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The Ones Who Hit the Hardest

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by Chad Millman


  It’s Only a Game (Bradshaw)

  on Bradshaw’s arm

  on college choice

  on Noll

  on Raiders’ playoff game

  on Steelers’ record

  on Super Bowl IX

  Jack, Benny

  Jackson, Honor

  Jamestown, Texas

  Japan

  “Jefferson Street” Joe. See Gilliam, Joe

  Jeppesen Stadium

  Johnson, Butch

  Johnson, John Henry

  Jones, B. F., Jr.

  Jones, Ed “Too Tall,”

  Jones and Laughlin Steel

  Jonsson, Erik

  Jordan, Lee Roy

  The Jungle (Sinclair)

  Kansas City Chiefs

  KDKA

  Kefauver, Estes

  Kent State

  Kerbel, Joe

  Keyes, Leroy

  Kiesling, Walt

  Kilroy, Bucko

  Kintner, Robert

  Klein, Joe

  Klein, Larry

  Kmec, Andy

  Knight, Marvin

  Kolb, Jon

  Koontz, Ronald

  Kortas, Kenny

  Kruczek, Mike

  Kunz, George

  labor issues. See also unions

  contract negotiations

  free agency

  hedge buying

  layoffs

  picket lines

  and reform movements

  and Sadlowski

  and standards of living

  strikes

  and USWA elections

  Lambeau, Curly

  Lambeau field

  Lambert, Jack

  and AFC Championship games

  contract negotiations

  on Cowboy’s playing style

  drafted to Steelers

  nickname

  playing style

  preseason practices

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and team camaraderie

  Lamonica, Daryle

  Landry, Tom

  and coaching style

  and Dorsett

  and the Flex defense

  and the Giants

  hired as Cowboys coach

  and NFL Championship games

  and NFL Hall of Fame

  and offensive strategy

  and personnel decisions

  and The Superstars

  and Thomas

  Latrobe Athletic Association

  Laughlin Funeral Home

  Layne, Bobby

  layoffs

  and Abel’s negotiations

  and contract negotiations

  and Coyne

  and hedge buying

  Stanton on

  and steel demand

  Leona Theater

  leveraged buyouts

  Liberty Bowl

  Lilly, Bob

  Lincoln High School

  Ling, James J. “Jimmy,”

  Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV Corp.)

  Little Siberia

  livestock trading

  Lombardi, Vince

  and Austin

  on blocking and tackling

  and the Giants

  and Landry

  and NFL Championship games

  and Thomas

  Long, Russell

  Looking Deep (Bradshaw)

  Los Angeles, California

  Los Angeles Rams

  Louisiana State University (LSU)

  Louisiana Tech

  luxury boxes

  Madden, John

  Madison Avenue

  Majors, Johnny

  malocchio curse (the evil eye)

  Mamula, Pete

  Manders, Dave

  Mansfield, Ray

  and AFC Championship games

  on Bradshaw

  and Hanratty

  leadership

  and 1976 regular season

  and Oklahoma drills

  and Radakovich

  retirement

  and Super Bowl IX

  and team dynamics

  manufacturing industry

  Mara, Tim

  Mara, Wellington

  Marchibroda, Ted

  Marcus, Stanley

  marketing

  Marshall, George Preston

  Marshall, Texas

  Martin, Dean

  Martin, Harvey

  Maule, Tex

  Maynard, Don

  Mazur, John

  McBride, Lloyd

  McDonald, David J.

  McDonald Hollow

  McGee, Ben

  McKay, John

  McKeesport Union Clothier

  McManus, Owney

  McNally, Johnny “Blood,”

  Mean Green

  media. See also television

  access to Steelers practices

  and formation of the AFL

  and Henderson

  and Noll

  Super Bowl commercial time

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and USWA elections

  Meet the Press

  “Mel Blount” rule

  Mellon family

  Memorial Day massacre

  Meredith, Don

  merger of leagues

  Miami Dolphins

  Midget Football League

  Miller, Connell

  Miller, Giles

  Minneapolis, Minnesota

  Minnesota Vikings

  Mitchell, Lydell

  “Mob Football,”

  Monaca Scholastics

  Monday Night Football

  Monongahela River

  Montgomery, Oliver

  Morgan, J. P.

  Morris, Mercury

  Morton, Craig

  Most Valuable Player awards

  Blount

  Bradshaw

  Namath

  Staubach

  Swann

  Mount Washington

  Mr. Universe

  Mullins, Gerry “Moon”

  illnesses

  and player strikes

  and steroid use

  and Super Bowl IX

  and team camaraderie

  and team dynamics

  Murchison, Burk

  Murchison, Clinton, Jr.

  Murchison, Clinton, Sr.

  Murchison, John

  Murchison Brothers

  Murray, Phillip

  Music Corporation of America (MCA)

  Namath, Joe Willie

  and the AFL

  background

  and Cowboys draft process

  and Dorsett

  influence on the NFL

  and Jets contract

  and league merger

  and Rozelle

  and Super Bowl III

  and Werblin

  Namath, John

  Nance, Jim

  Narick, Emil

  The Nation

  National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

  National Football League (NFL). See also rule changes (NFL); specific teams

  behavioral standards

  compensation rule

  competition committee

  cultural roots

  Executive Committee

  founding of

  franchise costs

  and merger talks

  NFL Championships games

  origin of

  paternalism of

  Rookie of the Year award

  roots in industrial cities

  Rozelle elected commissioner

  television revenues

  National Steel

  NBC

  Neiman Marcus

  Nelsen, Bill

  Nelson, Ozzie

  New England Patriots

  Newhouse, Robert

  New Orleans, Louisiana

  Newsweek

  New York City

  New York Giants

  and defensive strategies

/>   and Henderson injury

  and Landry

  and league merger

  and Lombardi

  and NFL Championship game (1958)

  and scouting

  and Texas Stadium’s first game

  and the Yanks franchise

  New York Jets

  and Eubanks

  and league merger

  and Namath

  and Noll

  and Super Bowl III

  and Werblin

  The New York Times

  on formation of the AFL

  on Murchison’s wealth

  on Namath

  on steel industry

  on union movements

  and USWA elections

  The New York Times Magazine

  New York Titans

  New York University

  New York Yanks

  Next Year’s Champions (Perkins)

  NFL Films

  on AFC title games

  on Cowboys image

  and Greene

  and Harris

  on the Italian Army

  on Noll speeches

  on Raiders playoff game

  on Super Bowl X

  on Swann injury

  on Three Rivers Stadium

  NFL Players Association

  19th Hole (bar)

  Nitschke, Ray

  Nix, Kent

  Nixon, Richard

  Noll, Chuck

  background

  and Bradshaw

  coaching style

  and contract negotiations

  and Davis

  and defensive strategy

  and draft strategy

  and Dungy

  and fan support

  first season with Steelers

  and game-day demeanor

  and Gillman

  and Greenwood

  and Harris

  and Hoak

  injuries

  interview with Rooney

  and NFL Hall of Fame

  and NFL rules

  nicknames of

  and 1973 season

  and performance-enhancing drugs

  personnel strategy

  players’ amusement with

  pre-game speeches

  and preseason practices

  and the press

  and quarterback changes

  and race issues

  and Radakovich

  and Raiders game

  and receiver competition

  and Russell

  scouted for head coach job

  and scouting

  speeches

  and slander suit

  and Super Bowl III

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and team camaraderie

  on Three Rivers Stadium

  North Side All Stars

  North Texas State University

  Notre Dame

  Nunn, Bill, Jr.

  Nunn, Bill, Sr.

  Nye, Blaine

  Oakland Raiders

  and AFC Championship games

  and Davis

  feud with Steelers

  and 1976 regular season

  and player contracts

  and playoff games

  and Steelers fans

  offensive strategies

  and Gillman

  and Landry

  play-action-fakes

  and Radakovich

  and rule changes

  and Steeler offensive line

  and Steeler practices

  and Steeler receiver routes

  trap blocking

  West Coast offense

  Ohio State

  oil industry

  Oklahoma drills

  “Old Division Football,”

  Olszanski, Mike

  Olympic Games

  option clauses

  Orange Bowl

  organized crime

  origin of football

  Out of Control (Henderson)

  Owens, R. C.

  Page, Alan

  Parisi, Tony

  Parker, Buddy

  Parker, Frank

  Parton, James

  paternalism of the NFL

  Paterno, Joe

  and Ditka

  and Dorsett

  and Harris

  loss to Pitt Panthers

  offered Steelers coaching job

  the Rooneys’ respect for

  Pearson, Barry

  Pearson, Drew

  Pearson, Preston

  Penn State Nittany Lions

  and Ditka

  and Dorsett

  and Hoak

  and Paterno

  and Radakovich

  and Steelers draft strategy

  Penthouse

  performance-enhancing drugs

  Perkins, Steve

  Perles, George

  Persico, Carmine “Junior,”

  Petersen, Ted

  Philadelphia Eagles

  Philbin, Gerry

  Phipps, Mike

  picket lines

  pig iron

  Pinkerton detectives

  Pinney, Ray

  Pitt, William

  Pittsborough

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See also steel industry

  Pittsburgh Athletic Association (PAA)

  Pittsburgh Courier

  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  Pittsburgh Press

  Pittsburgh Stars

  Pittsburgh Steelers. See also specific players and coaches

  AFC championship games

  and background of American football

  and Bleier

  and Bradshaw’s first season

  and Bradshaw’s leadership

  and draft selections

  and Dungy

  and fan support

  founding of

  and Ham

  and Harris

  and Hoak

  and Holmes

  and Lambert

  and Noll’s dedication to team

  and Noll’s first win

  and Noll’s hiring

  and Nunn

  and offensive line

  and player strikes

  and quarterback conflicts

  and Radakovich

  and rivalry with the Raiders

  and Rooney

  and rule changes

  and Stallworth

  and steroid use

  and Stunt 4-3 defense

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and Swann injury

  and team camaraderie

  and the Terrible Towel

  and “The Steel Curtain,”

  and training camps

  Pitt Stadium

  Point State Park

  population growth

  Post, Troy V.

  Post-Gazette

  Posvar, Wesley

  power sweep

  pranks

  preseason practices. See also training camps

  press. See media

  Princeton University

  Pro Bowls

  and Harris

  and Henderson

  and Russell

  Steelers players in

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and Webster

  professionalization of football

  progressivism

  publicity

  puddlers

  Pugh, Jethro

  Quereishi, Salam

  race issues

  Radakovich, Dan

  railroads

  Raskin, A. H.

  Reagan, Ronald

  Recreation Park

  Red Bull Inn

  Reeves, Dan

  Renfro, Mel

  Rentzel, Lance

  Republican Party

  revenues of the NFL

  Rhome, Jerry

  Rice University

  Richards, George

  Richards, Golden

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  Rockefeller, John D.

  Rodgers, Johnny

  Rodriguez, Ignacio “Nash,”

  Rolling Stone

  Rookie of the Year award

  Rooney, Art, Jr.

  and Bradshaw

  and the draft

  and Holmes

  and Nunn

  on Rooney, Sr.

  and scouting

  on steroid use

  Rooney, Art, Sr.

  background

  and Bleier

  and Bradshaw

  and Chiodo’s tavern

  and Coyne

  and Diven

  and the draft

  and founding of the NFL

  and Greene

  and Ham

  and Harris

  and Holmes

  and New York Yanks sale

  and NFL expansion

  and player strikes

  and playoff games

  and scouting

  and speeches to team

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl XIII

  Rooney, Dan

  and AFC Championship games

  and Art, Jr.

  and Chiodo’s tavern

  and Davis

  and Dorsett

  and the draft

  and Greene

  and Holmes

  and player strikes

  and scouting

  and slander suit

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and training camp

  Rooney, John

  Rooney, Kathleen

  Rooney, Pat

  Rooney, Tim

  Roosevelt, Franklin D.

  Roosevelt Hotel

  Rosenbloom, Carroll

  Ross, Richard “Butch,”

  Roy, Alvin

  Royal Dutch Shell

  Rozelle, Pete

  and AFC title game

  and Cannon negotiations

  and Dorsett

  and the draft

  and merger talks

  and Namath

  and player contracts

  and Schramm

  and Super Bowl VI

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and uniform rules

  Ruanaidh (Rooney)

  Rubber Bowl

  rule changes (NFL)

  and Bradshaw

  competition committee

  media coverage of

  and offensive strategies

  and player contracts

  and tear-away jerseys

  rushing records

  Russell, Andy

  and Bradshaw

  and early Steelers facilities

  and Greene

  and Ham

  and Harris

  and Lambert

  leadership of

  and 1976 regular season

  and Noll

  and playoff games

  and Raiders game

  and retirement

  and slander suit

  and steroid use

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl X

  and team dynamics

  and Three Rivers Stadium

  and training camps

  Rutgers University

  Sadlowski, Edward

  and Abel

  and Coyne

  and “Steelworkers Fight Back!” campaign

  and union leadership

  and USWA elections

  safeties (position). See also specific players

  San Diego Chargers

  San Francisco 49ers

  Sauer, George, Jr.

  Schramm, Texas, Jr.

  background

  and Dorsett

 

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