10 greatest Pittsburgh Steelers of all time

Pittsburgh head coach Chuck Noll with wide receiver coach Lionel Taylor, Hall of Fame defensive tackle Joe Greene and defensive tackle Ernie Holmes, during the closing seconds of the Steelers 16-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX on January 12, 1975 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sylvia Allen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

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MIAMI, FL – JANUARY 21: Terry Bradshaw #12 and Mike Webster #52 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in action against the Dallas Cowboys during Super Bowl XIII at the Orange Bowl on January 21, 1979 in Miami, Florida. The Steelers won the Super Bowl 35-31. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

4. Terry Bradshaw, QB

He was the first overall pick in 1970. Quarterback Terry Bradshaw took his lumps early in his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He even lost his starting job several times in 1974 as the club was on its way to its first Super Bowl title. But he grew during that fifth NFL season and came up big a year later in Super Bowl X as Pittsburgh repeated.

In 1978, the NFL underwent massive rule changes that would change the game significantly. From adjustments to pass protection to receivers not being pushed around past five yards, the league looked for teams to throw the football more. And it proved to be the right tonic for Bradshaw, threw for an NFL-high 28 scores while capturing league Most Valuable Player accolades. The Steelers would finish 14-2 and go onto win Super Bowl XIII and he was the game’s MVP.

A year later, the team made it four Super Bowl victories in six years and Bradshaw was the contest’s Most Valuable Player for the second straight year. He finished his career with 212 TD passes and 210 interceptions but was a much better player during the second half of his career. And he usually saved his best for the postseason.

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