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    Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
    Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
    Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
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    Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers

    Written by Gary M. Pomerantz

    Narrated by Paul Boehmer

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    The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. A dozen of those Steelers players, coaches, and executives have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and three decades later their names echo in popular memory: "Mean" Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth. In ways exhilarating and heartbreaking, they define not only the brotherhood of sports but those elements of the game that engage tens of millions of Americans: its artistry and its brutality.

    Drawing on hundreds of interviews, Their Life's Work is a richly textured story of a team and a sport, what the game gave these men, and what the game took.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 30, 2017
    ISBN9781541473201
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    Gary M. Pomerantz

    Gary M. Pomerantz is a nonfiction author and journalist and has served the past seven years as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Pomerantz has written four books, including Their Life’s Work and the New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn.

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    • 4/5
      The 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers are an iconic dynasty in the modern era of professional football. Typically defense wins championships and Pittsburgh had some of the best defensive players ever to don pads and cleats. But they also had some playmakers on the offensive side of the ball like Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth. And let's give Terry Bradshaw his due for slowly becoming a team leader and competent enough quarterback to lead the Steelers to four Super Bowls in six years.

      Gary Pomerantz has gone back and takes a look at this dynastic team from the point of view of the players who made it all happen all those many years ago. You can truly see the deep bond many of the players developed for a lifetime, particularly on the defensive side the ball, and the importance of that team's legacy to the not just the players, but the city of Pittsburgh itself.

      Central to the book is how Franco Harris became so deeply ingrained in the community becoming a local hero, philanthropist, and businessman. He also talks about some of the more tragic stories such as the unfortunate decline in health, both physical and mental, of Mike Webster, one of the best centers ever to play the game. And the great affection and brotherhood that marked the best defensive line in NFL history - Mean Joe Greene, L.C. Greenwood, Dwight White, and Crazy Ernie Holmes comes to life as they remember the glory of the past.

      Pomerantz was a journalist who covered the Steeler's in the seventies. One of the oddest comments in the books introduction is this disillusion with professional football because of brain trauma and the recent studies about the plight of many former players. Fair enough. Thankfully the book is well balanced and doesn't drone on about this topic other than when discussion Mike Webster.

      For any football fan this is a book well worth reading and it is a must read for Pittsburgh Steeler's fans.
    • 4/5
      This is probably THE defining work on the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers. Pomerantz tells the very personal story of the 70s Steelers through the eyes of the players, coaches, personnel, and fans. In addition to reliving the great moments and games during this period, we get a glimpse into the challenging and sometimes horrifying personal stories of some of the games greatest players. The chapter dedicated to Mike Webster will make any football fan think twice about the consequences of playing this very violent game. A must read for all Steelers fans and NFL fans as well.
    • 5/5
      Very entertaining and well-written. Good background coverage of the Rooney family and excellent individual profiles of the players who made the 70s Steelers the greatest dynasty in the game's history. A mix of tragedy too. The story about center Mike Webster is testimony to the cost players paid for the commitment to their craft. A must-read for any football fan, Steelers or otherwise.