How'd you end up a Steeler fan?

Steelvision · Nov 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM

I really have no connection to pittsburgh, aside from a great grandfather who owned a restaurant in Braddock a long time ago. I just latched onto the team while watching a steelers bengals game on TV as a kid in 1977, started following them, believed everything they stood for and never looked back.

S.T.D · Nov 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM

steel machine said: ↑

I know some on here were born and raised in Pittsburgh as I was, thus, a birth right.

How about you guys who were not born in the Pittsburgh area? I know some, like me, forced it on our kids. My son has never been to Pittsburgh but is all Steelers while living in Chiefs fandom.

Anytime I see a Pirate hat I know they are Steeler fans but I've seen tons of Steeler hats that have zero interest in the other two teams in the city. A lot I talk to have never been to the Burgh.

I think some were captured by the bad ass 70's teams and became a fan for life.???????
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Dad , and family from the area, grew up that way.

Steelpens65 · Nov 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Sacredgrooves said: ↑

My family is from Youngstown, Ohio so split between the Steelers and Browns among the extended family. Luckily I was born in the 70s so the choice was easy. We moved to Raleigh, NC when I was 4 and the Redskins were the local team, so watched a lot of their games but always was a Steelers fan.

I was lucky enough to meet Bill Cowher when he moved here after retiring, as well as Willie Parker who also lives here. Pretty rare meeting Steelers 400 miles away lol.
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I met Squiggy
At a Pirates game
When I was a child

steelersrule6 · Nov 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Steel_Elvis said: ↑

Ditto. The menacing B&G pulled me in back in ‘75 or so. When we played football at recess in elementary school it was always Steelers vs. Cowboys, and the Cowboys looked all prissy to me with the silver and the star, and that annoying shift in unison that their offensive line would do when they got set. Anyone remember that little bit of cuteness from the 70’s Cowboys?

Edit. Here’s a video on the shift. I guess it had a football purpose, but to me as a kid it looked like a wussy line dancing type of thing that had no place in football.

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I liked Dwight White comment on Dallas doing all of that shifting, he dismissed it saying no matter how you line up you're still going to have take this ass whooping.

Robert · Nov 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM

santeesteel said: ↑

Where in MT? I have a cousin in Eureka.
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An hour down the road. Whitefish.

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