The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
by JJ Cooper Filed under: Steelers , AFC North For a team that has had three wide receivers earn Super Bowl MVP honors and has placed two wide receivers in the Hall of Fame, the Steelers have had very few receivers put together standout rookie seasons. Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Hines Ward and Plaxico Burress all went on to have excellent careers, but none of them finished their rookie...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... 33, Broncos 10AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFAt Three Rivers Stadium, Hall of Fame wide receiver John Stallworth caught a playoff-record 10 passes for 156 yards, including a spectacular 48-yard touchdown, to start the Steelers on their way to a third Super Bowl title.? Sept. 4, 1983The game marked the NFL debut of quarterback John Elway, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft who was traded...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... of the University of Florida in 2002, Gaffney drew comparisons to former Pittsburgh Steelers great John Stallworth."I've always thought of myself as a home-run type of player," said Gaffney. "It's just I've always been in a situation where we had other receivers on the team who get to enjoy the deep stuff. But I'm always ready if I happen to get a ball downfield."Then there are the...
