
    Throwin' high and mighty traps
    Countless fire and flaming road
    Using ideas as my maps
    "We'll meet on edges, soon," said I
    Proud 'neath heated brow.
    Ah, but I was so much older then,
    I'm younger than that now."
     

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