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Photo Credits: All photos Karl Roser/Mike Fabus/Pittsburgh Steelers except the following:AP/Puskar: Heyward page 1, Tomlin page 23 AP/Spinelli: Tomlin page 1, LeBeau page 23, Mendenhall page 53, Brown/Wallace page 389 AP/Terrell: Redman page 3, Hood page 322, Brown page 348 AP/Srakocic: Training Camp page 9, Heinz Field page 10 AP/Duprey: Polamalu page 53 AP/Wright: Harrison page 303 AP/Lowrance: Holmes page 305 AP/Sancetta: Redman page 321, Stewart page 390 AP/NFL Photos: Dawson page 325, Blount page 325, Dungy page 330, Anderson page 402 Getty Images: Three Rivers Stadium page 328 AP/Stringer: Steed page 331 Getty Images/Stewart: Cowher page 331 AP/Mills: O’Donnell page 331 AP/Bazemore: Harrison page 333 AP/Krupa: Randle El page 333 Getty Images/How: Bettis page 339 AP/Trott: Roethlisberger page 341 AP Photo: Johnson page 343, Holmes page 396 AP/Sladky: Woodson page 345 AP/Burton: Johnson page 376
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Preseason
Thurs., Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m. (KDKA-TV)
at Philadelphia Eagles
Sun., Aug. 19, 8 p.m. (NBC/WPXI-TV)
Indianapolis Colts
Sat., Aug. 25, 7 p.m. (KDKA-TV)
at Buffalo Bills
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Sunday, Sept. 16, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
New York Jets
Sunday, Sept. 23, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
at Oakland Raiders
Sunday, Sept. 30
Bye
Sunday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Philadelphia Eagles
Thursday, Oct. 11, 8:20 p.m. (NFL Net/KDKA)
at Tennessee Titans
Sunday, Oct. 21, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
at Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday, Oct. 28, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Washington Redskins
Sunday, Nov. 4, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)
at New York Giants
Monday, Nov. 12, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Kansas City Chiefs
Sunday, Nov. 18, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)*
Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, Nov. 25, 1 p.m. (CBS)*
at Cleveland Browns
Sunday, Dec. 2, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)*
at Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, Dec. 9, 1 p.m. (CBS)*
San Diego Chargers
Sunday, Dec. 16, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)*
at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, Dec. 23, 1 p.m. (CBS)*
Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday, Dec. 30, 1 p.m. (CBS)*
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2011 Final Standings
American Football Conference
East Division W L T Pct. Pts OP* - New England 13 3 0 .813 513 342N.Y. Jets 8 8 0 .500 377 363Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 372 434Miami 6 10 0 .375 329 313North Division W L T Pct. Pts OPz - Baltimore 12 4 0 .750 378 266y - Pittsburgh 12 4 0 .750 325 227y - Cincinnati 9 7 0 .563 344 323Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 218 307South Division W L T Pct. Pts OPz - Houston 10 6 0 .625 381 278Tennessee 9 7 0 .563 325 317Jacksonville 5 11 0 .313 243 329Indianapolis 2 14 0 .125 243 430West Division W L T Pct. Pts OPz - Denver 8 8 0 .500 309 390San Diego 8 8 0 .500 406 377Oakland 8 8 0 .500 359 433Kansas City 7 9 0 .438 212 338
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East Division W L T Pct. Pts OPz - N.Y. Giants 9 7 0 .563 394 400Philadelphia 8 8 0 .500 396 328Dallas 8 8 0 .500 369 347Washington 5 11 0 .313 288 367North Division W L T Pct. Pts OP* - Green Bay 15 1 0 .938 560 359y - Detroit 10 6 0 .625 474 387Chicago 8 8 0 .500 353 341Minnesota 3 13 0 .188 340 449South Division W L T Pct. Pts OPz - New Orleans 13 3 0 .813 547 339y - Atlanta 10 6 0 .625 402 350Carolina 6 10 0 .375 406 429Tampa Bay 4 12 0 .250 287 494West Division W L T Pct. Pts OPz - San Francisco 13 3 0 .813 380 229Arizona 8 8 0 .500 312 348Seattle 7 9 0 .438 321 315St. Louis 2 14 0 .125 193 407
* - Clinched Division and Home Field z - Clinched Division x - Clinched Playoff Berth y - Clinched Wild Card
Wild Card WeekendSaturday, Jan. 7, 2012
New Orleans Saints 45, Detroit Lions 28 Houston Texans 31, Cincinnati Bengals 10
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012
N.Y. Giants 24, Atlanta Falcons 2 Denver Broncos 29, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 (OT)
Divisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 14, 2012
San Francisco 49ers 36, New Orleans Saints 32 New England Patriots 45, Denver Broncos 10
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012
N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay Packers 20 Baltimore Ravens 20, Houston Texans 13
Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 22, 2012
N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 49ers 17 New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
AFC 59, NFC 41
Super Bowl XLVI Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
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2012 National Football League Schedule
Week 1
Wednesday, September 51. Dallas at N.Y. Giants 8:30Sunday, September 92. Indianapolis at Chicago 1:003. Philadelphia at Cleveland 1:004. St. Louis at Detroit 1:005. Miami at Houston 1:006. Atlanta at Kansas City 1:007. Jacksonville at Minnesota 1:008. Washington at New Orleans 1:009. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets 1:0010. New England at Tennessee 1:0011. Seattle at Arizona 4:1512. San Francisco at Green Bay 4:1513. Carolina at Tampa Bay 4:1514. Pittsburgh at Denver 8:20Monday, September 1015. Cincinnati at Baltimore 7:0016. San Diego at Oakland 10:15
Week 2
Thursday, September 1317. Chicago at Green Bay 8:20Sunday, September 1618. Kansas City at Buffalo 1:0019. New Orleans at Carolina 1:0020. Cleveland at Cincinnati 1:0021. Minnesota at Indianapolis 1:0022. Houston at Jacksonville 1:0023. Arizona at New England 1:0024. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants 1:0025. Baltimore at Philadelphia 1:0026. Washington at St. Louis 4:0527. Dallas at Seattle 4:0528. Oakland at Miami 4:1529. N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh 4:1530. Tennessee at San Diego 4:1531. Detroit at San Francisco 8:20Monday, September 1732. Denver at Atlanta 8:30
Week 3
Thursday, September 20 33. N.Y. Giants at Carolina 8:20Sunday, September 2334. St. Louis at Chicago 1:0035. Buffalo at Cleveland 1:0036. Tampa Bay at Dallas 1:0037. Jacksonville at Indianapolis 1:0038. N.Y. Jets at Miami 1:0039. San Francisco at Minnesota 1:0040. Kansas City at New Orleans 1:0041. Detroit at Tennessee 1:0042. Cincinnati at Washington 1:0043. Philadelphia at Arizona 4:0544. Atlanta at San Diego 4:0545. Houston at Denver 4:1546. Pittsburgh at Oakland 4:1547. New England at Baltimore 8:20Monday, September 2448. Green Bay at Seattle 8:30
Week 4
Thursday, September 27 (Byes: Indianapolis, Pittsburgh)49. Cleveland at Baltimore 8:20Sunday, September 3050. Carolina at Atlanta 1:0051. New England at Buffalo 1:0052. Minnesota at Detroit 1:0053. Tennessee at Houston 1:0055. San Diego at Kansas City 1:0056. San Francisco at N.Y. Jets 1:0057. Seattle at St. Louis 1:0059. Miami at Arizona 4:0554. Cincinnati at Jacksonville 4:0560. Oakland at Denver 4:0561. New Orleans at Green Bay 4:1558. Washington at Tampa Bay 4:1562. N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia 8:20Monday, October 163. Chicago at Dallas 8:30
Week 5
Thursday, October 4 (Byes: Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay) 64. Arizona at St. Louis 8:20Sunday, October 765. Miami at Cincinnati 1:0066. Green Bay at Indianapolis 1:0067. Baltimore at Kansas City 1:0068. Tennessee at Minnesota 1:0069. Cleveland at N.Y. Giants 1:0070. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 1:0071. Atlanta at Washington 1:0072. Seattle at Carolina 4:0573. Chicago at Jacksonville 4:0574. Denver at New England 4:1575. Buffalo at San Francisco 4:1576. San Diego at New Orleans 8:20Monday, October 877. Houston at N.Y. Jets 8:30
Week 6
Thursday, October 11 (Byes: Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, New Orleans)78. Pittsburgh at Tennessee 8:20Sunday, October 1479. Oakland at Atlanta 1:0080. Dallas at Baltimore 1:0081. Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:0082. St. Louis at Miami 1:0083. Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets 1:0084. Detroit at Philadelphia 1:0085. Kansas City at Tampa Bay 1:0086. Buffalo at Arizona 4:0587. New England at Seattle 4:0588. N.Y. Giants at San Francisco 4:1589. Minnesota at Washington 4:1590. Green Bay at Houston 8:20Monday, October 1591. Denver at San Diego 8:30
Week 7
Thursday, October 18 (Byes: Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego) 92. Seattle at San Francisco 8:20Sunday, October 2193. Tennessee at Buffalo 1:0094. Dallas at Carolina 1:0095. Baltimore at Houston 1:0096. Cleveland at Indianapolis 1:0097. Arizona at Minnesota 1:0098. Washington at N.Y. Giants 1:0099. Green Bay at St. Louis 1:00100. New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1:00101. N.Y. Jets at New England 4:15102. Jacksonville at Oakland 4:15103. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 8:20Monday, October 22104. Detroit at Chicago 8:30
Week 8
Thursday, October 25 (Byes: Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Houston)105. Tampa Bay at Minnesota 8:20Sunday, October 28106. Carolina at Chicago 1:00107. San Diego at Cleveland 1:00108. Seattle at Detroit 1:00109. Jacksonville at Green Bay 1:00110. Miami at N.Y. Jets 1:00111. Atlanta at Philadelphia 1:00112. Washington at Pittsburgh 1:00113. New England at St. Louis (London) 1:00114. Indianapolis at Tennessee 1:00115. Oakland at Kansas City 4:05116. N.Y. Giants at Dallas 4:15117. New Orleans at Denver 8:20Monday, October 29118. San Francisco at Arizona 8:30
Week 9
Thursday, November 1 (Byes: New England, N.Y. Jets, St. Louis, San Francisco) 119. Kansas City at San Diego 8:20Sunday, November 4120. Denver at Cincinnati 1:00121. Baltimore at Cleveland 1:00122. Arizona at Green Bay 1:00123. Buffalo at Houston 1:00124. Miami at Indianapolis 1:00125. Detroit at Jacksonville 1:00126. Chicago at Tennessee 1:00127. Carolina at Washington 1:00128. Tampa Bay at Oakland 4:05129. Minnesota at Seattle 4:05130. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants 4:15131. Dallas at Atlanta 8:20Monday, November 5132. Philadelphia at New Orleans 8:30
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Week 10
Thursday, November 8 (Byes: Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington)133. Indianapolis at Jacksonville 8:20Sunday, November 11134. Oakland at Baltimore 1:00135. Denver at Carolina 1:00136. N.Y. Giants at Cincinnati 1:00137. Tennessee at Miami 1:00138. Detroit at Minnesota 1:00139. Buffalo at New England 1:00140. Atlanta at New Orleans 1:00141. San Diego at Tampa Bay 1:00142. N.Y. Jets at Seattle 4:05143. Dallas at Philadelphia 4:15144. St. Louis at San Francisco 4:15145. Houston at Chicago 8:20Monday, November 12146. Kansas City at Pittsburgh 8:30
Week 11
Thursday, November 15 (Byes: Minnesota, N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee) 147. Miami at Buffalo 8:20Sunday, November 18148. Arizona at Atlanta 1:00149. Tampa Bay at Carolina 1:00150. Cleveland at Dallas 1:00151. Green Bay at Detroit 1:00152. Jacksonville at Houston 1:00153. Cincinnati at Kansas City 1:00154. Indianapolis at New England 1:00155. N.Y. Jets at St. Louis 1:00156. Philadelphia at Washington 1:00157. New Orleans at Oakland 4:05158. San Diego at Denver 4:15159. Baltimore at Pittsburgh * 8:20Monday, November 19160. Chicago at San Francisco 8:30
Week 12
Thursday, November 22161. Houston at Detroit 12:30162. Washington at Dallas 4:15163. New England at N.Y. Jets 8:20Sunday, November 25164. Minnesota at Chicago 1:00165. Oakland at Cincinnati 1:00166. Pittsburgh at Cleveland 1:00167. Buffalo at Indianapolis 1:00168. Tennessee at Jacksonville 1:00169. Denver at Kansas City 1:00170. Seattle at Miami 1:00171. Atlanta at Tampa Bay 1:00172. Baltimore at San Diego 4:05173. St. Louis at Arizona 4:15174. San Francisco at New Orleans 4:15175. Green Bay at N.Y. Giants * 8:20Monday, November 26176. Carolina at Philadelphia 8:30
Week 13
Thursday, November 29 177. New Orleans at Atlanta 8:20Sunday, December 2178. Jacksonville at Buffalo 1:00179. Seattle at Chicago 1:00180. Indianapolis at Detroit 1:00181. Minnesota at Green Bay 1:00182. Carolina at Kansas City 1:00183. New England at Miami 1:00184. Arizona at N.Y. Jets 1:00185. San Francisco at St. Louis 1:00186. Houston at Tennessee 1:00187. Tampa Bay at Denver 4:05188. Pittsburgh at Baltimore 4:15189. Cleveland at Oakland 4:15190. Cincinnati at San Diego 4:15191. Philadelphia at Dallas * 8:20Monday, December 3192. N.Y. Giants at Washington 8:30
Week 14
Thursday, December 6193. Denver at Oakland 8:20Sunday, December 9194. St. Louis at Buffalo 1:00195. Atlanta at Carolina 1:00196. Dallas at Cincinnati 1:00197. Kansas City at Cleveland 1:00198. Tennessee at Indianapolis 1:00199. N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville 1:00200. Chicago at Minnesota 1:00201. San Diego at Pittsburgh 1:00202. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay 1:00203. Baltimore at Washington 1:00204. Miami at San Francisco 4:05205. New Orleans at N.Y. Giants 4:15206. Arizona at Seattle 4:15207. Detroit at Green Bay * 8:20Monday, December 10208. Houston at New England 8:30
Week 15
Thursday, December 13 209. Cincinnati at Philadelphia 8:20Sunday, December 16210. N.Y. Giants at Atlanta 1:00211. Denver at Baltimore 1:00212. Green Bay at Chicago 1:00213. Washington at Cleveland 1:00214. Indianapolis at Houston 1:00215. Jacksonville at Miami 1:00216. Tampa Bay at New Orleans 1:00217. Minnesota at St. Louis 1:00218. Detroit at Arizona 4:05219. Seattle at Buffalo (Toronto) 4:05220. Carolina at San Diego 4:05221. Pittsburgh at Dallas 4:15222. Kansas City at Oakland 4:15223. San Francisco at New England * 8:20Monday, December 17224. N.Y. Jets at Tennessee 8:30
Week 16
Saturday, December 22225. Atlanta at Detroit 8:30Sunday, December 23226. N.Y. Giants at Baltimore 1:00227. Oakland at Carolina 1:00228. New Orleans at Dallas 1:00229. Tennessee at Green Bay 1:00230. Minnesota at Houston 1:00231. New England at Jacksonville 1:00232. Indianapolis at Kansas City 1:00233. Buffalo at Miami 1:00234. Washington at Philadelphia 1:00235. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 1:00236. St. Louis at Tampa Bay 1:00237. Cleveland at Denver 4:05238. Chicago at Arizona 4:15239. San Francisco at Seattle 4:15240. San Diego at N.Y. Jets * 8:20
Week 17
Sunday, December 30241. Tampa Bay at Atlanta 1:00242. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo 1:00243. Baltimore at Cincinnati 1:00244. Chicago at Detroit 1:00245. Houston at Indianapolis 1:00246. Green Bay at Minnesota 1:00247. Miami at New England 1:00248. Carolina at New Orleans 1:00249. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants 1:00250. Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00251. Jacksonville at Tennessee 1:00252. Dallas at Washington 1:00253. Kansas City at Denver 4:15254. Oakland at San Diego 4:15255. Arizona at San Francisco 4:15256. St. Louis at Seattle 4:15
Postseason
Saturday, January 5AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (NBC)Sunday, January 6AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (CBS and FOX)Saturday, January 12AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and Fox)Sunday, January 13AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)Sunday, January 20AFC and NFC Championship Games (CBS and FOX)Sunday, January 27AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (NBC)Sunday, February 3Super Bowl XLVII In New Orleans (CBS)
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STE E LE R S Staff Directory
Administration
Daniel M. Rooney, Chairman EmeritusArthur J. Rooney II, PresidentArthur J. Rooney Jr., Vice President Charles H. Noll, Administration AdvisorDiane Lowe, Administrative Assistant
Business Office
Mark Hart, Director of Planning and DevelopmentBob Tyler, Director of FinanceOmar Khan, Director of Football and Business AdministrationDan Ferens, Business AdministrationJodie Spagnolli, Assistant ControllerKelly Serafin, Payroll/Benefits AdministratorRebecca Mihalcik, Administrative AssistantColleen Kimmel, Administrative Assistant
Media Relations
Burt Lauten, Communications CoordinatorNathan LoCascio, Public Relations/ Media ManagerRyan Scarpino, Public Relations Assistant
Community Relations
Michele Rosenthal, Community Relations ManagerStacie Lawrence, Administrative Assistant
Information Technology Scott Phelps, Technology CoordinatorJon Pugliano, IT/Network Support TechnicianScott Graham, Digital Media Assistant
Steelers.com/Steelers Digest
Bob Labriola, Editor Teresa Varley, Assistant Editor /Website
Photography
Karl Roser, Team Photographer
Coaching Staff Mike Tomlin, Head CoachJohn Mitchell, Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive LineTodd Haley, Offensive CoordinatorDick LeBeau, Defensive CoordinatorAl Everest, Special Teams CoordinatorKeith Butler, Linebackers CoachJames Daniel, Tight Ends CoachRandy Fichtner, Quarterbacks CoachCarnell Lake, Defensive Backs CoachAmos Jones, Assistant Special Teams CoachSean Kugler, Offensive Line CoachScottie Montgomery, Wide Receivers CoachKirby Wilson, Running Backs CoachShaun Sarrett, Offensive AssistantJerry Olsavsky, Defensive AssistantGarrett Giemont, Strength and Conditioning CoachMarcel Pastoor, Conditioning AssistantRay Jackson, Player DevelopmentChrissy Bulger, Administrative AssistantMia Daudet, Administrative Assistant
Football Operations
Kevin Colbert, General ManagerDan Rooney Jr., Player Personnel CoordinatorRon Hughes, College Scouting CoordinatorBrandon Hunt, Pro Personnel CoordinatorJoe Greene, Special Assistant/Pro and College Personnel
Phil Kreidler, Pro/College ScoutKelvin Fisher, College ScoutMark Gorscak, College ScoutBruce McNorton, College ScoutDave Petett, College/Pro ScoutBill Nunn, College Personnel AssistantMark Bruener, BLESTO Scout Maureen Mannion, Administrative AssistantKaren Mercalde, Administrative Assistant
Football Equipment Staff
Rodgers Freyvogel, Equipment Manager Patrick Noone, Field Manager/ Assistant Equipment Manager
Video Staff
Bob McCartney, Video/Facilities CoordinatorAndy Lizanich, Video Assistant Jason McMann, Video Assistant
Athletic Training Staff
John Norwig, Head Athletic Trainer Ryan Grove, Assistant Athletic TrainerSonia Gysland, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Medical Staff
Dr. Mark Duca, Physician, Internal MedicineDr. Tony Yates, Physician, Internal MedicineDr. Joseph Maroon, Physician, NeurosurgeryDr. James Bradley, Physician, Orthopedic Surgery
Office Staff
Tyrone Ryan, Receptionist
UPMC Sports Performance Complex
3400 South Water StreetPittsburgh, PA 15203Phone: 412-432-7800
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Petersen Events CenterScott EafratiKevin Kropf
Ticket Operations Staff
Ben Lentz, Ticket ManagerLibby Patcher, Season Ticket AssistantChris McMurtrie, Ticket Office
PSSI Stadium Corporation
Heinz Field900 Art Rooney Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5721Phone: 412-697-7150
Stadium Operations Staff
Jim Sacco, Director of Stadium ManagementRob Thompson, Event Operations CoordinatorGreg Hoyer, Event Operations AssistantBrian Opacic, Stadium Operations CoordinatorTodd Bishop, Stadium Operations AssistantChris Ecton, Sports Turf Manager John Fox, Playing Surface StaffAndy Lipinski, Playing Surface StaffAaron Ramella, Playing Surface StaffJim Tabaka, Shipping and Receiving/OperationsHeidi Edwards, Project CoordinatorJody Lutes, Stadium Accounting ManagerBarbara Snyder, Payroll/Benefits AdministratorBrea Conaboy, Suite ManagerCayce Little Pastoor, Club Marketing/ Guest Services ManagerMegan Jones, Club Marketing ManagerMaria DeNunzio, Guest Services Manager
Dave Steiner, Audio/Visual TechnicianGeneva Jordan, Receptionist Brittany Bellovich, Administrative AssistantKen Fulton, Director of Security
Training Camp
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 15650Phone: 724-539-8515
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Marketing Staff
Tony Quatrini, Director of MarketingRick Giugliano, Marketing CoordinatorJohn Wodarek, Entertainment/ Marketing ManagerKathy Wallace, Corporate Sales/ Marketing Manager Mike Marchinsky, Youth Football/Marketing Manager Lynne Molyneaux, Marketing/ Community Relations ManagerJohn Simpson, Events/Marketing Manager Mike Egan, Corporate Sales/ Marketing ManagerRick Fairbend, Producer/ Broadcasting Manager Brian Tirpak, Production Assistant Marie Marner, Client ServicesAmy Regan, Client ServicesConstance M. Hoffman, Administrative Assistant
Merchandising Staff
Executive Offices Tim Carey Robb Gedrys Kristen WeilandRenae McNabb
Heinz FieldSam RogieroJanice O’TooleSheryl SpeerDanny Williamson
Grove City OutletsBrian RogieroSusan KalafutDebbi Gabler
Monroeville MallJim MoonStephanie SmithAmanda Jendrzejewski
Pittsburgh Mills Courtney DuzykMary DattolaMichelle Redinger
Important Dates
July 25Team Reports
Aug. 9Preseason Game at Philadelphia
Aug. 18Team Breaks Camp
Aug. 19Preseason Game vs. Indianapolis
Aug. 25Preseason Game at Buffalo
Aug. 28Roster cut down to 80 players
Aug. 30Preseason Game vs. Carolina
Sept. 2Roster cut down to 53 players
Sept. 3Club may establish a practice squad of eight players.
Sept. 5-10NFL Kickoff Weekend 2012
Sept. 9Season Opener at Denver
Jan. 5-6Wild Card Weekend
Jan. 12-13Divisional Playoffs
Jan. 20AFC/NFC Championships
Jan. 27AFC/NFC Pro Bowl, Hawaii
Feb. 3Super Bowl XLVII, New Orleans
Heinz Field100 Art Rooney AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15212Main Switchboard: 412-697-7700Phone: 412-323-1200
Marketing/Merchandise/ Ticket Operations
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Dan Rooney Art Rooney II
Rob Citrone Paul Evanson James Haslam III Jack McGinley
Jim McGinley Mike McGinley Rita McGinley Larry Paul
Stephen Paul Bruce Rauner Art Rooney, Jr.
John Rooney Paul Sams
Brian Rooney
Benjamin Statler
David Tepper
John Stallworth
Peter Varischetti Mike WilkinsThomas Tull
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T H E ST E E L E R S have held their annual training camp at several locations throughout club
history before settling on their current camp home at Saint Vincent College. The 2012 season
marks the 47th consecutive year that the Steelers have held their preseason training camp in
Latrobe, Pa. The Steelers’ 47-year tenure at Saint Vincent College ranks second (tied with Min-
nesota) in the NFL for training camp longevity, trailing only the Green Bay Packers, who have held
their preseason camp at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisc., for 55 years. The final two weeks
of the Steelers’ 1966 training camp were held at St. Vincent College after beginning camp at the
University of Rhode Island.
The Steelers first full camp at St. Vincent College took place in 1967.
The following is a complete list of places where the Pittsburgh Steelers have held their training camps, along with the years they were there:
STE E LE R S Training Camp History
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Owner: Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny CountyDeveloper: PittsburghTenants: Pittsburgh Steelers, University of PittsburghArchitect: HOK SportsConstruction Manager: Hunt Construction Group/Mascaro (A Joint Venture)Ground Breaking: June 18, 1999Square Footage: 1.49 million square feetSeating Capacity: 65,500 seats (19-21 inch wide, all with cup holders)Club Seating: 7,300 seats (20-21 inch wide)Suites: 1,544 seats (129 suites totaling over 38,000 square feet)Club Lounges: 3 — East & West Club approximately 45,000 square feet, North Club 20,000 square feet. Restrooms: 24 women’s, 24 men’s and 8 family. Fixtures include 487 lavatories, 835 water closets and 204 urinals.Concessions: 47 concession stands.Merchandise: 15 novelty locations.Locker Rooms: Steelers’ locker room is 6,000 square feet, Panthers’ locker room is 4,600 square feet and both visiting locker rooms are 2,600 square feet.Scoreboard: 28 x 96 Daktronics Video Board. Two 16 x 9 or one 4 x 1 aspect ratio can be shown on the screen. The aspect ratio is two times wider than a wide screen TV.
Television Sets: 500 televisions linked to main scoreboard to automatically display special notifications about the game in progress.Playing Surface: The turf is a blend of four varieties of Kentucky Bluegrass, covering just over two acres. The soil is a twelve inch, sand-based root zone, meeting USGA specifications for particle size. Under the root zone approxi-mately 40 miles of ¾ inch piping heat the soil. Below the heating system there is a four inch layer of pea gravel that containing drain pipes that empty into a 22 inch collector pipe that surrounds the perimeter of the field.Sight Lines: 60 feet from sideline to first row and 25 feet from end zone to first row.Escalators: 5Elevators: 7 Passenger and 2 FreightPedestrian Ramps: 4Great Hall: Located on the ground level of the East side of Heinz Field. The Great Hall is home to Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh memorabilia, Hall of Fame artifacts, Benkovitz, Quaker Steak & Lube and Primanti Brothers.High School Murals: Throughout Heinz Field there are 60 murals from area high schools that have won a WPIAL or City League Football Championship.
Construction DetailsCast in Place Concrete: 48,000 cubic yardsAmount of Structural Steel: 12,000 tonsAugercast Piles: 10,442 lineal feetPaint: 30,000 gallons (provided by PPG Industries)G l a s s : 50,000 square feet (provided by PPG In-dustries)Numbers of Doors: 1,100Miles of Railings: 7Drainage, Irrigation and Heating Pipes Under the Field: 1.85 miles
H E I NZ K ETC HUP Bottles Facts: The bottles are exact replicas—down to the embossed “57” on the bottle’s neck—of the Heinz Ketchup 14 ounce glass bottle. Each bottle includes 8,000 pounds of fiberglass, 375 feet of neon tubing and 20,500 light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Each Heinz Ketchup Bottle measures 35 feet X 9 feet and each weighs 8,000 pounds, both totaling 16,000 pounds, the equivalent of 53—300 pound NFL linemen. If the Heinz Ketchup bottles were filled with Heinz Ketchup, they would contain 1,664,000 fluid ounces each. That is enough to give each person seated at Heinz Field at least one 14-ounce bottle of ketchup to take home. If both bottles were emptied, the entire football field would be covered in 3/4 of an inch of ketchup. Approximately 4,500 footballs could fit into each scoreboard ketchup bottle.
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Media Relations Staff
Burt Lauten, Communications CoordinatorNathan LoCascio, Public Relations/Media ManagerRyan Scarpino, Public Relations Assistant
Media Relations Contact Information
During the Week: Direct—(412) 432-7820Main—(412) 432-7800Fax—(412) 432-7878Game Day (Heinz Field):Press Box—(412) 697-7198 Media Workroom—(412) 697-7700, x-6530Press Box Fax—(412) 697-7125Media-Only Site
The Steelers’ Media Relations department offers a “Media-Only” section on the team’s website, www.steel-ers.com. This service enables registered media to view the media guide, necessary game releases, stats, rosters, injury reports, quotes and much more, including media policies and information about Heinz Field. To register for this service:
Go to www.steelers.com and click on News on the top navigation bar. Media-Only Access will be the last option on the drop down bar. Click on it and register. Once your registration is approved you will receive an automated email.
You can also go directly to http://members.steelers.com/ to register. If you have any problems, please email Teresa Varley at [email protected].
The Steelers reserve the right to deny access at the team’s discretion to the Media-Only portion of the club’s website.
Press Information
All Steelers press releases and weekly media packets are distributed via email and are posted on the team’s Media-Only site, www.steelers.com/mediarelations/. Most general press releases are also posted on www.steelers.com. Please see the above guidelines to register for the Steelers’ Media-Only site.
Please contact Steelers Media Relations to be added to the team’s email distribution list for all press releases and media advisories.
Media can access the latest league press information by visiting the NFL’s media site at www.nflmedia.com. The NFL’s official website address is www.nfl.com.
Additional NFL news and labor-related information can be found at www.nfllabor.com.
Driving Directions
Directions To Heinz Field From Airport:• Merge onto I-376 E toward Pittsburgh/Turnpike East/I-79• I-376 East becomes I-279 North• Continue on I-279 and take exit 1B on the left toward
North Shore• Turn slight left onto Reedsdale Street.• Left onto Allegheny Avenue, which becomes North
Shore Drive• Follow North Shore Drive, which circles Heinz Field.
Directions To Airport From Heinz Field:• Head South on Art Rooney Avenue toward W General-
Robinson Street.• Turn Left onto W General Robinson Street.• Turn Left onto Tony Dorsett Drive• Turn left onto Reedsdale Street and merge onto I-279
South toward I-376 East/Fort Pitt Bridge/Airport/Mon-roeville.
• Continue on I-279 South and it becomes I-376 West.• Take PA-576-TPKE E exit, EXIT 6, toward US-22/Airport• Take exit, US 22 West toward Airport.Directions To Steelers Practice Facility From Airport• Take Route 60 South toward Pittsburgh, which turns
into I-279 North.• Follow I-279 North through Fort Pitt Tunnel. Get in right
lane before entering tunnel.• Exit tunnel and follow sign toward 376 East/Monroeville.• Get in left lane and exit left at Grant Street exit (it will
be your first exit).• Go through light and make first right turn at next light
onto First Avenue.• Make second left turn onto “B” Street.• Make first right turn onto Second Avenue.• Follow Second Avenue past Tenth Street Bridge, and all
the way to the Hot Metal Bridge (29th Street).• Turn right onto Hot Metal Street/29th Street and cross
the Hot Metal Bridge.• At the end of the bridge make an immediate left at the
first light onto South Water Street.• The Steelers offices are located in the fourth building
on the right.Directions To Airport From Steelers Practice Facility• Turn left out of parking lot and go to first light.• Turn right at light and cross Hot Metal Bridge.• Turn left at light onto Second Avenue.• Follow Second Avenue past 10th Street Bridge (on left)
and Armstrong Tunnels (on right).• Continue past next light and make a left on “B” Street.• Make first right onto First Avenue and continue two
blocks to light.• Turn left onto Grant Street and stay in left lane.• Follow signs toward I-279 South/Fort Pitt Tunnel/Airport.• Go through Fort Pitt Tunnel and continue on I-279 South
and it will turn into US 22 West/US 30 West.• Take US 22 West toward Airport.Directions To Steelers Training Camp From Pittsburgh (West)• Follow I-376 East approximately 12-13 miles to the
Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-76.• Follow the Turnpike/I-76 East for approximately 11 miles.• Take first exit (Exit #7 - Irwin) and follow signs for
Route 30 East.• Continue on Route 30 East for approximately 18 miles.• As you come down a long hill just before getting to
Latrobe, you will see a sign on the right for St. Vincent College at a traffic light.
• Turn left onto the St. Vincent campus.• Follow the road to the right and loop left to the guard
gate.• If you arrive at Arnold Palmer Airport (on right), you’ve
gone too far on Route 30.
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Directions To Steelers Training Camp from east• Follow Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-76 West to New Stanton.• Follow Route 119 North to Route 30 East.• Follow Route 30 East to Latrobe.• As you come down a long hill just before getting to
Latrobe, you will see a sign on the right for St. Vincent College at a traffic light.
• Turn left onto the St. Vincent campus.• Turn left just prior to the practice fields.• If you arrive at Arnold Palmer Airport (on right), you’ve
gone too far.
Credentials
Home Games: Credential requests for Steelers home games must be submitted to [email protected].
Due to recommended security procedures, user names must be provided for every credential that is requested. Please specify which credential users need field access throughout the entire game and those who need pre-game field access only.
All parties should be aware that the names submitted for the credentials must be the names that show up to the stadium with valid government-issued photo iden-tification. Once the credentialed members of the media arrive at Heinz Field, their credential number will be on a security list and matched with a name.
Credentials cannot be transferred or altered on game days or days leading up to the game to reflect a credential user other than the person the credential was issued to by the Steelers organization.
Media who are assigned to cover every Steelers’ home game may apply for season credentials. Season-long credentials will be distributed prior to the team’s first preseason game.
Media who receive credentials on a game-by-game basis must pick up their credentials at Media Will Call located at Heinz Field next to the Steelers administrative offices entrance on Allegheny Avenue, across from the Carnegie Science Center. Government-issued photo identification is required to pick up credentials at Will Call.
Due to recommended security procedures, the Steelers do not mail out credentials.
Road Games: Pittsburgh media traveling to Steelers’ road games must submit their requests to [email protected] no later than seven days prior to the road game.
Game Day
ParkingParking at and around Heinz Field is limited and not all
credentialed media will receive a parking pass. Following are additional game day parking recommendations for media who do not receive parking passes:
Utilize parking areas Downtown, in Station Square, Rivers Casino garage or one of the Port Authority’s Park and Ride Lots.
Downtown parking is available at eight (8) Pittsburgh Authority Garages, the Mon Wharf and the Convention Center. Recommended private garages include the Brun-ner Advertising Building, the PPG Building, Fifth Avenue Place and US Steel Building.
From Downtown parking lots, media can access Heinz Field via sidewalks on the Roberto Clemente Bridge and the Ft. Duquesne Bridge.
Reserved, pre-sold parking lots around the stadium open five hours before kickoff.
Satellite Truck parking requests must be submitted by completing the satellite parking request form which can be obtained by emailing to [email protected].
Television trucks will park in the satellite truck lot located on Allegheny Avenue, across from the Carnegie Science Center, adjacent to the stadium.
Due to limited space, all requests will not be granted. Requests should be submitted no later than the Monday leading up to a Sunday game
Questions regarding satellite truck parking should be directed to Burt Lauten.Will Call
Media Will Call is located at Heinz Field next to the Steel-ers’ administrative offices entrance on Allegheny Avenue, across from the Carnegie Science Center.
All media picking up credentials on game day must do so at Media Will Call.
Media Will Call opens four hours prior to kickoff.A valid form of government-issued photo identification
is required to pick up credentials.Media Will Call is not the same as the general ticket Will
Call window, which is located between the Great Hall and Gate B on the northeast side of Heinz Field.Phone Lines
Media interested in setting up a game day phone line at Heinz Field should log onto www.steelers.com/media-phones. Please contact Greg Hoyer with any questions at (412) 697-7147.Frequency Coordinator
Please contact the NFL Game Day Coordinator, Otto Schellin, via email at [email protected] before game day. Please be advised that the holder of NFL game credentials employing a wireless radio frequency device such as a wireless microphone, communications radio, etc. (cell phones excluded) must register their frequency information. Please distribute the attached info to your media.Internet
The press box and photo rooms at Heinz Field are equipped with wireless internet access. You will be sup-plied with this information in those areas.Directions to Heinz Field Locker Rooms (from Press Box)
Steelers: Exit press box to the left to elevator bank. Take elevator to ground level. Proceed straight through Steelers Administrative Offices lobby to rear doors. Walk through doors approximately 30 feet and Steelers locker room is on your right. For the Steelers interview room, make a sharp right prior to the rear doors of the Steelers lobby.
Visitors: Exit press box to the left to elevator bank. Take elevator to ground level. Proceed straight through Steelers Administrative Offices lobby to rear doors. Pro-ceed through the rear lobby doors and make a left. Fol-low corridor about 50 yards. The visiting locker room is on your right. The visiting interview room is inside the locker room entrance.
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Training Camp
CredentialsMedia seeking credentials to the Steelers training camp
at Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, Pa.) must first contact the team’s media relations department for approval by emailing [email protected]. Guidelines will be provided at that time. The Steelers reserve the right to deny media credentials to the team’s training camp. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.Check-in
All media covering Steelers training camp must immedi-ately check in at the team’s media relations office located at St. Benedict Hall. All media must present a valid photo ID for a media credential.
Credentialed media will receive access to designated areas of the Steelers training camp facility, including the media workroom in Benedict Hall, practice fields and the cafeteria. Interviews are prohibited in the team’s cafeteria. Media members are prohibited from entering the players’/ coaches’ dormitory or locker room at any time.Parking
Upon check-in media will be provided with a parking pass and will be directed to park in the upper parking lot behind the team’s dormitories. Parking passes are required for all media attending Steelers training camp.Interviews
All interview requests must be approved by the Steelers’ media relations department.
Players are generally available on the field after each practice. Locker room access is prohibited during train-ing camp. Interviews of any kind are prohibited in the team’s cafeteria.
Coach Tomlin is generally available on the field on a daily basis after the team’s final practice of the day. On the days when Coach Tomlin holds his weekly press con-ference, he will not be available to media after practice.
The team’s Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Coordinators and assistant coaches are generally avail-able after each practice with the approval of the Steelers’ media relations department.
All interview requests for Steelers’ owners, director of football operations or other football/non-football staff must first be approved by Steelers media relations. Live shots are allowed in designated areas at Steelers’ train-ing camp. Steelers’ media relations must be notified in advance of any TV live shots.
TV/radio sit-down interviews must be approved in advance by Steelers’ media relations.
Media members are permitted to utilize all social net-working tools (Twitter, Facebook, blogging, text alerts, etc.) only during practices that are open to the public. Practice Field Access
Credentialed print and electronic media are allowed to watch Steelers practices in their entirety. All media must be at field level. Media are prohibited from watch-ing practice from the hillside without prior approval from the team’s media relations department. Videotaping any portion of practice from the hillside or other remote loca-tions is strictly prohibited. All access guidelines will be explained to media upon arrival.
All photographers (still and video) are allowed to tape warm-ups and individual position drills. Photographers are prohibited from taping any one-on-one or team drills, including 7-of-7 drills or anytime players are in a team formation. All photographers are prohibited from any use of their cameras anywhere on Saint Vincent’s campus other than the designated spots on the practice fields and outside of the cafeteria.
Media are allowed to tape stand-ups during the desig-nated periods when video cameras may shoot practice, any other exceptions must be cleared through Steelers media relations.
Media are prohibited from interacting with players and coaches during practice.
In the event of inclement weather, the team may be forced to practice indoors. Media may be allowed to attend indoor practices (at the team’s discretion), but access will be limited.
Media are asked to silence cell phones and pagers before entering the practice area.
The Steelers reserve the right to change their access policy without prior notice.
In Season/Off-Season
Steelers Practice FacilityAll Steelers daily football operations take place at the
team’s headquarters at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex and not at Heinz Field. Coaches and players are at Heinz Field only on game days.
All media visiting Steelers headquarters must sign in at the front desk upon arrival and receive a day badge. Badges must be worn at all times.
All media must remain in the team’s media workroom while at the team’s headquarters. The team’s first and second floor lobby areas are not to be used for workspace or to conduct interviews.
Media are to access the practice fields from the first floor only.
Media setting up for sit-down interviews must be chap-eroned to designated areas by Steelers media relations.
Coaching offices and team meeting rooms are off limits to media. Interviews and any videotaping in the Steelers parking lot are prohibited. The team requires all inter-views at the team’s headquarters only be conducted in the team’s locker room and other areas specifically designated by the team’s media relations department.
While we understand the importance of breaking news, our expectation is that all media that cover the team will respect club policies that close walk-thru’s and offseason workouts to the media, and that media will not resort to alternate means of recording those sessions even from a remote location. Media that continue to violate this request may have their access to the team’s practice facility or on game days subject to review.Steelers South Side Camera Credential Policy
The Pittsburgh Steelers require all visiting media who intend to use any type of electronic recording device to comply with the following policies when covering the team at club practices or events. The policies govern the online use of audio and video interviews and press confer-ence content on non-game days and weekdays. These rules are designed to enable news organization websites
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to “illustrate” their coverage of the NFL with daily audio/video sound bites that supplement and complement the work of their reporters and columnists:• All media members are required to wear credentials
when on-site covering the Steelers at team head-quarters.
• Camera operators may shoot video and still photos only in designated areas at the Steelers headquarters. These areas include and are limited to the practice field, locker room, media workroom and areas designated by the club’s media relations department only. Still photographers do not have access to the locker room.
• Up to 90 seconds per day of audio and/or video of interviews or press conferences with NFL employees (including, but not limited to, players and coaches) or of team practice footage may be used on the Inter-net by credentialed news organizations. The content may not be used live and may be archived for no more than 24 hours. This applies to both game days and non-game days.Video/audio material comprised entirely of a creden-
tialed media organization employee providing commen-tary or analysis, including stand-up video/audio mate-rial shot on the field or at other stadium or club facility locations (subject to generally applicable safety and venue management restrictions or shooting locations and times), may be distributed via media organizations’ Internet sites.
The usage conditions are as follows:• The page featuring the audio/video must provide links to
NFL.com and the corresponding club site. For example: For more info, go to www.nfl.com and www.steelers.com.
• The content may be used only in an editorial context (such as in links that illustrate stories or in multimedia news sections) and may not be presented in stand alone multimedia entertainment sections of third party websites.
• No integrated advertising is permitted. Footage may appear on pages with banners and contextual ads, but the ads may not be specifically related to the NFL audio/ video content.
Practice Field AccessOnly local Pittsburgh media are allowed to watch Steel-
ers practices. All access guidelines will be explained to media upon arrival.
Out of town media are prohibited from watching any portion of the team’s practices.
All photographers are allowed to tape warm-ups and individual position drills. Photographers are prohibited from taping any one-on-one or team drills, including 7-on-7 drills or anytime the players are in a team formation.
Media are allowed to tape stand-ups during the desig-nated periods when video cameras may shoot practice.
Media may not shoot video of the team leaving the field at the end of practice.
Any other exceptions must be cleared through Steelers media relations.
Media are prohibited from interacting with players and coaches during practice.
Media are asked to silence cell phones and pagers before entering the practice area.
The Steelers reserve the right to change their access policy without prior notice.
Media are to access the practice fields from the first floor only.Interviews
All interview requests must be approved by the Steelers’ media relations department. The Steelers ask that media respect the privacy of players/coaches/staff and refrain from approaching any members of the organization or their families at their places of residence. Media that continue to violate this request may have their access to the team’s practice facility or on game days subjected to review.
Players are generally available in the locker room only at lunchtime and after practice on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Players are available in the locker room after practice only on Fridays. Player interviews are not to be conducted on the practice field or in other areas outside of the locker room, including the parking lot area, without prior approval from the Steelers’ media relations department. Still photographers are not allowed in the Steelers’ locker room.
Coach Tomlin will hold a weekly press conference every Tuesday at noon in the Steelers’ media workroom. He will also be available after practice on Wednesdays and Thursdays (upon request) in the media workroom.
The team’s Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Coordinators will generally be available on Thursdays. Assistant coaches are available only with the approval of the Steelers’ media relations department. The best time to interview assistant coaches is as they leave the field after practice.
Only Coach Tomlin will be available to media on game days. Assistant Coaches are not available for interviews on game days.
All interview requests for Steelers’ owners, director of football operations or other football/non-football staff must first be approved by Steelers’ media relations.
Live shots are allowed in designated areas at Steelers’ headquarters. Steelers’ media relations must be notified in advance of any TV live shots.
Satellite trucks are required to park on the side of the Steelers’ practice facility (near the train tracks). Media must seek prior approval for any exceptions.
TV/radio sit-down interviews must be approved in advance by Steelers’ media relations.
Interviews of any kind are prohibited in the team’s cafeteria.Parking
All media are required to park on the opposite side of the Steelers’ indoor practice facility from the team’s offices.
Media with physical disabilities should make prior arrangements with Steelers media relations for access to handicapped parking.
IN THE
Academics in MotionThe Steelers and PPG Foundation partner to sup-
port Academics in Motion (AIM), which uses sports as a vehicle to improve the academic, career and personal development of students from economically disadvantaged communities. The program places a youth development coach in local high schools to work with student athletes to improve GPA and college readiness, and increase graduation rates, SAT and ACT participation, parental involvement and the number of students going on to college.
All-Pro DadHead Coach Mike Tomlin is a member of the All-Pro Dad
Team, a program of Family First. The All-Pro Dad Team is a resource for men who want to become better fathers. Team members include active NFL players, coaches and alumni who speak to fathers about positive parenting through radio and TV spots, billboards and events.
American Heart AssociationThe Steelers, the NFL and the American Heart Association
(AHA) partner on the Play 60 Challenge, a health and fitness program that incorporates physical activity for middle school students into daily classroom and after-school activities. The Steelers also support the AHA’s annual Healthy Family Training Camp and Heart Walk.
Art Rooney Scholarship FundThe Art Rooney Scholarship Fund, in partnership with
the Pittsburgh Promise, annually provides college scholarships for three graduating seniors at high schools located on Pittsburgh’s North Side, where Art Rooney Sr. himself spent most of his life. The annual Gatorade/Steelers 5K Race, Fitness Walk and Kids’ Kickoff Run is the major fundraiser for the scholarship fund. The event features a 3.1-mile level course on the North Side highlighted by a spectacular finish in Heinz Field.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are proud to be a part of the Western Pennsylvania community. The organization’s strong commitment to this area dates back to 1933 when Arthur J. Rooney founded the team. Steelers Chairman Emeritus Dan Rooney and President Art Rooney II are known as two of the most active NFL owners and are some of Pittsburgh’s most involved executives in civic affairs. Steelers players, coaches and front office staff are involved in appearances, charitable donations and outreach programs with nonprofit and community groups. It’s our way of giving back to the community that has given us so much for 80 years!
STE E LE R S Community Outreach Programs
Annual Gatorade/Steelers 5K Race, Fitness Walk and Kids’ Kickoff Run which helps raise money for the Art Rooney Scholarship Fund.
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Atlas & AthenaThe Steelers and the NFL partner with the Atlas &
Athena School Program to promote healthy living and reduce the use of steroids and drugs among high school athletes. Student leaders work with their peers on gender-specific ways to improve their sports performance by eating better and training correctly.
Back to Football Friday/Play 60 Super School
In 2011, safety Ryan Clark and his wife Yonka visited Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 to celebrate it being named a Play 60 Super School. Schiller won the Back to Football Friday contest by walking from the school on Pittsburgh’s North Side to Heinz Field. Clark spoke about the importance of being physically active for 60 minutes each day and led the students in activities including jump rope, weights and hula hoops. He also presented Schiller’s principal with a $10,000 NFL PLAY 60 grant for health and wellness programming. Yonka presented a $1,000 check to the school on behalf of Procter & Gamble.
Boys & Girls ClubThe Steelers annually sponsor the Boys and Girls
Club of Western Pennsylvania Dapper Dan Flag Football League and host the league championships at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex indoor practice facility. Steelers players occasionally visit the differ-ent club sites.
Breast Cancer AwarenessThe Steelers participate in numerous breast cancer
awareness initiatives each year including NFL Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, player hospital visits and special pink-logoed merchandise sales.
At the breast cancer awareness game in October, the team recognizes local breast cancer survivors in a pregame ceremony. In 2011, pink Terrible Towels were distributed to all fans at the game in partner-ship with UPMC and Ford. In addition proceeds from the sale of pink Steelers merchandise are donated to Breast Cancer Charities. Many Steelers players wear pink uniform items to bring more awareness to this important cause.
As part of the Steelers’ breast cancer awareness activities in 2011, safety Ryan Mundy, lineman Trai Essex and former quarterback Dennis Dixon, who lost his mother to the disease, were the chefs at the “Cooking and Eating for a Healthy Life” class at Magee Women’s Hospital of UPMC. In attendance were breast cancer survivors who enjoyed the players’ efforts in the kitchen.
Tight end Heath Miller and his wife Katie chair the annual Bid for Hope to benefit A Glimmer of Hope Foun-dation, which raises funds for breast cancer research.
Members of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority distribute breast cancer information at GameDay Live before the breast cancer awareness game.
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Ryan Clark at Schiller in Pittsburgh’s North Side. Schiller was named a Play 60 Super School.
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Local breast cancer survivors being recognized during the pregame ceremony.
Cancer Caring CenterA portion of the proceeds from the annual Steelers
Style Fashion Show goes to the Cancer Caring Center. Safety Ryan Clark and his wife Yonka chair the annual Cancer Caring walk and have lunch with the top 10 fundraisers. The Cancer Caring Center is dedicated to helping people diagnosed with cancer, their families and friends cope with the emotional impact of cancer.
CASAEach year a Steelers player serves as the honorary
chair for the CASA Tailgate Party. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) works with children in the child welfare system that are neglected or abused. The advocates serve as a voice for the children in court and other situations to help ensure that every child has a safe, supportive and permanent home.
Catholic Youth AssociationThe Steelers organization annually supports the Art
Rooney Award dinner, named for the team’s founder, Art Rooney, Sr. For more than 80 years, Catholic Youth has served the most vulnerable members of our com-munity — children and the elderly.
Central Blood Bank Blood DriveThe Steelers hold an annual blood drive in the team’s
locker room at Heinz Field in the fall and in the East Club around the holidays. Please check www.steelers.com for information about the next blood drive.
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Steelers’ players and team mascot Steely McBeam make frequent visits to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to bring a smile to kids who are battling health issues. Players participate in various events for patients and their families, including the WDVE Radiothon at the hospital. The team annually holds a monetary collec-tion at a home game.
Defensive end Brett Keisel has become known for his world-famous beard. When he was ready to shave the beard, he decided to hold a fundraiser to benefit Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC’s Pediatric Cancer Center. “Shear the Beard” celebrity “barbers” have included Steelers president Art Rooney II, Head Coach Mike Tomlin and several of Brett’s teammates. The event annually raises more than $40,000 for the Research Center.
Cystic FibrosisDefensive end Brett Keisel serves as honorary chair
of the 65 Roses Sports Auction which features several of his teammates and benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The foundation raises funds for research to discover a cure for the disease.
Extra Mile Education FoundationEvery time the Steelers score from inside the Red Zone
at Heinz Field, H.J. Heinz Company and Giant Eagle make a donation to the Extra Mile Education Foundation. The foundation provides support for parochial elementary schools educating children of inner-city families. Extra Mile Education Foundation subsidies make tuition in the schools affordable for disadvantaged families seeking a quality, values-based education. Head Coach Mike Tomlin serves as honorary chair of the annual Extra Mile golf outing.
Gala Pittsburgh Sports NightEach fall, the Steelers host a “Gala Pittsburgh Sports
Night” at Heinz Field to raise much-needed funds for North Side children and their families who attend local Catholic schools. The evening features current and former athletes from the Steelers, Pirates, Penguins, as well as local universities.
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
The Steelers hold an annual food drive at a selected home game to encourage fans to help those less for-tunate. Over the past five years former offensive tackle Max Starks has hosted an annual turkey giveaway the week of Thanksgiving. Several teammates have helped Starks distribute food to nearly 300 area needy families. Linebacker LaMarr Woodley also donated and distributed 200 turkeys in the Pittsburgh area.
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Members of the Rookie Club visiting Children’s Hospital
Heroes at Heinz FieldThe Steelers partner with VA Health Care VISN 4 for a
special evening at Heinz Field for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans. Par-ticipants, many injured in the war, try out their football skills with the help of Steelers players. The players enjoy the opportunity to thank the “true heroes” for their service to ensure our continued freedom.
Highmark Caring PlaceThe Steelers support the Highmark Caring Place, a
center for grieving children. The annual Hoge/Starks/Ward golf outing is held at Southpointe Golf Club and is chaired by former Steelers running back Merril Hoge and wide receiver Hines Ward along with former offensive tackle Max Starks. The players also attend a luncheon honoring students who have raised money for the charity.
Holy Family Institute-Pittsburgh Steelers Courage House
Greta Rooney chairs the annual Courage House Awards luncheon. Each year a Steelers player is chosen as the Ed Block Courage Award winner for overcoming illness or injury. Former offensive tackle Max Starks was chosen by his teammates and received the 2011 award from Head Coach Mike Tomlin.
Homeless Children’s Education FundDefensive end Brett Keisel and his wife Sarah chair the
annual fundraiser for the Homeless Children’s Education Fund which serves as a voice for homeless children in Allegheny County to ensure they are afforded equal access to educational opportunities.
Leukemia/Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk
For the third year in a row in 2011, many Steelers players and family members attended the annual Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk at Heinz Field in support of Elijah Smith, son of former Steelers’ defensive end Aaron Smith and his wife Jai-mie, in his battle against leukemia. The players joined “Team Elijah” and sported t-shirts designed by Elijah.
Lupus FoundationOffensive tackle Willie Colon is the honorary chair of
the annual Lupus Loop, which takes place on the North Shore next to Heinz Field. Colon chose to get involved with the Lupus Foundation because his mother suffers from the disease.
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Troy Polamalu and a wounded veteran at Heinz Field as part of a thank you to the “True Heroes”
Steelers and family members at the third annual Light the Night Walk
Make-A-WishThe Steelers organization works closely with Make-
A-Wish to grant wishes. The wish experiences include meeting favorite players, a behind-the-scenes look at the Steelers practice facility and tickets to a home game.
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)Each year linebacker James Harrison and several
other Steelers participate in MDA’s Pittsburgh Muscle Team which benefits families living with neuromus-cular diseases in Western Pennsylvania. At the event the players partner with children suffering from the disease in a variety of fun activities.
NFL Play 60
The NFL’s program for an active generation encour-ages kids to be physically active for 60 minutes each day in an effort to combat childhood obesity. Many Steelers events incorporate the Play 60 message with players and coaches demonstrating the importance of fitness and activity. The efforts include building Steelers Youth Fitness Zones at area non-profits and awarding grants to local schools that participate in the Play 60 Challenge.
Operation Once in a LifetimeFor the third consecutive year, the Steelers and safety
Troy Polamalu hosted a group of Special Forces service members at a home game. The visit was arranged with Operation Once in a Lifetime, which works to make the dreams of soldiers and their families come true by providing financial and moral support.
Prostate Cancer AwarenessEach September during prostate cancer awareness
month, former Steelers’ linebacker and prostate cancer survivor Robin Cole hosts a booth outside Heinz Field before a home game to help promote awareness of the disease. Several of Robin’s brothers are also sur-vivors, and they lost their father to prostate cancer. In tribute to his dad and to promote screening and early detection, Robin founded the Obediah Cole Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Rebuilding Together PittsburghThe Steelers, along with 84 Lumber, serve as sponsors
of Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh. This annual program renovates the homes of low-income elderly in the Pittsburgh area with a goal of safety for the homeowner. Steelers staff and players participate in the program each year along with 84 Lumber employees.
Rookie ClubThe Rookie Club enables the new players to work as
a group in order to gain confidence in their ability to interact with the community as Pittsburgh Steelers. It is an introduction to community service during the players’ first year with the team and provides a sense of camaraderie.
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Dan Rooney shaking hands with a group of troops.
Linebacker James Harrison and Lineman Doug Legursky during one of their trips to Childrens Hospital.
Salvation Army – Project Bundle-UpPlayers and their families annually take disadvan-
taged children shopping for winter outerwear as part of the Salvation Army’s Project Bundle-Up program. Patricia Rooney, wife of Steelers Chairman Emeritus Dan Rooney, and Joe DiNardo, retired WTAE-TV weath-erman, are founders of the program. Tight end Heath Miller hosts the annual miniature golf classic in June. In addition the Steelers host a monetary collection at a home game each fall.
Steelers Style Fashion Show/ Taste of the Steelers
The team annually holds two fundraisers as part of Steelers Style: Fashion, Food and Football. The an-nual fashion show features current players and their families modeling clothing from local retailers. The show is chaired by Greta & Art Rooney and Kiya & Mike Tomlin, with two current Steelers players serving as co-captains. Proceeds benefit the University of Pitts-burgh Medical Center Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute and the Cancer Caring Center. Taste of the Steelers is a part of alumni weekend and features a sampling of culinary delights, along with an exciting auction of unique, one-of-a-kind items.
Steely McBeamMascot Steely McBeam makes appearances at
training camp, home games, Children’s Hospital and numerous charitable events. For more information, visit www.steelers.com.
Super Baskets of HopeSuper Baskets of Hope was a service project organized
by the Super Bowl XLVI host committee in which they assembled 7,000 baskets for delivery to children’s hospitals in every NFL city. Steelers players and alumni delivered the baskets full of toys and games to kids at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC the day after the Super Bowl.
Toys for Tots-Marine CorpsSteelers fans generously brighten the lives of needy
children during the holidays by donating to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive held at a home game each fall.
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Keenan Lewis at American Eagle Outfitters for the annual shop with a Steeler.
Shop with a SteelerThe Steelers partner with American Eagle Outfitters
(AEO) for the annual Shop with a Steeler event. Children from KidsVoice receive an AEO gift card and have the chance to shop with Steelers players for holiday gifts for themselves and their families. KidsVoice diligently guides each child through the court process and en-sures that every agency involved meets the full range of a child’s needs.
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Maurkice Pouncey and Cameron Heyward at Project Bundle Up.
Brett Keisel with wife Sarah, son Jacob and daughter, Grace
United WayQuarterback Charlie Batch has served as the team’s
United Way spokesman and makes several appear-ances at corporate United Way campaigns each year. The annual Hometown Huddle is a program throughout the NFL partnering players with local United Way agen-cies to encourage volunteerism and giving back to the community. The Steelers annually host the United Way’s campaign kickoff at halftime of a preseason game, featuring three corporate participants in a field goal competition. The winner presents the United Way with its first campaign donation of the year.
Urban Impact FoundationThe Urban Impact Foundation (UIF) is a faith-based,
nonprofit corporation which fosters Christian community development on Pittsburgh’s North Side. One of the outreaches is through athletic programs and events. Several Steelers players participate in a football clinic held by UIF on Pittsburgh’s North Side each summer.
Veterans/MilitarySteelers players visit the local VA Hospi-
tals to spend time with the patients who have served our country. At several home games each year, veterans and active military personnel are honored for their
service to the United States. For Veterans Day, the Steelers honor a veteran from each of the wars going back to World War II and Pearl Harbor. Color guards, representing all branches of the military, are present at each home game.
Westmoreland County Food Bank
Steelers fans attending the night practice at Latrobe Memorial Stadium each August help the less fortunate in Westmoreland County by donating food and money to the local food bank. Giant Eagle matches the food donation pound-for-pound which means twice as many residents are fed. The Westmoreland County Food Bank serves nearly 15,000 area residents each month including 4,000 children and more than 2,000 seniors.
Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
Players provide holiday dinners at the Women’s Center & Shelter which works to put a face on domestic violence and, in doing so, help survivors heal, encour-age batterers to seek help and build empathy and understanding of this issue.
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