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Training Camp - August, 2013462 views
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July 27, 2012 - Jeffrey Metz890 views This is a story about a young man and his courage. Jeffrey Metz was born in San Diego, CA with cerebral palsy. My name is Mickey Metz, Jeffrey's uncle. I'm originally from the north side of Pittsburgh, but have been living in Orlando, FL since 1985. We have family in Mt. Pleasant, PA so I decided to invite Jeffrey to go on a road trip to Steelers training camp with me, my son, and my brother. His parents were reluctant to allow him to fly by himself to Orlando because of his physical disability, but Jeffrey won out and flew from Bakersfield, CA to our home in Orlando to start the road trip to Pennsylvania. He flew 3,000 miles and rode for 1,200 miles.
Friday, July 27, 2012, the first day of camp open for the public was the day that changed Jeffrey's life forever.
We arrived at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA at noon. Upon arriving I sought out several staff members to see if there was any assistance (a wheelchair) for Jeffrey to get to the playing fields and unfortunately they couldn't provide any. We weren't sure how to get Jeffrey down the hillside from the handicap parking lot but Jeffrey knew the only chance he had to meet his favorite player, Ben Roethlisberger, was to climb down all the steps to the playing field. So even with a major fear of steps, he made it to the bottom - one slow step at a time, with crutches, to watch the players on the field.
After practice, Jeffrey climbed down the few remaining steps to the field level in hopes that Ben would notice him wearing his #7 jersey. However, Ben walked the opposite way from us to the other side of the grandstand to sign autographs. Still determined, Jeffrey climbed back up the stairs, walked to the other side and then back down the steps to the side where Ben was. Unfortunately, by this time Ben was already a distance away from where Jeffery was. Other fans noticed Jeffrey and his obvious desire to get Ben's attention, so they started chanting, "Ben, Ben, Ben", but Ben didn't realize what was happening, so he just smiled at the fans and kept moving down the line signing more autographs. Jeffrey was not giving up! He walked along the hillside around another large group of fans to get along the fence in hopes that Ben would still be signing at the end of that row where he now stood.
Ben finally reached Jeffrey and signed his football. He also stopped to take a photo with Jeffrey (above)....
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May 2, 20042254 viewsFrom an article in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette entitled, "The Real Life - Ben Roethlisberger".
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Ben in Switzerland, 20061259 viewsPhoto taken by Remo.
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May 2013 Autograph signing with Big Ben in King of Prussia, Pa860 viewsChad and his son Tanner pose with Ben during his signing event last year.
"We're huge Steelers fans and we love Big Ben!!!" -- Chad Mertz, Whitehall, PA
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Training Camp - August, 2013588 viewsPhoto: Mark Alberti
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Lil' Fans do have a curfew!!569 views Deb Cypher @livnltl
A shout out to Benjamin Jr & Baylee : I'm ready to cheer for your dad @_BigBen7 tonight - well, until my bed time!
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June 9, 2012 - Royals vs. Pirates game4577 views"At the Pirates game with Ash, got to say hello to the fellas of Boyz II Men! Great guys, looking forward to the show! GO BUCS!" -- Ben
(click on any photo for a larger version)
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February, 2011 - Garrett Cagle2204 viewsI emailed Garrett's mother Tammy with the news that he was our February "Birthday Wishes" winner of a game-used autographed Nike cleat from Ben himself! She decided to keep the news a secret until the package arrived, wanting him to be surprised. It arrived on Monday, March 7th and as you can see, Garrett sure was surprised!
Garrett is one of Ben's biggest fans and is always wearing his Big Ben 7 jersey!
*Thank you to Tammy Cagle (please do not copy or repost the photo without her permission).
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December 1, 2016 - #MyCauseMyCleats1182 viewsWanted to share a photo of my cleats for this weekend’s #MyCauseMyCleats initiative to celebrate and bring awareness to The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation.
These cleats, just like my foundation, honor Make A Wish and police & fire agencies nationwide.
I also wanted to honor fallen K-9 Rocco of the Pittsburgh Police Department with his badge, name, and call sign/unit number on the side of the shoe.
Thank you to Dave at dezcustomz.com & Moe at Kreative Custom Kicks (Sneakercustoms.com) for designing them for me! — Ben
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