Joe Gilliam was the first to experience being a ‘black’ quarterback in the city of Pittsburgh and so much so that Sports Illustrated felt obliged to tell us when it put him on the cover in September of 1974 with the headline; “Pittsburgh’s Black Quarterback.” Yesterday in Pittsburgh, another black quarterback returned to formally announce …
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Kordell “Slash” Stewart officially retires as a Steeler
In what seems to be a trend this off season, former Steelers QB Kordell “Slash” Stewart came to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to formally announce his retirement from the NFL and end his career as a Pittsburgh Steeler. I say, “what seems to be a trend” because so many big names from the last decade have …
Remembering Ron Erhardt
Ron Erhardt died this week at the age of 80. A lot of people in the football world will mourn this loss as will a pocket full of fans who remember him as a guy that directed the New York Giants offense to two Super Bowl wins. For me, it was the 1995 NFL season …







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