Pittsburgh Steelers Glory Days [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Dale Grdnic (Author)

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Product Description
Readers are offered unique stories about the players and coaches who took part in many of the greatest and most euphoric victories in the Pittsburgh Steelers' legendary history. Among the games covered are Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception" that beat the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs, the four Super Bowl and AFC Championship Game victories in the glorious decade of the 1970's, and the incredible 2005 playoff run that was capped by the team's fifth Super Bowl title. Among other games reviewed are Bill Cowher's first victory as Steelers head coach in 1992 and Ben Roethlisberger's first win as a starting quarterback in Miami after Hurricane Jeanne.

About the Author
Dale Grdnic is a freelance writer who covers Pittsburgh sports. For the past 13 years he has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Pitt Panthers as a beat writer for several newspapers in Pennsylvania. Grdnic resides in Conway, PA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 206 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596702338
• ISBN-13: 978-1596702332
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #632,136 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Steelers Great Games, March 5, 2008

By	G. M. Dedman "SteelUK" (Fareham, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Last year yielded a healthy harvest of books about the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dale Grdnic's book, "Glory Days," is one of them.

Dale features the top 20 Steelers' games, beginning in the seventies, when they became one of the top franchises in the league, and covers all the great games including that special 2005 Super Bowl run.

Readers are offered superb stories about the Pittsburgh Steelers' players and coaches who took part in many of the greatest and most celebrated victories in the Steelers' legendary history, woven around the fans' personal touches.

Among the games covered is Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception." Now recognised as the top American sporting moment when the "Same Old Steelers" shrugged off their losers' coats and proudly took their black and gold to the AFC Championship Game for the first time.

Franco's miraculous catch, from a Terry Bradshaw pass, snatched a last minute victory from their archrivals the Oakland Raiders with just seconds left on the clock. The Steelers' owner, Art Rooney, missed his teams' triumph; he was making his way to the locker room to commiserate with his players when they achieved their victory.

Among other games reviewed are Bill Cowher's first victory as the Steelers head coach in 1992 and Ben Roethlisberger's first win as a starting quarterback in Miami after Hurricane Jeanne.

Terry Bradshaw's last game, at Shea Stadium, is also featured in the book. Bradshaw was injured and Dale felt it was significant because until that game, the Steelers believed they would get several more great years out of Bradshaw.

A super book that brings back to life those magical Steelers' moments for all football fans to share and enjoy.

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Written, Disappointing, February 8, 2009

By	Will Fry (Seminole, OK USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a lifelong Steelers fan, I had high hopes for this book, and was pleased to receive it as a Christmas gift from my parents.

Upon reading it, however, my disappointment grew stronger with each page. It's poorly written, badly edited, disorganized, and more than a little redundant.

Some of the little-known facts were nice to read, but Grdnic repeats them in chapter after chapter, as if he forgot he'd already revealed them. Even commonly known historical items are noted over and over again. For instance, Grdnic tells the reader in almost every chapter that Chuck Noll was hired in 1969 and finds a dozen different ways to say "things began to change."

One of the most scatterbrained chapters was the one about Gordan Dedman, a fan from England. The author spends half the chapter detailing how Dedman became a die-hard fan of the Steelers even though he lived thousands of miles away. Then, without warning, Grdnic switches gears, leaving Dedman's story behind to discuss the 1974 AFC championship, which appears unrelated. (Interestingly enough, the review of the book that led me to want it was apparently written by Dedman.)

There are many well-written books that cover various parts of the Steelers' glorious history. This isn't one of them.