#OTD in #Steelers History 1969 the Kansas City Times ran some lovely stories on #Steelers owner Art Rooney which #Steelers Nation will enjoy with possibly the original 'Same Old Steelers' quote.

8️⃣0️⃣ This weekend there's an exhibition in Gosport that tells COPP's D-Day story. It's been organised by former Portsmouth newspaper editor Andrew Griffin, who's a trustee of the Hayling COPP Heroes Memorial.

I won't be able to make it myself, but it might be worth popping in!

#OTD in #Steelers History 1943 the News Journal reported #Steelers owner Art Rooney facing a tough decision whether to drop out of the #NFL or merge with the #Eagles so both teams could continue to play #profootball during World War II... thus the Steagles were conceived.

#OTD in #Steelers History 1980 the North Adams Transcript printed the reflections of #Steelers great L.C. Greenwood who was an integral part of the Steel Curtain and would finish his 13-year career with the team the following year with 4 Super Bowl rings and 6 Pro Bowl appearances

Fred McFee on his 4+ years with the #Steelers 'What stands out is just the brotherhood we all had. We had so many veterans and Hall of Famers on that team. Vrabel, Bettis, Dawson, Kirkland, Woodson, Lake… it was a great brotherhood. The locker room was as stable as it comes.'

Who can argue against this observation?

Avoid Lloyd!

#OTD in #Steelers History 1975 the Dayton Daily News revealed some interesting stories from #Steelers Coach Noll after his team had won their first Super Bowl.

What use would the armed forces have for THESE eighteen year-olds I wonder.

The first to say “officer material” gets a slap.

#OTD in #Steelers History 1980 following a phenomenal decade of #Steelers football that produced four Super Bowls the Pittsburgh Press threw the spotlight on what lay ahead and on the team's draft that included Tunch Ilkin and Craig Wolfley 🏈🎙🎧🎤 along with their #1 pick Mark Malone.

So #RishiSunak lost his depraved £1000 bet with Piers Morgan that #Rwanda flights would take off before the election. Please don't like and retweet this, as it would be really embarrassing for him if this photo is all over Twitter...might even lose him some votes?

Can argue against this... #HereWeGo

Left: Rishi Sunak, 'This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level'

Right: That time Rishi Sunak posed with two Conservative councillors who were pretending to be employees at a biscuit factory asking him questions on day one of general

#OTD in #Steelers History 1942 the #NFL commissioner predicted tough times ahead for the league with many players now wearing a different uniform as the nation went to war although the #Steelers would rise to the challenge by posting their first winning season with a 7-4 record.

And what a stunning memorial it is.

Such a good cause...

'We’ve since raised money for players who were homeless, legal expenses for players’ wives too. One example was a married player who had dementia, and their sister took them and stole all of their money. So we helped with that and other legal issues.'

The depth the tories sink to... as they desperately cling on by any method.

Plaudits to the the bylinetimes.com as I believe it was one of their reporters who broke the story.

Richard Madeley has complained about Steve Bray.

Who are you picking?

RT for Bray
Like for Madeley

#OTD in #Steelers History 1974 following one of the greatest drafts by any #NFL team the #Steelers announced the signing of Jack Lambert who would earn Defensive Rookie of the Year and go on to become an integral part of a Steelers defense that helped win four Super Bowls.

🕯️ In 2 weeks time witness the Great Vigil as we illuminate every CWGC grave in Normandy 🕯️

Join us in Lighting their Legacy: ow.ly/TXJq50RR8OY

#LegacyofLiberation #DDay80