Whats the big deal about Steeler football?
Being a Steeler fan means so much more than football. It does not even have much to do about winning, although winning is certainly better than losing. It means being from a corner of the world unlike any other. It means being from a place where the people are so tough-minded that they have survived the Homestead strike and the Johnstown Flood. They survived working 24 hours a day in mills and railroads and foundries and factories and mines during depressions, recessions, and wars, and they always knew on whose side they were. They even survived the abandonment of their industries and jobs. These people have the DNA of hard work, without the necessity of complaint. They live simply, with no frills. All they ever want is to educate their kids and make their kids’ and grandchildrens’ lives better than theirs. If you want to make a life-long friend of a Pittsburgher, just help his child. They don’t have movie stars or fancy cars or Rodeo Drive. Instead they have chipped ham, kobassi, and
