Pittsburgh Steelers

This defeat marked the fourth time in ten years that the Steelers have lost the conference title game at home under Bill Cowher. The telecast was the first ever to receive a TV-M (now TV-MA) rating under the TV Parental Guidelines that had been established at the beginning of that year, and many fundamentalist and evangelical Christian groups stridently objected to the film's being shown on network television at all, due to scenes of nudity and the use of vulgar language which were not edited out of the TV production. The Steelers defeated the New York Jets in the Divisional Round yet lost to the New England Patriots, 41-27, in the AFC Championship. In February of 1997, the film was shown on television in the United States, being carried by NBC in two parts, on consecutive Sunday and Wednesday evenings (February 23 and 26). As a result of this dominant season, the Steelers received home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. From the total of nine lists, four were drawn up primarily by Marcel Goldberg, a corrupt Jewish assistant to the SS officer in charge of transporting Jews, Crowe wrote. Only three previous teams have 15 wins, with the Steelers being the first AFC team to accomplish this feat. Oskar Schindler was in jail for bribing the Secret Service commander Amon Goeth when the famous list was being drawn up and had little involvement in it, according to a New York Times report.

The Steelers completed the 2004 regular season with the best record in the NFL at 15-1. "Schindler had nothing to do with the list," the author writes in the new biography of the German businessman. It has become an article of faith among NFL pundits that the Steelers do not have a bad team two years in a row -- they have never lost 10 or more in consecutive years since the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger. Crowe has questioned in a new book the authenticity of the facts portrayed in the movie. Cowher led the Steelers to the playoffs in each of his first six seasons as coach, a feat that had only previously been accomplished by fabled coach Paul Brown of the Browns. However, the Holocaust historian David M. He was replaced by Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Bill Cowher, a native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Crafton, PA. Following the critical and box office success of Schindler's List, Spielberg founded and continues to finance the Shoah Project, a non-profit organization with the goal of providing an archive for the filmed testimony of as many survivors of the Holocaust as possible, so that their stories will not be lost in the future.

In 1991, legendary coach Chuck Noll, who led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories, retired. It is also considered to be Steven Spielberg's greatest directorial accomplishment by many viewers and critics; the former vote it consistently among the top ten (#6) movies on the Internet Movie Database Top 250, while the latter voted it #9 in the American Film Institute's 100 Greatest Movies series. During the 1943 season, they merged with the Philadelphia Eagles and were known as the "Steagles". In the years since its release, Schindler's List has risen in status to be considered one of the greatest movies of the 1990s, if not of all time. In 1942 they merged with the Chicago Cardinals and were know as "Card-Pitt" and informally known as the "Car-Pitts" or "Carpets" (due to their ineptitude; they won no games). Thalberg Memorial Award. They twice merged with other NFL franchises in order to field a team. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards, this movie won seven, including the coveted Best Picture and Best Director awards for Spielberg, which many of his supporters felt he had been unfairly denied for prior productions, although he had previously received the Irving G.

During World War II, the Steelers experienced player shortages. Critically acclaimed, the film won praise for depicting—often in exceptional, graphic detail—the horrible brutality of the Holocaust. The Immaculate Reception game happened in this postseason. Its tagline was simply, "Whoever saves one life saves the world entire" a quote from the Talmud. In fact, they had only eight winning seasons prior to that season, despite being one of the oldest teams in the league. It starred Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern, and Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth. The Steelers had a long history of futility before 1972, their first postseason appearance. It was produced almost entirely in black and white (with a color prologue and epilogue, a red coat in two scenes, and color candle flames in another).

Longtime sportscaster Myron Cope is well known in Pittsburgh for his distinctive voice and commentary. The movie was directed by famed director Steven Spielberg, who later spoke of the making of the movie as affecting him deeply. Their coach was Chuck Noll. Tagline: Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. The team had a dominant defense known as The Steel Curtain and an offense led by Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth. (www.imdb.com). The team appeared in five Super Bowls, winning four and is regarded as The Team of The Seventies. Though many believe it to be Director Steven Spielberg, it is actually the shadow of Liam Neeson who portrayed Oskar Schindler in the film.

The team was so named because of the abundant steel industry in the city. In a final shot, a man places a flower on the grave, and stands contemplatively over it. The Pittsburgh Steelers are a National Football League team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The camera pans, revealing a long line of people. Bill Cowher, 1992-present (9 Playoff appearances, 1 Super Bowl appearance). The actors portraying the major characters in the film pass by the grave, and place stones on it, while the actual persons they portrayed walk beside them doing the same. 15. The film ends in Israel, at the grave of Oskar Schindler, in the present day.

Chuck Noll, 1969-1991 (12 Playoff appearances, 4 Super Bowl victories). The next morning, a Russian dragoon arrives, and announces to the Jews, "You have been liberated by the Soviet Army!". 14. One more person." He then leaves. Bill Austin, 1966-1968. He would have given me one.. 13. I could have gotten one more person for this.

Mike Nixon, 1965. He pulls the Nazi Party pin from his lapel, and cries, "This is gold. 12. They give him a letter, explaining to others that he is not a criminal, and they also give him a ring, engraved with the Talmudic quotation, "Whoever saves one life saves the world entire." Schindler is wracked with guilt, seeing his car, and realizing he could have bribed ten more people from Goeth for it. Buddy Parker, 1957-1964 (1 Playoff appearance). He packs a car in the night, and bids farewell to his workers. 11. As a German, a Nazi, and a "profiteer of slave labor" (his words), Schindler must flee the oncoming Soviet Army.

Walt Kiesling, 1953-1956. He runs out of money just as the war in Europe comes to an end. 10. Once the workers arrive in Czechoslovakia, Schindler institutes firm controls on the Nazi guards assigned to the factory, permits the Jews to observe the sabbath, and spends the rest of his fortune bribing Nazi officials. Joe Bach, 1952-1953. Those who went to Auschwitz were soon returned by a train which was sent to Schindler's camp, after Schindler bribes another Nazi official. 9. Except for a railway mishap, in which one of the trains carrying women was accidentally redirected to Auschwitz, all the people on Schindler's list arrive safely at the new site.

John Michelosen, 1948-1951. This list of "skilled" inmates was Schindler's List, and for many of the inmates of Plaszow camp, being on the list meant the difference between life and death. 8. So that his workers can be kept off the trains to the killing centers, Schindler, with Stern, assembles a list of his workers. Jock Sutherland, 1946-1947 (1 Playoff appearance). Goeth acquiesces, for a payoff in the order of millions of Reichsmarks. 7. Goeth remarks sarcastically, "It will take about four weeks for me to do the paperwork -- that ought to be fun." Schindler prevails upon Goeth to let him keep his workers, so that he can move them to a factory in his old home of Zwittau-Brunnlitz, Czechoslovakia, away from the Holocaust - now fully underway in Poland.

Jim Leonard, 1945. To Amon Goeth's considerable consternation, and to Schindler's horror, an order arrives from Berlin commanding Goeth to exhume and destroy all bodies of those killed in the ghetto razing, to dismantle the Plaszow, and to ship the whole population to Auschwitz. 6. With the second appearance of the girl in red, Schindler makes a further transformation into an altruistic angel whose primary motive is not profit, but rather to save the lives of his workers. Walt Kiesling, 1940-1944. The first time she appears, Schindler changes from a cold-hearted businessman interested only in profit into a person struggling to do the right thing; he makes his first attempts to covertly assist his workers and save them from persecution and death afterwards. 5. Film critics and scholars have suggested the appearance of the girl in the red coat is a "marker" used by Spielberg to denote the transformation of Schindler's personality.

John Blood, 1937-1939. The color of the coat stands out, because it is the only object that appears in color throughout the entire film (except for two instances of a candle flame); the rest of the movie is filmed in black-and-white, except for the final present-day coda. 4. It is during the clearing out of the ghetto that Spielberg introduces a character known as "the girl in red": a young girl wearing a red coat. Joe Bach, 1935-1936. Schindler is now, though reluctantly, sheltering people who have very few skills in his factory. 3. He meets Goeth, befriends him, and convinces him to let him keep his workers for considerable bribes and payoffs.

Luby DiMelio, 1934. But, he now faces the more immediate problem of how to run his factory without his workers. 2. Schindler watches the massacre from the hills overlooking the ghetto, and is profoundly affected. Jap Douds, 1933. In due course, Goeth razes the Krakow ghetto, sending in hundreds of troops to clear the cramped rooms and shooting anyone who refuses or cannot leave. 1. In one scene, he decides not to shoot a young boy for not properly cleaning his bathtub, but then, after reflecting, decides that he must be firm, and shoots him in the back as he walks away.

70 (Stautner). Goeth is the focus of the film's depiction of Nazi sadism and inhumanity, not only taking pleasure in murder and torture, but considering it an integral part of his job, a matter of duty. 59 (Ham). He then, in the next breath, orders that everything she requested be done. 58 (Lambert). In one of the most sickening scenes in the film, a Jewish engineer explains that a foundation has been improperly laid, and for this he has her shot in the head. 32 (Harris). At this point, an SS officer named Amon Goeth arrives in Krakow to initiate construction of a labor camp, Plaszow, and to take over control of the Ghetto.

12 (Bradshaw). One old woman exclaims, "We are their work force! Why would they want to kill their own work force?". The Steelers are one of the few teams in the NFL that don't officially retire players' numbers, though several numbers have not been worn since the players that wore them retired, including:. Where exactly the "unessential" people are sent is a matter of rumor among the Jews; a few suggest that they are taken off to concentration camps, but people hearing this reject the idea as ridiculous. Amos Zereoue. Schindler becomes aware of what is going on, and seems embarrassed by the whole arrangement, but takes no action to stop it. Rod Woodson. This last point is key, and Stern uses his considerable skills to make sure as many people as possible are deemed "essential" by the Nazi bureacracy, even children, the elderly, and the infirm - people who would otherwise be rounded up and sent away.

Dwayne Woodruff. Workers in Schindler's factory are allowed outside the ghetto, and are certified as "essential workers," guaranteeing that they will not be rounded up at night by the Gestapo. Dwight White. Schindler gets his money and starts the factory; he keeps the Nazis happy and enjoys his new-found wealth, while Stern actually operates the factory and uses his position to help his fellow Jews, who have now been confined to a ghetto within Krakow. Supreme Court Justice). He takes particular pleasure in telling them that they must take him at his word, and that no court would ever uphold a contract between a German and a Jew. Byron White (U.S. Schindler makes the Jewish businessmen a deal they cannot refuse: they will loan him the money for the factory, and he will give them a small share of the pots and pans produced.

Mike Wagner. He hasn't the money to buy it, and his administrative skills are dubious at best, but he finds through his contact Itzhak Stern, a functionary in the local judenrat (Jewish Council) who in turn has contacts with the now underground Jewish business community. Yancey Thigpen. With his military sponsors in his back pocket, he sets out to acquire a factory for the production of enamelware, mainly cookery. Kordell Stewart. He becomes a friend to the SS and Police Leader of Krakow, Julian Scherner, and quickly calls in favors as Schindler begins to establish himself as a businessman in the Krakow region. Donnie Shell. Schindler makes a very good impression with the occupation authorities early on, being a member of the Nazi Party and lavishing gifts and bribes upon the army and SS officials now running southern Poland.

Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer spent the 1971 training camp with the Steelers, but was traded to the Colts before the start of the season. Schindler, a heretofore unsuccessful businessman from Germany, has come to Poland with the hope of using the now abundant slave labor force of Jews and Poles to manufacture goods for the German Army. Andy Russell. As this is happening, a newcomer has arrived in Krakow; his name is Oskar Schindler. Frank Pollard. The film's action starts with crowds of Jews from all over the country, hasidic, assimilated, rich, and poor, detraining in Krakow, and submitting their names to German officials waiting on the station platforms with typewriters and lists. Actor Ed O'Neill was drafted by the Steelers in 1969, but was cut in training camp. Jews living in occupied Poland are ordered to relocate to population centers.

Neil O'Donnell. The Polish Army has been defeated by the German Army in the initiating event of World War II in Europe. Gerry Mullins. The movie begins with a depiction of a Jewish prayer. Bam Morris. The title refers to a list of the names of 1,200 Jews whom Schindler hired to work in his factory and kept from being sent to the concentration camps. Ray Mansfield. The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, relates the tale of Oskar Schindler, a German entrepreneur who was instrumental in saving the lives of over one thousand Polish Jews during the Holocaust.

Greg Lloyd. Schindler's List is a 1993 movie based on the book Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally (the book was later renamed Schindler's List as well). Louis Lipps. Molen, Steven Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment / Universal Pictures. Carnell Lake. Producer: Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Jon Kolb. Editor: Michael Kahn.

Levon Kirkland. Composer: John Williams. Ernie Holmes. Writing credits: Thomas Keneally (novel), Steven Zaillian (screenplay). Merril Hoge. Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall. Greenwood. Director: Steven Spielberg.

L.C. Kevin Greene. Eric Green. Joe Gilliam.

Jason Gildon. John Fuqua. Barry Foster. Buddy Dial.

Dermontti Dawson. Bennie Cunningham. Plaxico Burress. Bubby Brister.

Rocky Bleier. Kendrell Bell. Walter Abercrombie. Hines Ward.

Duce Staley. Aaron Smith. Ben Roethlisberger. Antwaan Randle-El.

Joey Porter. Troy Polamalu. Kimo von Oelhoffen. Tommy Maddox.

Casey Hampton. Alan Faneca. Jerome Bettis. Mike Webster.

Lynn Swann. Ernie Stautner. John Stallworth. Dan Rooney (owner).

Art Rooney (owner). Chuck Noll (coach). Bobby Layne. Jack Lambert.

Walt Kiesling. John Henry Johnson. Franco Harris. Jack Ham.

"Mean" Joe Greene. Bill Dudley. Terry Bradshaw. Mel Blount.

Pass Interceptions: 11 Mel Blount (1975). Quarterback Sacks: 15 Mike Merriweather (1984). Passing Interceptions: 25 Terry Bradshaw (1979). Passing Toucdhowns: 28 Terry Bradshaw (1978).

Passing Yards: 3724 Terry Bradshaw (1979). Passing Completions: 298 Tommy Maddox (2003). Passing Attempts: 519 Tommy Maddox (2003). Receiving Touchdowns: 12 Buddy Dial (1961), Louis Lipps (1985), Hines Ward (2002).

Receiving Yards: 1398 Yancey Thigpen (1997). Receiving Catches: 112 Hines Ward (2002). Rushing Touchdowns: 14 Franco Harris (1976). Rushing Yards: 1690 Barry Foster (1992).

Rushing Attempts: 375 Jerome Bettis (1997).