Pittsburgh Steelers: Men of Steel
by Jim Wexell
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Author: Jim WexellEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-01
ISBN: 1582619964
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Sports Publishing
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Summary: 5 Stars
Jim Wexell ("Wex" is he known around sports discussions in The Burgh) has produced another great book about the Pittsburgh Steelers.
There are many things to enjoy from this books such as a behind-the-scenes lok at NFL players, the unknown stories associated with players that have never been told before, and also the nostalgia aspect of the book.
Most of the 35 players documented in the book I have watched play football with the Pittsburgh, but there are some that I never had the pleasure to watch. Jim Wexell introduces these players to you and then gives you some information that tells you about the person behind the player.
Alot of books about the Steelers will use third-hand accounts or have stories that any Steelers fan would already know. Wexell seperates himself and his book from books like that, because he uses first hand accounts and brings fresh new stories to the reader.
I don't know why I expected anything different from Wexell, because his first book that I also purchased, "Tales From Behind The Steel Curtain" was also an excellent read.
I really enjoyed the chapter about Frank Lewis and how he did not fit into the Steelers scheme of things during the Steelers dynasty years, but he was a very good NFL wide receiver. And then to learn how he he left the team...I will let you read for yourself.
My only hope now is that Jim Wexell continues to publich books like these. If you are true and die-hard Steelers fan, get this book and other Steelers books that Jim Wexell has written.
Summary of Pittsburgh Steelers: Men of Steel
Did you know that one former star for the Pittsburgh Steelers went on to lower the driving age to 16 as a member of his stateÂ?s legislature? Or that one former Steeler now leads the St. PatrickÂ?s Day Parade every year in Chicago? Or that another owned a casino in Reno? And thatÂ?s just the players from the dark ages of the SteelersÂ? organization. Where have guys like Ted Marchibroda, Roy Jefferson, Frenchy Fuqua, Jack Lambert, and Dermontti Dawson gone? What about Levon Kirkland, Kevin Greene, Carnell Lake, Bubby Brister, Bruce Van Dyke, and Frank Lewis? The answers are inside. Men of Steel profiles a WhoÂ?s Who list of Steeler greats, catching up with the former players while taking each for a nostalgic walk down memory lane. Through interviews with the players themselvesÂ?including Joe Greene, Dick Hoak, Rod Woodson, Donnie Shell, and Tunch IlkinÂ?fans can relive the past as well as catch up to the present. From Elbie Nickel and the second-most famous play in team history to the group from the 1960s that legendary writer Myron Cope once blasted for abstaining from alcohol, Men of Steel chronicles 60 years of Steelers history dating back to the 1940s. Most Steeler fans will enjoy recalling each playerÂ?s athletic accomplishments, but this book also delivers the rest of the storyÂ?both on and off the field. For fans of Pittsburgh football, it gets no better than Men of Steel.State & Local Books
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