The Ones Who Hit the Hardest: The Steelers, the Cowboys, the '70s, and the Fight for America's Soul

by Chad Millman; Shawn Coyne

  Cotton Bowl

  Courson, Steve

  Cover Two defense

  Coyne, James "Jimmy,"

  Coyne, Pat

  background

  and Chiodo's tavern

  and football-watching parties

  mother's funeral

  and Sadlowski

  and USWA elections

  cultural roots of the NFL

  Cunningham, Bennie

  Curtis, Mike

  Dallas, Texas

  Dallas Cowboys

  "America's Team" nickname

  and Dorsett

  Flex defense

  and Henderson

  and Landry

  and league merger

  and management structure

  and NFL championship game

  and offensive strategies

  and scouting data

  and Super Bowl VI,

  and Super Bowl X,

  and Super Bowl XIII,

  and television exposure

  and Texas Stadium

  and Thomas

  Dallas Texans

  Dartmouth College

  Davis, Al

  Davis, Anthony

  Defensive Rookie of the Year award

  defensive strategies

  and Carson

  Cover Two defense

  Flex defense

  "The Hook,"

  and Landry

  and Noll

  and Radakovich

  and "The Steel Curtain,"

  Stunt 4-3 defense

  zone defense

  DeLorean, John

  Denardo, Dirt

  Denmarkski, Ronnie

  Denton, Texas

  Denver, Colorado

  Detroit Lions

  Dianabol

  District 31 (USWA)

  Ditka, Mike

  Diven, Joey

  Donahue, Phil

  Doomsday Defense

  Dorsett, Anthony, Jr.

  Dorsett, Anthony (Tony)

  background

  brother's death

  college awards

  contract

  and Cowboys offense

  drafted by Cowboys

  high school and college football

  injuries

  nickname

  scouted

  showboating

  and Super Bowl XII,

  and Super Bowl XIII,

  and University of Pittsburgh

  Dorsett, Ernie

  Dorsett, Juanita

  Dorsett, Keith

  Dorsett, Melvin

  Dorsett, Myrtle

  Dorsett, Sheree

  Dorsett, Tyrone

  Dorsett, Wesley

  draft strategies

  and the AFL

  and Bradshaw

  and Dorsett

  and Greene

  and Hanratty

  and merger talks

  and Noll

  and Simpson

  and Swann

  and Thomas

  drinking

  drug use

  Dungy, Tony

  Dupree, Billy Joe

  Duquesne University

  East Texas State University

  Eaton, Vic

  Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church

  economic boom

  Edgar Thompson Works

  Edwards, Glen

  Eller, Carl

  Elway, Jack

  Elway, John

  entertainment industry

  equipment tactics

  European immigrants

  Evett, Sam

  Ewbank, Weeb

  expansion franchises

  False Glory (Courson)

  fan support

  Federal Steel

  field conditions

  Fighting Quips

  film study

  Finks, Jim

  Fisher, Eddie

  Five Gateway Center

  Flex defense

  Fonda, Jane

  Forbes Field

  Ford Motor Company

  foreign steel

  Foreman, Chuck

  Fort Duquesne Bridge

  Fort Pitt

  Fort Pitt Hotel

  4-3 defensive schemes

  Franchini, Tony

  Franco's Italian Army

  Franklin Athletic Club

  Franklin Field

  free agency

  French and Indian War

  Frick, Henry Clay

  Frickert, Maudie

  Fuqua, John "Frenchy,"

  Furness, Steve

  Galbraith, John Kenneth

  Garfield Eagles

  Garrett, Carl

  Garrison, Walt

  Gateway Center

  Geneen, Harold

  General Motors

  Geoghegan, Thomas

  Georgetown Law School

  Gerela, Roy

  and fan support

  and Raiders playoff game

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  Gerela's Gorillas

  Germany

  Gifford, Frank

  Gilliam, Joe

  and Bradshaw

  drafted to Steelers

  and nickname

  and player strikes

  and quarterback conflicts

  and race issues

  released from contract

  as starting quarterback

  and Super Bowl IX

  and team camaraderie

  Gillman, Sid

  Gipp, George

  Gleason, Jackie

  Gordon, Joe

  on Bradshaw

  and the media

  and the 1970 draft

  and receiver competition

  Gorilla Men

  Gotham Football Club

  Gradishar, Randy

  Graham, Otto

  Great Depression

  "Greatest Game Ever Played,"

  Green Bay Packers

  Greene, Joe

  and AFC Championship games

  background

  and Bradshaw

  and Butkus

  and conflicts on the field

  and division championship game

  drafted to Steelers

  and fan support

  and Holmes

  and injuries

  on Lambert

  and 1976 regular season

  and Noll

  and player meetings

  and player salaries

  and quarterback conflicts

  and Radakovich

  and Russell

  scouting of

  and slander suit

  and the Steelers/Raiders rivalry

  and the Stunt 4-3 defense

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and Swann's injury

  and team camaraderie

  and team dynamics

  Time cover

  and training camp

  Greenwood, L. C.

  and Bradshaw's leadership

  and Butkus

  and Holmes

  and injuries

  and Radakovich

  and the Steelers/Raiders rivalry

  and Stunt 4-3 defense

  Time cover

  and training camp

  and uniform rules

  Griffin, Archie

  Grossman, Randy

  drafted to Steelers

  and Noll

  and Steelers offense

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and team dynamics

  Guffey, James

  Gulf Oil

  Gunsel, Austin

  Halas, George

  and expansion franchises

  and founding of the AFL

  and founding of the NFL

  and Schramm

  Hall Summit, Louisiana

  Halvor, Hagen

  Ham, Jack

  and Bradshaw's leadership

  on defensive performance

  drafted by Steelers


  and fan support

  and player strikes

  playing style

  and playoff games

  and Radakovich

  and slander suit

  and Stunt 4-3 defense

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl X

  and team camaraderie

  "Ham and Cabbage" runs

  Hanratty, Terry

  and AFC Championship games

  and Holmes

  nickname

  and Noll

  and player salaries

  and player strikes

  and quarterback conflicts

  and race issues

  and Steelers draft

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl X

  and team camaraderie

  traded

  Harris, Cliff

  Harris, Franco

  and Bleier

  and divisional championship games

  and Dorsett

  and Gilliam

  and injuries

  and the Italian Army

  and 1976 regular season

  and Noll

  and playoff games

  and Steelers offensive strategy

  and Steelers scouting

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and Swann's injury

  and team camaraderie

  Harvard University

  Hayden, Tom

  Hayes, Bob

  hedge buying

  Heffelfinger, William "Pudge,"

  Hegman, Mike

  Heisman Trophy

  Henderson, Thomas "Hollywood"

  and drug use

  and the media

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  Hill, Calvin

  Hill, Tony

  Hilton, Barron

  Hilton, Conrad

  Hoak, Charles

  Hoak, Dick

  background

  on Greene

  and Harris

  on Noll

  on Steelers draft strategies

  and Stunt 4-3 defense

  Hoak, Donald

  Hodges, George

  Holmes, Ernie

  and Bradshaw's leadership

  drafted by Steelers

  and drinking contests

  and Nunn

  personal troubles

  and player strikes

  and the Steelers/Raiders rivalry

  Stunt 4-3 defense

  and Super Bowl IX

  and team camaraderie

  and Time magazine

  Homestead, Pennsylvania

  Homestead Library and Athletic Club

  Homestead Steel Works

  "The Hook,"

  Hopewell High School

  horseracing

  horse-trading

  Houston, Texas

  Houston Oilers

  Howley, Chuck

  Howsman, Robert

  Huarte, John

  Huff, Sam

  Hunt, H. L.

  Hunt, Lamar

  Iacovetti, Dave

  IBM

  The Ice Bowl

  The Immaculate Reception

  immigrant neighborhoods

  Industrial Workers of the World

  Inland Steel

  Iowa State University

  Irish Americans

  Iron City Forge of the Sons of Vulcan

  "Iron City" nickname

  Irving, Texas

  Italian Army

  It's Only a Game (Bradshaw)

  on Bradshaw's arm

  on college choice

  on Noll

  on Raiders' playoff game

  on Steelers' record

  on Super Bowl IX

  Jack, Benny

  Jackson, Honor

  Jamestown, Texas

  Japan

  "Jefferson Street" Joe. See Gilliam, Joe

  Jeppesen Stadium

  Johnson, Butch

  Johnson, John Henry

  Jones, B. F., Jr.

  Jones, Ed "Too Tall,"

  Jones and Laughlin Steel

  Jonsson, Erik

  Jordan, Lee Roy

  The Jungle (Sinclair)

  Kansas City Chiefs

  KDKA

  Kefauver, Estes

  Kent State

  Kerbel, Joe

  Keyes, Leroy

  Kiesling, Walt

  Kilroy, Bucko

  Kintner, Robert

  Klein, Joe

  Klein, Larry

  Kmec, Andy

  Knight, Marvin

  Kolb, Jon

  Koontz, Ronald

  Kortas, Kenny

  Kruczek, Mike

  Kunz, George

  labor issues. See also unions

  contract negotiations

  free agency

  hedge buying

  layoffs

  picket lines

  and reform movements

  and Sadlowski

  and standards of living

  strikes

  and USWA elections

  Lambeau, Curly

  Lambeau field

  Lambert, Jack

  and AFC Championship games

  contract negotiations

  on Cowboy's playing style

  drafted to Steelers

  nickname

  playing style

  preseason practices

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and team camaraderie

  Lamonica, Daryle

  Landry, Tom

  and coaching style

  and Dorsett

  and the Flex defense

  and the Giants

  hired as Cowboys coach

  and NFL Championship games

  and NFL Hall of Fame

  and offensive strategy

  and personnel decisions

  and The Superstars

  and Thomas

  Latrobe Athletic Association

  Laughlin Funeral Home

  Layne, Bobby

  layoffs

  and Abel's negotiations

  and contract negotiations

  and Coyne

  and hedge buying

  Stanton on

  and steel demand

  Leona Theater

  leveraged buyouts

  Liberty Bowl

  Lilly, Bob

  Lincoln High School

  Ling, James J. "Jimmy,"

  Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV Corp.)

  Little Siberia

  livestock trading

  Lombardi, Vince

  and Austin

  on blocking and tackling

  and the Giants

  and Landry

  and NFL Championship games

  and Thomas

  Long, Russell

  Looking Deep (Bradshaw)

  Los Angeles, California

  Los Angeles Rams

  Louisiana State University (LSU)

  Louisiana Tech

  luxury boxes

  Madden, John

  Madison Avenue

  Majors, Johnny

  malocchio curse (the evil eye)

  Mamula, Pete

  Manders, Dave

  Mansfield, Ray

  and AFC Championship games

  on Bradshaw

  and Hanratty

  leadership

  and 1976 regular season

  and Oklahoma drills

  and Radakovich

  retirement

  and Super Bowl IX

  and team dynamics

  manufacturing industry

  Mara, Tim

  Mara, Wellington

  Marchibroda, Ted

  Marcus, Stanley

  marketing

  Marshall, George Preston

  Marshall, Texas

  Martin, Dean

  Martin, Harvey

  Maule, Tex

  Maynard, Don

  Mazur, John

  McBride, Lloyd

 
; McDonald, David J.

  McDonald Hollow

  McGee, Ben

  McKay, John

  McKeesport Union Clothier

  McManus, Owney

  McNally, Johnny "Blood,"

  Mean Green

  media. See also television

  access to Steelers practices

  and formation of the AFL

  and Henderson

  and Noll

  Super Bowl commercial time

  and Super Bowl IX

  and Super Bowl X

  and Super Bowl XIII

  and USWA elections

  Meet the Press

  "Mel Blount" rule

  Mellon family

  Memorial Day massacre

  Meredith, Don

  merger of leagues

  Miami Dolphins

  Midget Football League

  Miller, Connell

  Miller, Giles

  Minneapolis, Minnesota

  Minnesota Vikings

  Mitchell, Lydell

  "Mob Football,"

  Monaca Scholastics

  Monday Night Football

  Monongahela River

  Montgomery, Oliver

  Morgan, J. P.

  Morris, Mercury

  Morton, Craig

  Most Valuable Player awards

  Blount

  Bradshaw

  Namath

  Staubach

  Swann

  Mount Washington

  Mr. Universe

  Mullins, Gerry "Moon"

  illnesses

  and player strikes

  and steroid use

  and Super Bowl IX

  and team camaraderie

  and team dynamics

  Murchison, Burk

  Murchison, Clinton, Jr.

  Murchison, Clinton, Sr.

  Murchison, John

  Murchison Brothers

  Murray, Phillip

  Music Corporation of America (MCA)

  Namath, Joe Willie

  and the AFL

  background

  and Cowboys draft process

  and Dorsett

  influence on the NFL

  and Jets contract

  and league merger

  and Rozelle

  and Super Bowl III

  and Werblin

  Namath, John

  Nance, Jim

  Narick, Emil

  The Nation

  National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

  National Football League (NFL). See also rule changes (NFL); specific teams

  behavioral standards

  compensation rule

  competition committee

  cultural roots

  Executive Committee

  founding of

  franchise costs

  and merger talks

  NFL Championships games

  origin of

  paternalism of

  Rookie of the Year award

  roots in industrial cities

  Rozelle elected commissioner

  television revenues

  National Steel

  NBC

  Neiman Marcus

  Nelsen, Bill

  Nelson, Ozzie

  New England Patriots

  Newhouse, Robert

  New Orleans, Louisiana

  Newsweek

  New York City

  New York Giants

  and defensive strategies

  and Henderson injury

  and Landry

  and league merger

  and Lombardi

  and NFL Championship game (1958)

  and scouting

  and Texas Stadium's first game

  and the Yanks franchise

  New York Jets

  and Eubanks