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The Steel Curtain was the nickname, first for the defensive line, but soon for the entire defensive unit of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers football team of the National Football League (NFL). The line was the backbone of the Steelers dynasty, which won four Super Bowls (IX, X, XIII, and XIV) in six years. [1]
The Steelers' defense had Hall of Famers Mean Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham and Mel Blount. And eight Steelers defensive players made the 1976 Pro Bowl team: cornerback J.T. Thomas, defensive end L. C. Greenwood, Greene, Ham, Lambert, defensive back Glen Edwards, safety Mike Wagner, and Blount."
Defensive linemen (DL) 57 Montravius Adams DT; 95 Keeanu Benton NT; 97 Cameron Heyward DT; 98 DeMarvin Leal DE; 61 Logan Lee DT; 94 Dean Lowry DT; 99 Larry Ogunjobi DT; Linebackers (LB) 51 Nick Herbig OLB; 56 Alex Highsmith OLB; 55 Cole Holcomb ILB 6 Patrick Queen ILB; 93 Mark Robinson ILB; 91 Preston Smith OLB; 90 T. J. Watt OLB; 41 Payton ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster is split by name into the following two lists: Pittsburgh Steelers all-time roster (A–K)
The team was led by a dominating defense and a quick offense, and won Super Bowl X over the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17. The 1975 Steelers had one of the greatest defensive teams of all time. The team posted their best defensive numbers since 1946, and scored more points than any other Steelers team, later surpassed by two points in 2010.
Between the Cowboys and Steelers, Super Bowl XIII had the greatest number of future Pro Football Hall of Fame players participating, which as of 2021 numbered 25 – 16 players and nine coaches/front office, including Ernie Stautner, defensive coordinator for the Cowboys who was a HoF defensive tackle for the Steelers.
The 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League (NFL). The season concluded with the team winning Super Bowl XIII to become the first franchise in the NFL to win three Super Bowl titles. [1] The championship run was led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and the team's vaunted Steel Curtain defense ...
Logan Lee is a defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a former player for the Iowa Hawkeyes. In 2019, he redshirted his first season at Iowa. The Steelers drafted Lee in the sixth round, and his four-year rookie contract is worth $4.24 million. He's signed with the team through the 2027 season.