“He was a father, a grandfather figure to everybody. He treated everybody the same. It didn’t matter who you were, where you came from, what you did, everybody was important to him. Always had time to shake your hand, look at you, talk to you. And obviously, he drafted me, took a chance on me. I know he went into that draft room and said, ‘We’re not passing him up,’ and so I wouldn’t have been here if it wasn’t for him. Just a lotta love for him and the family.” — Ben, from Sept 18, 2017.

“Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl with yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there.” 😏😜😂 pic.twitter.com/2IWxcS2CVN

— Fred Schultz (@fred035schultz) July 16, 2021

It’s time for another truck!!

Since the last Convoy of Hope truck event went so well at Heinz Field we wanted to help do it again. This time in my wife’s home town of New Castle.

But we can’t do it alone so we need your help, every dollar raised goes directly to a family in need! Truck 2 will be at Shenango High School on July 22nd!

Please go to trucksofhope.com to help. — Ben.

“He is a great competitor. I’m sure he’s just thriving right now with the fact everyone thinks that he’s done, the Steelers are done. I used to always say to people, I’d say the greatest thing in sports is to do something nobody thinks you can do. It’s one of the greatest accomplishments. And I think right now Ben is just thriving on that. He can’t wait to get out there, probably (chomping) at the bit to prove (it). I would be very surprised if he didn’t have a great year this year. It’s a tough division. He’s a Hall of Fame player, first ballot, no question about it. He’s won two Super Bowls and been to three, yet he continues to play the game with a great passion, a great competitor, and I think you’ll see that this year.” — Bill Cowher on Big Ben. (via NFL.com)