Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season)

The Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season) was named as a part of the franchise's 50th season celebration in 1982. The top 24 players in the club's history were selected: eleven on offense, eleven on defense, one punter and one placekicker.^[1]

The team was chosen on the basis of more than 100,000 fan ballots.^[1]

This team was supplanted in 2007 by the current All-Time team which was named as a part of the club's 75th season celebration.^[2] The updated team includes all the players from this 50th season team except, Gerry Mullins, Sam Davis, Mike Wagner, Roy Gerela and Pat Brady.

Offense

Position	Jersey No.	Player	Years on Team	# of Pro Bowls	Hall of Fame	Honors	Ref.
Quarterback	12	Terry Bradshaw	1970–1983	3	Yes	1978 NFL MVP	[3]
Running back	26, 20	Rocky Bleier	1968, 1971–1980	-	No		[4]
Running back	32	Franco Harris	1970–1983	9	Yes	1972 Off. Rookie of the Year	[5]
Wide receiver	82	John Stallworth	1974–1987	4	Yes	1984 Comeback Player of the Year	[6]
Wide receiver	88	Lynn Swann	1974–1982	4	Yes	Super Bowl X MVP	[7]
Tight end	81	Elbie Nickel	1947–1957	3	No		[8]
Center	52	Mike Webster	1974–1988	9	Yes	NFL All-Time team	[9]
Guard	72	Gerry Mullins	1971–1979	-	No		[10]
Guard	57	Sam Davis	1967–1979	-	No		[11]
Tackle	87, 79	Larry Brown	1971–1984	1	No		[12]
Tackle	55	Jon Kolb	1969–1981	-	No		[13]

Defense

Position	Jersey No.	Player	Years on Team	# of Pro Bowls	Hall of Fame	Honors	Ref.
Defensive tackle	72, 75	Joe Greene	1969–1981	10	Yes	NFL All-Time team	[14]
Defensive tackle	70^[a]	Ernie Stautner	1950–1963	9	Yes	1950s All-Decade Team	[15]
Defensive end	78	Dwight White	1971–1980	2	No		[16]
Defensive end	68	L. C. Greenwood	1969–1981	2	No	1970s All-Decade Team	[17]
Linebacker	59	Jack Ham	1971–1982	8	Yes	NFL All-Time team	[18]
Linebacker	58	Jack Lambert	1974–1982	9	Yes	NFL All-Time team	[19]
Linebacker	55	Andy Russell	1963–1976	7	No		[20]
Cornerback	47	Mel Blount	1970–1983	5	Yes	NFL All-Time team	[21]
Cornerback	80	Jack Butler	1951–1959	4	No	1950s All-Decade Team	[22]
Safety	31	Donnie Shell	1974–1987	5	No^[b]	College Football Hall of Fame	[23]
Safety	23	Mike Wagner	1971–1980	2	No		[24]

Specialists

Position	Jersey No.	Player	Years on Team	# of Pro Bowls	Hall of Fame	Honors	Ref.
Placekicker	10	Roy Gerela	1971–1978	2	No		[25]
Punter	28, 18	Pat Brady	1952–1954	-	No		[26]

Notes

Names in bold indicates the player spent his entire playing career with the Steelers.

^a Number retired by team^[27]

^b Finalist in 2002^[28]

References

1. O'Brien, Jim (June 27, 1982). "The All-Time Team". Pittsburgh Press. pp. D–2. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
2. Robinson, Alan (October 24, 2007). "1970s stars dominate Steelers all-time team". USA Today. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
3. "Terry Bradshaw bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
4. "Rocky Bleier bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
5. "Franco Harris bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
6. "John Stallworth bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
7. "Lynn Swann bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
8. "Elbie Nickel bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
9. "Mike Webster bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
10. "Gerry Mullins bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
11. "Sam Davis bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
12. "Larry Brown bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
13. "Jon Kolb bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
14. "Joe Greene bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
15. "Ernie Stautner bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
16. "Dwight White bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
17. "L. C. Greenwood bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
18. "Jack Ham bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
19. "Jack Lambert bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
20. "Andy Russell bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
21. "Mel Blount bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
22. "Jack Butler bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
23. "Donnie Shell bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
24. "Mike Wagner bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
25. "Roy Gerela bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
26. "Pat Brady bio". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
27. "Steelers Hall of Famers bios" (PDF). Steelers.com. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
28. "Hall of Famers: Yearly Finalists". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 March 2010.