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This very play, back in the day, made me a Pittsburgh Steelers fan for life. From the day I first saw the Immaculate Reception, through six Super Bowl championships in eight appearances, my loyalty to the Black and Gold has never wavered.  I don’t just ♥ the Steelers, I ♥ and ♥ the Steelers. Yeah,…

There’s a story, rather apocryphal, that someone actually put $5,000 on a Super Bowl “Prop Bet” a few years ago – he wagered that the first play of the game would result in a kickoff return for a touchdown.  He had his friends all over at his house, there were snacks and beers and a…

I can joke that this doesn’t happen very often for me, but in all honesty, I’m sure it happens for every football fan at one time or another. As many of you know, my favorite NFL football team is the Pittsburgh Steelers.  I’ve never lived in Pittsburgh, but when I started collecting football cards and…

There’s been serious rumblings about whether the current NFL lockout would impact the upcoming 2011-12 NFL season.  Personally, I don’t want the season to be interrupted in any way – not when my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers, the eight-time (and currently defending) AFC champion and six-time Super Bowl champion Steelers, have a chance to become the…