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Wonderfull book!
I love this book, I wont let my friends touch it. It's totallyworth the dollars, it tells you about the greatest NFL players ever. For example: Steve Young, the best left-handed Quarterback ever,and Jerry Rice,the greatest all-time wide receiver ever. ... Read more

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Terry Bradshaw is the only quarterback to earn three Super Bowl rings.But at the height of his triumph as pro football's Most Valuable Player of 1978, he says candidly, "It was the worst too."This is Terry Bradshaw's own story of that bittersweet season of professional glory and personal anguish. ... Read more

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A brief biography of the Pittsburgh Steelers' leading quarterback. ... Read more

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They could have built a separate wing in the Pro Football Hall of Fame just to accommodate the members of the Steelers from the dynastic period in the 1970s when Pittsburgh was the center of the pro football universe.

As it is, nine players and three front office men who helped the Steelers win four Super Bowl championships in a span of six seasons - a feat that remains unmatched today - are enshrined in Canton.

At a time when the Steelers were stamping themselves as one of the NFL's most successful franchises in history, the 1978 team may have been the best of the bunch, and Three Rivers, Three Rings, is the story of that team.

After winning back-to-back Super Bowls following the 1974 and 1975 seasons, injuries sabotaged a potential three-peat in 1976, and the upstart Denver Broncos won the AFC title in 1977. Two years removed from a championship, the Steelers were driven to return to glory and it became obvious very early that 1978 - the year the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule - was going to be a special season at Three Rivers Stadium.

Sure enough, the Steelers won 17 of 19 games including a memorable 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII which gave the men from the city of three rivers their third NFL championship.

Authors Sal Maiorana and Leo Roth - through extensive research and numerous interviews, the highlight of which was a candid and informative session with coach Chuck Noll - provide a detailed chronicle of the never-to-be-forgotten season which includes a game-by-game account and profiles of key players such as Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, Jack Ham and Mel Blount to name but a few.

It was a special time to be a Terrible Towel-waving Steeler fan, and on the heels of Pittsburgh's latest Super Bowl triumph in February 2009 - which now has doubled the franchise's ring count from three to an NFL-record six - this is the perfect time to reflect on the team's glorious history and Three Rivers, Three Rings is a great place to start.



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This book is 496 pages, but has 108 chapters, so the chapters are shorter than usual, making for an easier-to-read book. Plus, there are over 300 photos in this fully illustrated book. Some of the greatest players in Steelers history, many of Art Rooney's personal favorites, have been interviewed for this revealing reflection on the Steelers' founder and owner, one of the most colorful figures in sports history. Anyone who cares about Pittsburgh sports, and football in particular, will enjoy this book. You will learn more than you ever knew about the Rooneys and their impact on Pittsburgh and the national sports picture as well. 496 pages, plus reproduced autographs of those featured in book. ... Read more

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Lesson in Rooney
The book was good in that is covered the lives of the Rooney brothers from start to finish, right up to today. The book is not strictly about Art Rooney though, there are alot of stories about his brothers as well. The book has several testimonials about the Cheif written by those who were close to him. The only downside is some of the stories are repeated and it is a bit long. ... Read more