Inside Conditions: Pittsburgh’s new name for its defense...‘The Steel Blanket’ | New Pittsburgh Courier

Inside Conditions: Pittsburgh’s new name for its defense…‘The Steel Blanket’

JUSTIN FIELDS EASILY HAD HIS BEST GAME AS A STEELER IN THE TEAM’S 20-10 WIN OVER THE CHARGERS, SEPT. 22. (PHOTO BY MARLON MARTIN) In 1971, Pittsburgh ra­dio station WTAE host­ed a contest to name the dominating Pittsburgh Steelers defense that smothered opposing of­fenses so thoroughly that there were occasions op­ponents could see no light … Continue reading Inside Conditions: Pittsburgh’s new name for its defense…‘The Steel Blanket’

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