Ben participated in the 2014 Mario Lemieux Celebrity Invitational, held today at the incredible Nemacolin Woodlands Resort…and partnered with the host, Mario Lemieux.

Proceeds from this wonderful event benefit Mr. Lemieux’s foundation, which was created in 1993 to raise funds for cancer research.

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#BurghPride MT @MarioLemieuxFdn: Mario Lemieux and @steelers Ben Roethlisberger get ready to head out! #66Golf

You can learn more about the Mario Lemieux Foundation, as well as donate to this very worthy cause here!

You can see more photos here.


*Thank you to both the Penguins organization and the Mario Lemieux Foundation for the photos!

Football might be the ultimate team sport, but the NFL is dominated by larger-than-life talents — those players who, through sheer force of skill and personality, seem able to single-handedly drive their squads. A player like that can become everything to his organization, defining its identity and dictating its fortunes. In other words, he becomes the face of the franchise.


From Bucky Brooks, NFL analyst at NFL.com today:

Whenever a quarterback leads a team to three Super Bowl appearances — including a pair of victories — he deserves to be in the conversation as one of the league’s true franchise players.

Roethlisberger has keyed much of Pittsburgh’s success during his decade with the team. Over the last few years, he carried an offense that struggled along the line and lacked a consistent running threat (until Le’Veon Bell began to produce as a rookie last season). Additionally, Roethlisberger has been a clutch performer in big situations, posting 32 game-winning drives and 23 fourth-quarter comebacks in 10 seasons.

Roethlisberger’s ability to provide poise when the Steelers need it most only confirms his status as The Man in The ‘Burgh.


You can read the rest of Mr. Brooks’ column here.

from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation Invitational that took place at the Treesdale Golf & Country Club today:

The tournament host getting ready to taking his shot on a beautiful course on a beautiful summer day!

Always there to support their friend and his foundation – Brett Keisel and Merril Hoge.

Benjamin Jr. hangin’ out with his Uncle Coop on the course, but seemed more interested in a football rather than a golfball!

Big Ben did a little chillin’ on a hot day with Uncle Si….well, sort of!

Stay tuned…we have a lot more photos to come of both the tournament and the fundraising event that took place at Jergels on Sunday evening!

Proceeds from both benefit K-9 Police and Fire Units throughout the country, and Make-A-Wish®!


Also! If you missed Ben’s interview this morning on 93.7 The Fan‘s Cook & Poni Show, which was live from the tournament, you can read & listen to it here!


*Thank you to Tommy Iannarelli for all these great photos!

“I’ve got to make sure he’s not out there now. He’s just enamored with all the kids and everything going on.” — Ben, on keeping an eye on his son at his ProCamps Ben Roethlisberger Football Camp.

And it looks like Ben had good reason:

Daddy! Wait for me! I want to go out on the field and play football too!

Now maybe if I just stay behind him, he won’t even notice I’m out here!

Hey, wait a sec! What’s this cool thing that was stuck in the ground?

But Grandma, I only took it out of the ground to put my football in it!

Okay Pops, but if I could just play a little football with the other kids it would keep me out of trouble out here…just sayin’.

Hey wait! I think they’re calling me to come out there! Where’s my jersey?

Grandma, I’ll talk to you later! I gotta get my jersey on!! Daddy’s callin’ me out there, he needs me!!

Seriously? My brother actually thinks Grandma’s gonna buy that story! Boys!!!

*Thank you to Fred Vero, from Fred Vero Photography for these wonderful photos!

Camp parents, grandparents, coaches and sponsors came out strong when it came to sharing photos and thoughts from the ProCamps Ben Roethlisberger Football Camp this week!


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@_BigBen7 msg 2 kids @ProCamps – “Don’t ever give up. No matter what u do, keep going.”


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Fun day hanging with @_BigBen7 and @ProCamps


“This was our grandson’s 3rd year at Ben’s Football Camp. He is 9-years old and we have seen him mature over the summers because of the camp. This year, his sister was too old to participate, and he sort of missed her, but got to spend time with us. Since we are all from Ohio, and it’s a 3-hour drive to the camp, we enjoyed our time alone with him. We highly recommend that grandparents bring their grandkids and leave the parents at home! Since this was a one-day camp, we really enjoyed the quiet time the next morning as we got packed and drove home. He even got to use his McDonalds french fry coupon he received at the camp on the Ohio Turnpike! There are lots of Steelers fans where we live in Toledo and Cleveland, so he loves to show off the pictures his grandfather takes at the camp.” — Don & Linda Hawk


“MY DAUGHTER CAMDEN HAD A GREAT TIME. THANKS TO YOU!” — Grady J. Malachowski Sr.


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@_BigBen7 @MaxMcHale1 had a great time at camp! #fromNeshannock


“What an amazing time! Our son, Derek Sanderson, Jr., is a huge fan of Ben. We signed him up for the camp and kept it a surprise until we arrived at camp on Monday. He did not believe us at first, but when he saw the man himself on the field, he could not stop smiling. This was our son’s first time attending camp and we look forward to attending every year. Very well organized and the fact that Ben took time to personally throw passes, was worth the trip! Thank you Ben, ProCamp and the Steelers!” — Virgen Perez & Derek Sanderson Sr.


“You do a wonderful thing for kids every year…thank you” — Donna Korchok DiebeLblauner


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“Wonderful evening with Ben Roethlisberger and Coach Holtz celebrating the values, work ethic, and hope of the Ohio Valley at the Lou Holtz Hall of Fame event.” — Amber Lattner

“Thank You for your speech last night at the Lou Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Football Hall Of Fame. I was taken with how much emphasis and credit you give being from a small town and not forgetting your roots. Being from Martins Ferry, Ohio and being in a rich in tradition small town also really moved me, thanks for your professionalism and caring thoughts. you truly are a class act Ben!!!” — Mike Mayle

From Paul Giannamore, at The Review:

Four men were inducted as the 2014 class of the Lou Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame during a banquet featuring a keynote address from Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Monday evening at St. Florian Hall.

Holtz, the East Liverpool native and NCAA coaching legend, said he comes back to the area because it’s where he learned the values that have served him in life.

“We were poor, but I say I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth because I was born in the greatest country in the world, and there were people who taught me the value of choices. They taught me to take responsibility for my actions. We were very poor, but it’s not what you had. It’s who you had, ” Holtz said.

Holtz said anyone who achieves success had to make sacrifices and overcome adversity along the way.

For Roethlisberger, adversity included the loss of his mother in a car accident when he was 8 years old. He said it doesn’t matter if a person has everything or was born with nothing. Everyone faces adversity, and it always gets better.

“You have to find a way to use it to make you stronger,” Roethlisberger said. “I played as hard as I could to make her proud watching me from heaven.”

He said there are many ways to be a leader, but he has found leading from behind allows him to observe and help teammates.

“You can be the first out on the field and be that rah-rah guy. I am the last one out. I want to see the faces of my team so I can see what’s going on,” he […]