Cotton Bowl
Courson, Steve
Cover Two defense
Coyne, James "Jimmy,"
Coyne, Pat
background
and Chiodo's tavern
and football-watching parties
mother's funeral
and Sadlowski
and USWA elections
cultural roots of the NFL
Cunningham, Bennie
Curtis, Mike
Dallas, Texas
Dallas Cowboys
"America's Team" nickname
and Dorsett
Flex defense
and Henderson
and Landry
and league merger
and management structure
and NFL championship game
and offensive strategies
and scouting data
and Super Bowl VI,
and Super Bowl X,
and Super Bowl XIII,
and television exposure
and Texas Stadium
and Thomas
Dallas Texans
Dartmouth College
Davis, Al
Davis, Anthony
Defensive Rookie of the Year award
defensive strategies
and Carson
Cover Two defense
Flex defense
"The Hook,"
and Landry
and Noll
and Radakovich
and "The Steel Curtain,"
Stunt 4-3 defense
zone defense
DeLorean, John
Denardo, Dirt
Denmarkski, Ronnie
Denton, Texas
Denver, Colorado
Detroit Lions
Dianabol
District 31 (USWA)
Ditka, Mike
Diven, Joey
Donahue, Phil
Doomsday Defense
Dorsett, Anthony, Jr.
Dorsett, Anthony (Tony)
background
brother's death
college awards
contract
and Cowboys offense
drafted by Cowboys
high school and college football
injuries
nickname
scouted
showboating
and Super Bowl XII,
and Super Bowl XIII,
and University of Pittsburgh
Dorsett, Ernie
Dorsett, Juanita
Dorsett, Keith
Dorsett, Melvin
Dorsett, Myrtle
Dorsett, Sheree
Dorsett, Tyrone
Dorsett, Wesley
draft strategies
and the AFL
and Bradshaw
and Dorsett
and Greene
and Hanratty
and merger talks
and Noll
and Simpson
and Swann
and Thomas
drinking
drug use
Dungy, Tony
Dupree, Billy Joe
Duquesne University
East Texas State University
Eaton, Vic
Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church
economic boom
Edgar Thompson Works
Edwards, Glen
Eller, Carl
Elway, Jack
Elway, John
entertainment industry
equipment tactics
European immigrants
Evett, Sam
Ewbank, Weeb
expansion franchises
False Glory (Courson)
fan support
Federal Steel
field conditions
Fighting Quips
film study
Finks, Jim
Fisher, Eddie
Five Gateway Center
Flex defense
Fonda, Jane
Forbes Field
Ford Motor Company
foreign steel
Foreman, Chuck
Fort Duquesne Bridge
Fort Pitt
Fort Pitt Hotel
4-3 defensive schemes
Franchini, Tony
Franco's Italian Army
Franklin Athletic Club
Franklin Field
free agency
French and Indian War
Frick, Henry Clay
Frickert, Maudie
Fuqua, John "Frenchy,"
Furness, Steve
Galbraith, John Kenneth
Garfield Eagles
Garrett, Carl
Garrison, Walt
Gateway Center
Geneen, Harold
General Motors
Geoghegan, Thomas
Georgetown Law School
Gerela, Roy
and fan support
and Raiders playoff game
and Super Bowl X
and Super Bowl XIII
Gerela's Gorillas
Germany
Gifford, Frank
Gilliam, Joe
and Bradshaw
drafted to Steelers
and nickname
and player strikes
and quarterback conflicts
and race issues
released from contract
as starting quarterback
and Super Bowl IX
and team camaraderie
Gillman, Sid
Gipp, George
Gleason, Jackie
Gordon, Joe
on Bradshaw
and the media
and the 1970 draft
and receiver competition
Gorilla Men
Gotham Football Club
Gradishar, Randy
Graham, Otto
Great Depression
"Greatest Game Ever Played,"
Green Bay Packers
Greene, Joe
and AFC Championship games
background
and Bradshaw
and Butkus
and conflicts on the field
and division championship game
drafted to Steelers
and fan support
and Holmes
and injuries
on Lambert
and 1976 regular season
and Noll
and player meetings
and player salaries
and quarterback conflicts
and Radakovich
and Russell
scouting of
and slander suit
and the Steelers/Raiders rivalry
and the Stunt 4-3 defense
and Super Bowl IX
and Super Bowl XIII
and Swann's injury
and team camaraderie
and team dynamics
Time cover
and training camp
Greenwood, L. C.
and Bradshaw's leadership
and Butkus
and Holmes
and injuries
and Radakovich
and the Steelers/Raiders rivalry
and Stunt 4-3 defense
Time cover
and training camp
and uniform rules
Griffin, Archie
Grossman, Randy
drafted to Steelers
and Noll
and Steelers offense
and Super Bowl X
and Super Bowl XIII
and team dynamics
Guffey, James
Gulf Oil
Gunsel, Austin
Halas, George
and expansion franchises
and founding of the AFL
and founding of the NFL
and Schramm
Hall Summit, Louisiana
Halvor, Hagen
Ham, Jack
and Bradshaw's leadership
on defensive performance
drafted by Steelers
and fan support
and player strikes
playing style
and playoff games
and Radakovich
and slander suit
and Stunt 4-3 defense
and Super Bowl IX
and Super Bowl X
and team camaraderie
"Ham and Cabbage" runs
Hanratty, Terry
and AFC Championship games
and Holmes
nickname
and Noll
and player salaries
and player strikes
and quarterback conflicts
and race issues
and Steelers draft
and Super Bowl IX
and Super Bowl X
and team camaraderie
traded
Harris, Cliff
Harris, Franco
and Bleier
and divisional championship games
and Dorsett
and Gilliam
and injuries
and the Italian Army
and 1976 regular season
and Noll
and playoff games
and Steelers offensive strategy
and Steelers scouting
and Super Bowl IX
and Super Bowl XIII
and Swann's injury
and team camaraderie
Harvard University
Hayden, Tom
Hayes, Bob
hedge buying
Heffelfinger, William "Pudge,"
Hegman, Mike
Heisman Trophy
Henderson, Thomas "Hollywood"
and drug use
and the media
and Super Bowl X
and Super Bowl XIII
Hill, Calvin
Hill, Tony
Hilton, Barron
Hilton, Conrad
Hoak, Charles
Hoak, Dick
background
on Greene
and Harris
on Noll
on Steelers draft strategies
and Stunt 4-3 defense
Hoak, Donald
Hodges, George
Holmes, Ernie
and Bradshaw's leadership
drafted by Steelers
and drinking contests
and Nunn
personal troubles
and player strikes
and the Steelers/Raiders rivalry
Stunt 4-3 defense
and Super Bowl IX
and team camaraderie
and Time magazine
Homestead, Pennsylvania
Homestead Library and Athletic Club
Homestead Steel Works
"The Hook,"
Hopewell High School
horseracing
horse-trading
Houston, Texas
Houston Oilers
Howley, Chuck
Howsman, Robert
Huarte, John
Huff, Sam
Hunt, H. L.
Hunt, Lamar
Iacovetti, Dave
IBM
The Ice Bowl
The Immaculate Reception
immigrant neighborhoods
Industrial Workers of the World
Inland Steel
Iowa State University
Irish Americans
Iron City Forge of the Sons of Vulcan
"Iron City" nickname
Irving, Texas
Italian Army
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
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