Steelers ‘D’ Plans For Historic Finish
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on November 26, 2008
While the Steel Curtain of 1976, a defense that allowed just 28 points in the final nine games, produced four Hall of Famers and eight Pro Bowl players, is generally considered the greatest of all time, many in these parts might argue that fact.
The Baltimore Ravens of 2000 set NFL records for fewest points allowed [...]
Defense Paving Way For Steelers
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on November 9, 2008
The numbers are so impressive, they invite comparisons with great Steelers defenses from the past: first in the NFL in total defense, first in pass defense and third in rushing defense.
If the Steelers finish with the league’s top-ranked defense for the second year in a row, it will be the first time that has occurred [...]
‘Steel Curtain’ member White dies
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on June 11, 2008
Former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Dwight White, part of the defence that led the team to four Super Bowl championships in the 1970s, has died following surgery at a Pittsburgh hospital. He was 58.
“Dwight White was one of the greatest players to ever wear a Steelers uniform,” said team chairman Dan Rooney in a statement. [...]
living Leather and plastic a perplexing mix
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on March 1, 2008
This contemporary family room has decent bones, but the juxtaposition of a plastic play station against a lavish leather sofa is puzzling. We asked a couple of interior designers to help the householders out for under $100.JEAN AKERMAN is quite appalled by the plastic object in front of the sofa. Although this is the [...]
Sports Ex-Curtain anchor dies in car crash
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on January 19, 2008
DALLAS%26ndash;Ernie (Fats) Holmes, who won two Super Bowls as an anchor of Pittsburgh’s famed Steel Curtain defence in the 1970s, has died in a car crash. He was 59. Holmes was driving alone Thursday night when his car left the road and rolled [...]
Steelers rip Ravens
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on December 15, 2007
PITTSBURGH - Hall of Famers galore lined the Steelers’ sideline, with Terry Bradshaw and Mean Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Mel Blount and Franco Harris out front. No wonder the Baltimore Ravens probably thought they were playing all of them and the current day Steelers, too.Ben Roethlisberger tied the Steelers’ single-game record with five touchdown passes [...]