Joe Greene was born on September 24,1946. He attended North Texas State and played for them for four years. In 1969 the Steelers used their fourth overall pick on "MEAN" Joe Greene. Green won defensive rookie of the year. Joe Greene won four Super Bowls with the Steelers, went to 10 Pro-Bowls, and was a four-time defensive player of the the year. He was also the leader of the Steelers famous "Steel Curtain".

Jack Ham was born on December 23, 1948. He went to Penn State , and played for the Nittnay Lions. Ham was selected in the second round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He won four Super-Bowls, and attended 8 straight Pro-Bowls.

Jack Lambert was the 4th overall pick out of Penn State, in the 1974 Draft. He won four Super Bowls, was Defensive Rookie of the Year, and went to 9 straight Pro-Bowls. He was a member of the "Steel Curtain". He played for 11 years, all with the Steelers.

 Franco Harris was born on March 7th, 1950. In 1972 he   was drafted 13th overall, out of Penn State. In his career Harris won four Super-Bowls, went to 9 Pro-Bowls, was the MVP of Super-Bowl 9, was rookie of the year, rushed for 100 touchdowns, and 12,120 yards. He played 11 years with the Steelers and one year with the Seattle Seahawks.

Stallworth was born on July 15,1952. He went to Alabama A&M. The Steelers used the 83rd pick in 1974 on John. Stallworth went to 3 Pro-Bowls, won four Super-Bowls, was the 1984 Comeback Player of the Year, and caught the game winning touchdown pass in Super Bowl XIV. He played 13 years for the Steelers.

In 1970 the Steelers had the Ist overall pick in the 1970 NFL Draft. They used it on a Louisiana -Tech Quarterback named Terry Bradshaw. He threw 212 touchdowns and 27,989 yards. He was Super-Bowl MVP twice, and a three time Pro-Bowler. He played 13 years for the Steelers.

Lynn Swann was born on March 7th, 1952. He went to USC and played for the Trojans. He was drafted 21st overall in 1974. He went to three Pro-Bowl, won four Super-Bowls, was MVP of Super-Bowl X. He caught 51 touchdowns, and had 5,462 receiving yard. He played eight years with the Steelers.

Woodson was the tenth pick in the 1987, out of Purdue College. He went to 11 Pro-Bowls, 1 Super-Bowl, won Defensive Player of the Year in 1993. Woodson played 9 years with the Steelers. He went on to play for the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ners, and the Baltimore Ravens. Rod Woodson holds the record for most interception yards, and most interception touchdowns.

In 1995 the Steelers used the 60th overall pick to select a Quarterback out of Colorado, named Kordell Stewart. Stewart donned the nickname "Slash", because of his versatility as a player, he played Wide Receiver, Running Back, Punter, and Quarterback. Stewart led the Steelers to three AFC Championships (1994, 1998, 2001), all where played in Pittsburgh, but the Steelers couldn't win one. Statistically Kordell is one of the the best QB's in Steelers history, but couldn't win the big game. He played seven years with the Steelers.

Bettis was drafted in 1993, tenth overall, by the Las Angeles Rams. In 1996 Bettis was traded to Pittsburgh. Bettis won team MVP five times, was offensive Rookie of the Year, 1996 Comeback Player of the Year, and 2001 Man of the Year. Bettis was a six-tie Pro-Bowler, and the NFL's fifth all-time leading rusher. Bettis was the heart and soul of the 2005 Steelers championship team. Bettis retired after the Steelers won Super-Bowl XL.