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Good thing fans here have the Steelers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Penguins and Panthers to cheer. About a dozen people lined up outside the Steelers practice facility Thursday, braving the cold, snowy weather in hopes that a player or two would sign an autograph.
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins could make it two Stanley Cup titles in three years later this spring.
That's not likely.
After a 26-year drought, Roethlisberger helped the Steelers earn one for the thumb in February 2006. The Steelers added a record sixth title to their trophy case two years ago. Now, they're going for No. 7.
Bostonians have a legit argument. The Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics have combined to win six championships since 2002. That's wicked good.
"I knew the history, but once I got here and spent more time here, you start to realize how important this organization is to this area and how much you are loved and what kind of responsibility that brings," Hoke said.
The Steelers have won more Super Bowls than any team in the NFL, and are one victory away from hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy a seventh time. The Penguins have reached the Stanley Cup finals twice in the last three seasons. Pitt has developed into a Top 5 college basketball program.
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Then again,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], baseball is irrelevant here these days. Football is No. 1 among the sports-crazed folks, and the Steelers �� as Jay-Z would say �� run this town.
Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers are on the verge of winning their third Super Bowl in six seasons. They'll face the Green Bay Packers in Dallas on Feb. 6.
"Expectations are sky high in this city dating back to the 70s when those guys won four Super Bowls," cornerback Ike Taylor said. "We got Pitt basketball playing good ball and I jumped on the Penguins bandwagon a few years ago. Hopefully we can get the Pirates going sooner or later."
Rooting for the Steelers is a birthright for fans,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and winning championships is an expectation for every player that puts on a black and gold uniform.
If the woeful Pirates could only go back to the days of Clemente or Stargell or Bonds,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], then Pittsburgh would be the clear-cut choice.
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Fans rooting for other teams don't even think about coming to Heinz Field wearing their colours. They may be a little more laid-back in western Pennsylvania, but the die-hards here are similar to those notorious Eagles fans in Philadelphia when it comes to defending their turf.
Terry Bradshaw,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Franco Harris, Lynn Swann and Co. set the standard when they won four Super Bowl titles in a six-year span in the late 1970s. There were some down times in the 80s and 90s, though Neil O'Donnell led the Steelers to the 1996 Super Bowl �� a loss to Dallas.
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Hoke signed with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young in 2001. He grew up in California,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but was familiar with the Steelers tradition before he joined the team. Then he got a dose of their fans.
But in this what-have-you-done-for-me-lately society, Pittsburgh is the hot city and the 'Stillers' are the hot team.
"It's a great label," Steelers wide receiver Antwaan Randle El said. "I would have to say it's accurate to a certain degree because of Steelers football, Pitt basketball and you can't discount hockey. They've always had big-time players and all of those players always come back."
"Since I've been here,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we feel like we're always going to be in the hunt for the Super Bowl," injured tackle Max Starks said.
The Pirates are coming off a record-setting 18th consecutive losing, and their chances of contending wouldn't be any worse if Taylor and eight Steelers were penciled into the lineup every day.
Perhaps the City of Champions is a more fitting moniker for this blue-collar, gritty town.
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