Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season)
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The Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season) was named as a part of the franchise's
50th season celebration in . The top 24 players in the club's history were selected: eleven on offense, eleven on defense, one punter and one placekicker.
The team was chosen on the basis of more than 100,000 fan ballots.
This team was supplanted in by the current All-Time team which was named as a part of the club's 75th season celebration. The updated team includes all the players from this 50th season team except, Gerry Mullins
, Sam Davis, Mike Wagner
, Roy Gerela and Pat Brady
.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
50th season celebration in . The top 24 players in the club's history were selected: eleven on offense, eleven on defense, one punter and one placekicker.
The team was chosen on the basis of more than 100,000 fan ballots.
This team was supplanted in by the current All-Time team which was named as a part of the club's 75th season celebration. The updated team includes all the players from this 50th season team except, Gerry Mullins
Gerry Mullins
-High school and college:Gerry Blaine Mullins was raised in Anaheim, California where he began his football career at Fremont Junior High School, and was mentored at Anaheim High School by the city's beloved head football coach Clare Van Hoorebeke . While playing at Anaheim High, he played against...
, Sam Davis, Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
Michael Robert Wagner is a former American football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He won four Super Bowls as a safety on the famed Steel Curtain defense.-Playing career:...
, Roy Gerela and Pat Brady
Pat Brady (American football)
Patrick Thomas Brady was an American football player who was a quarterback and punter for the University of Nevada, Reno and later for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League....
.
Offense
Position | Jersey No. | Player | Years on Team | # of Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... s |
Hall of Fame | Honors | Ref. |
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span style="display:none">1Quarterback | 12 | span style="display:none">Bradshaw, TerryTerry Bradshaw Terry Bradshaw Terry Paxton Bradshaw is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League . He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday... |
– | 3 | Yes | 1978 NFL MVP | |
span style="display:none">2Running back | 26, 20 |
Rocky Bleier | , – |
- | No | ||
span style="display:none">2Running back | 32 | Franco Harris Franco Harris Franco Harris is a former American football player. He played his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.In the 1972 NFL Draft he was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round, the 13th selection overall... |
– | 9 | Yes | 1972 Off. Rookie of the Year | |
span style="display:none">3Wide receiver | 82 | John Stallworth | – | 4 | Yes | 1984 Comeback Player of the Year | |
span style="display:none">3Wide receiver | 88 | Lynn Swann Lynn Swann -Collegiate:Swann attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American on the Trojans football team. He played under legendary coach John McKay, including the 1972 undefeated and national championship season. McKay said of Swann, "He has speed, soft hands, and grace." He... |
– | 4 | Yes | Super Bowl X Super Bowl X Super Bowl X was an American football game played on January 18, 1976 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1975 regular season.... MVP |
|
span style="display:none">4Tight end | 81 | Elbie Nickel Elbie Nickel Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League... |
– | 3 | No | ||
span style="display:none">5Center | 52 | Mike Webster | – | 9 | Yes | NFL All-Time team | |
span style="display:none">6Guard | 72 | Gerry Mullins Gerry Mullins -High school and college:Gerry Blaine Mullins was raised in Anaheim, California where he began his football career at Fremont Junior High School, and was mentored at Anaheim High School by the city's beloved head football coach Clare Van Hoorebeke . While playing at Anaheim High, he played against... |
– | - | No | ||
span style="display:none">6Guard | 57 | Sam Davis | – | - | No | ||
span style="display:none">7Tackle | 87, 79 | Larry Brown | – | 1 | No | ||
span style="display:none">7Tackle | 55 | Jon Kolb Jon Kolb Jon Kolb is a former offensive lineman with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for 13 seasons.-High school and Oklahoma State:... |
– | - | No |
Defense
Position | Jersey No. | Player | Years on Team | # of Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... s |
Hall of Fame | Honors | Ref. |
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span style="display:none">1Defensive tackle | 72, 75 | span style="display:none">Green, JoeJoe Greene Joe Greene (American football) Charles Edward Greene, known as “Mean Joe” Greene, is a former all-pro American football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Throughout the early 1970s he was the one of most dominant defensive players in the National Football League... |
– | 10 | Yes | NFL All-Time team | |
span style="display:none">1Defensive tackle | 70 | span style="display:none">Stautner, ErnieErnie Stautner Ernie Stautner -References:* * *-External links:*... |
– | 9 | Yes | 1950s All-Decade Team | |
span style="display:none">2Defensive end | 78 | span style="display:none">White, DwightDwight White Dwight White Dwight Lynn White was an American football defensive end who played for ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League and was a member of the famed Steel Curtain defense.... |
– | 2 | No | ||
span style="display:none">2Defensive end | 68 | span style="display:none">Greenwood, L. C.L. C. Greenwood | – | 2 | No | 1970s All-Decade Team | |
span style="display:none">3Linebacker | 59 | span style="display:none">Ham, JackJack Ham | – | 8 | Yes | NFL All-Time team | |
span style="display:none">3Linebacker | 58 | span style="display:none">Lambert, JackJack Lambert | – | 9 | Yes | NFL All-Time team | |
span style="display:none">3Linebacker | 55 | span style="display:none">Russell, AndyAndy Russell | – | 7 | No | ||
span style="display:none">4Cornerback | 47 | span style="display:none">Blount, MelMel Blount | – | 5 | Yes | NFL All-Time team | |
span style="display:none">4Cornerback | 80 | span style="display:none">Butler, JackJack Butler | – | 4 | No | 1950s All-Decade Team | |
span style="display:none">5Safety | 31 | span style="display:none">Shell, DonnieDonnie Shell Donnie Shell Donnie Shell is a former American Football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League between 1974 and 1987. Shell was a member of the Steelers famed Steel Curtain defense in the 1970s.Shell retired as the NFL strong safety career leader in interceptions with 51... |
– | 5 | No | College Football Hall of Fame | |
span style="display:none">5Safety | 23 | span style="display:none">Wagner, MikeMike Wagner Mike Wagner Michael Robert Wagner is a former American football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He won four Super Bowls as a safety on the famed Steel Curtain defense.-Playing career:... |
– | 2 | No |
Specialists
Position | Jersey No. | Player | Years on Team | # of Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... s |
Hall of Fame | Honors | Ref. |
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Placekicker | 10 | Roy Gerela | – | 2 | No | ||
span style="display:none">2Punter | 28, 18 | span style="display:none">Brady, PatPat Brady Pat Brady (American football) Patrick Thomas Brady was an American football player who was a quarterback and punter for the University of Nevada, Reno and later for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.... |
– | - | No |