Steel Dynasty: The Team That Changed the NFL

by Bill Chastain, Rocky Bleier (Foreword)

An illustrated portrait of the storied Pittsburgh Steelers football team looks at their remarkable accomplishments during the years from 1975 to 1980, during which the team won four Super Bowls and changed the course of professional football history.

Genres: Sports, Football

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Bill Chastain began his journalism career as a freelance writer shortly after graduating from Georgia Tech in 1979. Some of the more notable publications where his stories have appeared over the years include: Razor Magazine, Nation’s Business, SPORT Magazine, and Inside Sports. Chastain worked as a sports reporter for The St. Petersburg Times and The St. Petersburg Evening Independent before going to The Tampa Tribune in 1990, where he worked for twelve years as a columnist and sports reporter. While with the Tribune he also served as a correspondent for Sports Illustrated. Currently he covers Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays for MLB.com.

Reviews

[David Perkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was pretty boring. I still enjoyed some of the content bc Steelers but overall it wasn’t a book really worth getting into.

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you're interested in knowing more about how the Steelers b/c a dynasty during the 1970s, then you'll enjoy this book. While I was already familiar with the general narrative, it was very fun to read quotes and get more details from the likes of Mean Joe Greene, Bradshaw, Lambert, Stallworth, Greenwood, Ham, and the rest. The book also gives a lot of info. about Chuck Noll that I never knew. It ends with the early 1980s so it doesn't cover the Cower era, but nonetheless, a fun read for Steelers fans.

[Scott Holstad · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read focusing on the 1969 to 1980 Steeler teams with lots of inside info and insights. A great book!

[David Barney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book for the fact that as a young boy I followed the team. They had great athletes and played good football.