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Summary: I AM A BROWNS FAN BUT I LOVED THIS BOOK
Review: A BOOK FOR NOTJUST STEELER FANS BUT FOR ALL FOOTBALL FANS. THIS BOOK TAKES US THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE TEAM, COVERING THE ROONEY FAMILY, PLAYERS, COACHES, AND SEASON TO SEASON RESULTS. IT ALSO HAS MANY EXCELLENT PICS AND STATS AND A GAME BY GAME SCORE FOR EACH SEASON. THIS IS A MUST READ. A TON FOR THE PRICE. FROM THE EARLY DAYS TO THE TERRIBLE TOWEL (MOSTLY A CRYING TOWEL FOR THE OPPONENTS) THIS BOOK IS MARVELOUSLY FILLED WITH FACTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOST DOMINANT TEAM OF ALL TIME.
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Summary: A must for any football books collection
Review: Here a book I recommend to any football fan.Before I read this book the only thing I know about them is Jack Lambert and the "Immaculate reception" of Franco Harris.With this book I discover an unbelievable team,Bradshaw,Stallworth,Blount and the team of the 70`s.The effort of the Rooney family to keep the Steelers in Pittsburg.The story from when the team name was "Pirates" to the first few years of the 90`s.Their association with the Philadelphia Eagles to form the Steagles.The rivalry with the Browns.And the most surprising for me,the number of championships and Superbowls this team appear.A must on your football books collection. If you want to learn more about this team this is the book I recommend to you.
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Summary: A must for any football books collection
Review: Here a book I recommend to any football fan.Before I read this book the only thing I know about them is Jack Lambert and the "Immaculate reception" of Franco Harris.With this book I discover an unbelievable team,Bradshaw,Stallworth,Blount and the team of the 70`s.The effort of the Rooney family to keep the Steelers in Pittsburg.The story from when the team name was "Pirates" to the first few years of the 90`s.Their association with the Philadelphia Eagles to form the Steagles.The rivalry with the Browns.And the most surprising for me,the number of championships and Superbowls this team appear.A must on your football books collection. If you want to learn more about this team this is the book I recommend to you.
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Summary: I AM A BROWNS FAN BUT I LOVED THIS BOOK
Review: I gave this to my die hard Steeler fan brother for Christmas. He didn't put it down until dinner and even then stopped just long enough to eat!
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Summary: A Die Hard Steeler Fan Treasure
Review: I gave this to my die hard Steeler fan brother for Christmas. He didn't put it down until dinner and even then stopped just long enough to eat!
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Summary: vivid, brilliant, lots of fun!
Review: This is a nice effort by Abby Mendelson. Most enjoybable are the little boxes in the read, which speaks of "Why dancers at the Edison Hotel loved Art Rooney Sr." or "Bradshaw's Last Game". These stories tend to stick out in your head, and really give the true story of the Steelers as one of the classiest and most successful teams, if not THE most classy and successful team, in the NFL.Mendleson's efforts compare with other great writings on the Steelers by Jim O'Brien and Roy Blount Jr. Oh, there are nitpicks. When Mendleson writes that in "1947 (the Steelers) could have used (Bill Dudley)" on p. 33, let us remember that Dudley was traded for Bob Cifers. Cifers provided the blocking Dudley couldn't, hence the improvement of Pittsburgh's record from .500 in '46 to 8-4 in '47 and the club's first playoff birth. In fact, when Head Coach Jock Sutherland put Cifers in to the Steelers' single-wing in '47 in the season's fourth game, the Magarac Attack IMMEDIATELY went on a six game winning streak, the club's longest for 28 years. Even the first Super Bowl Champs of 1974 couldn't win six in a row. However, covering 60 odd years of club history is going to cause some oversights. Overall, Mendleson really captures the flavor of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even with three years of football played since this printing, this book holds up well.
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Summary: A must have for the die hard Steelers Fan!
Review: Without a doubt of the most storied franchises in NFL History has to be the Pittsburgh Steelers. A rich tradition dating back to the earliest days of the National Football League, this legend continues to grow every day. Mendelson's ability to make the pages come alive is only one of many things I enjoyed about this book. The pictures, the inserts and the stories are the others. From Art Rooney to Chuck Noll to Bill Cowher and so many others. Take trip through the 70's and relive the four Super bowl victories that made the Steelers the Team of the Decade. Read about the trials of the new quarterback Terry Bradshaw and the raw power of men like Jerome Bettis. Names like Swann, Stallworth, Harris, Blier, Joe Greene, Kevin Greene, Greenwood, Shell, Blount, Woodson, Ham and Lambert are but a short list of those who were lucky and fortunate enough to wear the Black and Gold.
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