Book Description
Terry Bradshaw. The Iron City. Mean Joe Green. The Steel Curtain. Franco Harris. The Immaculate Reception. Lynn Swan. Three Rivers Stadium¿Relive the glory years of one of pro football's greatest dynasties: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Veteran sports writer Norm Vargo takes readers behind-the-scenes to glimpse the human and often humorous side of one of the toughest, winningest teams in the history of the game. Colorful players, coaches, fans, and traditions as told in these stories are guaranteed to bring back a flood of great memories for Steelers fans everywhere.


From the Back Cover
Thrilling victories, crushing defeats, comical mishaps, and colorful coaches, players, and fans—these are the legendary moments and larger-than-life personalities that have made the Pittsburgh Steelers a gridiron favorite.
In Stadium Stories: Pittsburgh Steelers, veteran journalist Norm Vargo shares his favorite memories of this beloved team. Together you’ll relive the highs and lows and become reacquainted with some of the team’s all-time greatest heroes and legends including:

The “Immaculate Reception” that made football history
The “Steel Curtain” defense of the 1970s
Calvin Sweeney, the wide receiver who caught Bradshaw’s last pass for a TD




About the Author
Norm Vargo has chronicled the Pittsburgh Steelers since 1966, when he was writing for a small town paper in western Pennsylvania. He then served as the Steelers' beat writer for the McKeesport Daily News just outside Pittsburgh for 29 years, writing about and traveling with the team through their greatest years. He continues to write columns on the Steelers for various publiscations and to freelance for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

FROM THE PUBLISHER