Sunday Edition: Spending Father’s Day with Big Ben
Best buds at Big Ben’s ProCamp!
“We are blessed to have you, Ben. Thank you to all our Steelers for giving so much of their time, incorporating families to help others in the community.” — Mary George.
Thank you dad’s and coaches volunteering your time today with 320 kids!
“The camp was an early birthday gift for my grandson, Curran. He said he had a great time. Thank you!” — Michele E Dionne.
Big Ben’s Camp! Let’s Goooooooo!
“My grandson attended. It was wonderful!” — Suzy Eazer-McCullough.
“Ben Roethlisberger high fives campers after scoring touchdown.” — Peter Diana.
Thanks to @ProCamps and @_BigBen7 for an awesome camp for William yesterday. He loved it!
My 2 boys loved it
The Father’s Day tradition continues but this will be the last year for @messenger_shane as he moves on to High School! So sad to see it end. @ProCamps @_BigBen7 #familytradition
Thank you @_BigBen7 for an amazing day that this guy will never forget!
I remember when I went to that camp I caught a pass from Ben Roethlisberger. It was one of the best days ever
“Happy Father’s Day! Thank you for giving back to the community! My son Josh had an awesome time at camp!” — Kristy Conrad.
Thanks to @PizzaHut for supplying lunch to campers at the @_BigBen7 ProCamp! #NoOneOutPizzasTheHut
“Made smiles and memories for all involved today! Awesome job #7!” — Ryan A Springer.
HERE WE GO!!! Time to get our pro […]
It became a Father’s Day Weekend Tradition: The Ben Roethlisberger ProCamps Football Camp
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger gets a Father's Day hug from his daughter, Baylee, 4, during his Pro Camp at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex Sunday morning. pic.twitter.com/qiDQHPAg6X
— Matt Freed (@mattfreedpghpg) June 17, 2018
Little Ben catches a pass from his dad Big Ben! #firstyearcamper #Happyfathersday2018 @_BigBen7 pic.twitter.com/uf3TnDvshH
— Eileen Mess (@Eimess76) June 17, 2018
Annual tradition continues!! Father’s Day with Ben and family!
Our little QB in the making had a BLAST today at @ProCamps!!! This was def an #Experience he’ll remember for a very long time!! Thank you @_BigBen7 for being so amazing and for this amazing opportunity!! 🏈
He’s so excited to be here!! @ProCamps @_BigBen7 #experience
Ready to roll! @_BigBen7
@_BigBen7 1st time camper from Daleville, VA #experience
Some guys are pumped for camp this Father’s Day @_BigBen7 #herewegosteelers
Luke has been planning this hair cut since knowing he’s coming to Big Ben’s Football Camp.
Ben Roethlisberger hosting his annual kids camp today in Pittsburgh. We'll have more from Ben tonight on @WTAE @_BigBen7 #Steelers pic.twitter.com/shRIP52HQE
— Ryan Recker (@RyanRecker) June 17, 2018
Team photo time at the @_BigBen7@_BigBen7 […]
Throwback Thursday
Getting ready at the Royal Ottawa!! ⛳️ Emmitt Smith, Daniel Alfredsson & I will be taking on Pat Perez! — Ben.
With Emmitt Smith on the Royal Ottawa course!
Come on Emmitt!! 🙄
I think Chad is right!
looks like @_BigBen7 and his crew
are having a blast at the game tonight!#letsgobucs pic.twitter.com/SZO8ODyUkZ— Chad Tyson (@chadtyson) June 6, 2024
Josh Dobbs: “Big Ben was always in complete control”
“He [Big Ben] was always hunting one look to call a certain play, all game. Second he gets it, he calls it, and it’s a touchdown.”
Foster: Big Ben “led with a ‘watch me play’ type of mold”
From Christopher Barbre, at SteelerNation.com:
In a recent interview with the Two Percent Podcast, Ramon Foster talked about Roethlisberger’s mindset on everything and how it translated to the gridiron.
“[Have] you ever met somebody that whether you’re playing basketball in a garbage can, ping pong, cards, throwing darts, that they just win? That was Ben [Roethlisberger]. That ability to win was huge. He led with a ‘watch me play’ type of mold, like those types of dudes. He wasn’t real rah-rah, you know, how most quarterbacks would be?”
Whether the officials are on your side or not, you have to do everything you can to win. Roethlisberger would take all kinds of extra hard hits because it took all that extra work, just to bring him to the ground. That tough mentality didn’t mean that the offensive line had an easier job; it meant the exact opposite. His lines had to grind more and work harder to make sure he didn’t end up taking an extra shot to the body.
The Steelers already have a great rah-rah guy with Mike Tomlin, so they need someone that can lead by example for that balance. Roethlisberger’s tough play and improvisational skills were the kind of attributes that the team needed to see. No play was ever truly a “dead play” to him; there was always a way to get something positive out of any situation that looked bad.
That kind of leadership and “endless grind” mentality led to Roethlisberger having 41 career fourth quarter comebacks, which is third in NFL history. The only other quarterbacks ahead of him are arguably the two greatest quarterbacks of all-time: Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. It takes a lot of leadership to routinely come back from any sort of deficit, and Roethlisberger’s leadership helped his teams get those ugly wins.
You can read more from Christopher Barbre here. You can also watch Ramon Foster’s full interview here.