Vote: Your Favorite Black And Gold Moments
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It's the 50th year of the Super Bowl and no team has won more titles than the Pittsburgh Steelers.
All season long, KDKA-TV is celebrating your favorite Steelers Super Bowl moments.
Here's a look back at some of the top plays from those incredible Super Bowl victories.
This one's for The Chief – After years of struggles, the Steelers captured the team's first championship with a 16-6 victory against Minnesota in Super Bowl IX. Following the victory, the game ball was presented to the man who founded it all, Art Rooney, Sr., "The Chief."
Last Stop For The Bus - After coming up short in Big Ben's rookie season, Ben promised Jerome Bettis that if he came back for one more season they would win Super Bowl XL. In the 2005 Playoffs the Steelers marched to Detroit to face the Seahawks. Willie Parker had the longest TD run in Super Bowl History, Hines Ward caught the winning Touchdown Pass and Jerome Bettis held up the Lombardi Trophy - in his home town. The Bus Stopped here.
Superman Swann – Super Bowl X's MVP, WR Lynn Swann, seemed to fly through the air, as he recorded four receptions for 161 yards with one receiving touchdown, a 64-yarder. He had one of the greatest performances by a wide receiver in Super Bowl history, as he helped the Steelers win back-to-back Super Bowls.
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! – Tied at 14 in the second quarter of Super Bowl XIII, QB Terry Bradshaw and RB Rocky Bleier connected on a seven-yard touchdown to give the Steelers the lead for good. Bleier's leaping grab in the endzone was one of the finest moments of his career, and Bradshaw took home MVP honors. Pittsburgh became the first team to win three Super Bowls with the victory.
Team Of The Decade – Trailing 19-17 to the L.A. Rams with less than 13 minutes to play in Super Bowl XIV, QB Terry Bradshaw connected with WR John Stallworth for a 73-yard touchdown to give the Steelers a 24-19 advantage. RB Franco Harris added a one-yard touchdown to seal the victory for the Steelers. With the win, Pittsburgh became the first team to win four Super Bowls.
Fast Willie Parker – Leading 7-3 in the third quarter of Super Bowl XL, the Steelers got a splash play from RB Willie Parker as he scored on a 75-yard run to give Pittsburgh a 14-3 lead. Parker's 75-yard run still stands as a Super Bowl record for the longest run from scrimmage.
Randle El to Hines Ward – WR Antwaan Randle El took a reverse from RB Willie Parker and threw a perfect pass to WR Hines Ward for a 43-yard touchdown to give Pittsburgh a 21-10 advantage in Super Bowl XL. Ward would take home MVP honors. With the victory, the Steelers finally got one for the thumb.
92 goes 100 – On the final play of the first half of Super Bowl XLIII, LB James Harrison, the 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, picked off Arizona QB Kurt Warner and returned the ball 100 yards for a touchdown. The play still stands as the longest interception return in Super Bowl history.
Roethlisberger to Holmes – Trailing 23-20 in Super Bowl XLIII, QB Ben Roethlisberger connected with WR Santonio Holmes for a game-winning six-yard touchdown with 35 seconds left in the game. Holmes went on to win MVP, and the Steelers became the first team in NFL history to win six Super Bowls, with their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
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