“Footbahlin’ with Ben Roethlisberger”, Episode 102
Kevin Markham: thrilled to capture these great shots
I have been a Pittsburgh Steelers fan since the 80s… so imagine the thrill when I was asked by @FairwaysFundays to photograph some Hall-of-Famers, at Portmarnock, last Friday… including two of the greats: Jerome Bettis and Ben Roethlisberger.@JeromeBettis36 @SteelersIreland pic.twitter.com/fV1zYmiH5C
— Kevin Markham (@kevinmarkham) September 30, 2025
Da Beard does Dublin
Game Day in Dublin
Shoutout to @JeromeBettis36 and @_BigBen7 for leading the Terrible Towel Twirl! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/EPBxjkJcX9
— Steelers History (@SteelersHistory) September 28, 2025
My brother @_BigBen7! #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/gZ9vIT3ZmZ
— Jerome Bettis (@JeromeBettis36) September 28, 2025
Renegade in Dublin ☘️☘️☘️ pic.twitter.com/iPEGbPX4A7
— Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) September 28, 2025
Céad Míle Fáilte from Steelers Ireland!
Football weather 🌧️@_BigBen7 is at the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland's residence at Phoenix Park in Dublin to watch some flag football 🏈 pic.twitter.com/RBVBm5N2pF
— Steelers Ireland (@SteelersIreland) September 27, 2025

He was so good he was instantly installed as the starter after just one week of training camp and went on to become a two first-team All-Pro and a member of the NFL’s 2010 All-Decade Team. Maybe more important, he was the heartbeat and leader of the offensive line.
That’s why Pouncey was one of 13 players who were nominated in their first-year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
If he were to get in, the Steelers would be the only team to have three centers in the Hall of Fame, joining Mike Webster and Dermontti Dawson.
“That would be cool, but there’s no way in my mind and in my heart I should ever go into before Big Ben Roethlisberger,” Pouncey sad. “He’s what the Steelers are now. He built such a career for himself. I’d be more embarrassed to ever go in before him.”
Roethlisberger is not eligible for consideration — a player has to be five years removed from his last season — until the Class of 2027. But, while it might be difficult, Roethlisberger said it would be great if they could both go in together, just like the old days.
Roethlisberger considered retiring after the 2020 season because he didn’t want to play without Pouncey anymore.
“There’s always something special about your center,” Roethlisberger said. “To have one like him, he was so passionate about the game and being the best. I could never say enough about him.
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