Im a New Zealand Steeler fan myself. I drew to the Steelers because of the black ang gold, reminiscent of my Wellington colours, Hurricanes etc if you follow the Super 14

The Steelers way of football was exactly what drew me to be a rugby fan. Speed, Brutality and Swagger. F*** finesse, i wanna hit you in the mouth kinda style

Nice to see another passionate fan from our region of the world

and what is also good to remember is that way back when, Hayden Fry modeled the Iowa Hawkeyes’ new uniforms after the Steelers’ for many of the same reasons you mention. If one looks like champions then one will play like champions.

Not many fans outside of Steelers fans understand the depth of our “sentimental drivel”. We all do it. (some are more confident and don’t care who’s watching…lol) When the Steelers are playing, the world revolves around 60 minutes of THEM. When they aren’t playing, we’re counting the days till they are. Football season is a happy time. (no alcohol needed; but drink ‘em if ya got ’em!) We truly believe in the Black and Gold and hold our players to the highest standards and accountability to the team as well as the fans and the City. You’re always around friends when you see other Steeler fans, no matter where you are. It’s a bond.

I’m in Nashville. “Nashville by choice. Steeler fan by the grace of God” ~ I was born/raised in Pittsburgh (still “home”)

Welcome!!

I became a fan of football and the Steelers in 2001. I love and respect the history and integrity of this great organization. And I loved the nastiness of the defence and the blue-collar efficiency of which they go about their business win or lose. Then came Troy, Heath, Ben and the emergence of Deebo. Ward, The Bus oh my goodness. And as a woman I gotta say we’ve got some serious hotties on this team :) I love this team of no glamour and cheerleaders. I love that they are not media darlings which only makes me believe that those fans that the Steelers pick up along the way are not just there because they are they flavour of the season; you become a Steeler fan because they inspire something in you whether it is their integrity or their general badassness on the field.

Once a Steeler, always a Steeler

the Steelers were perennial lovable losers (well, some of ‘em weren’t so lovable). But some of my best early memories are of sitting on the floor watching Steeler games with my dad, my granddad and my uncles. I actually had the best seat in the house; the screens on the early TVs were tiny.

When I went to university the Steelers were pathetic – but they had just hired a new coach, a guy by the name of Noll. A few years later, he produced one of the all-time great NFL teams.

I haven’t lived in the Pittsburgh area for 40 years, but I’m still a big fan, and have brought my kids into Steeler Nation. They take some good-natured ribbing from friends, but would you rather be a Packer or Bear fan – or a SteelerManiac?

I always wondered why folks from other areas chose the Steelers.

I grew up on the Steelers in the 70’s. It is as much a part of me as my work ethic and my accent… My kids inherited it from me, although up until this year they had only visited Pittsburgh… (we moved back to the Burgh this year…)

I didn’t choose the Steelers. I was born into it.

But, anyway, you all are welcome. It doesn’t matter why you choose the Steelrs to me. As long as you stay with them through the up and down years, you are as much a fan as someone born in ’S’Liberty or Munhall, or the South Side.

Then the Cowboys won super bowl 30, and every one I knew jumped on the Cowgirls bandwagon, and that’s why I HATE the cowgirls.

I was born in Louisville, KY, that’s right, no franchise. Cincy was just up the river, The Cardinals just down the road. Indy didn’t have a club and the Bears never entered my thinking for whatever reason. No one in my family was a big football fan until my Mom married this guy from Oklahoma. We moved there in 73, no franchise. I remember getting a Dolphins uniform complete with helmet and pads for Christmas. The number was Mercury Morris’ 22 who years later would be busted for trafficking cocaine, there’s some irony there but I digress. We moved out to Phoenix the next year, and again, no franchise. What there was were a host of bandwagon Cowgirl fans. Never being one to go with the crowd I went with the Steelers in Sper Bowl X, much to the chagrin of my gradeschool chums and there families. At the tender age of 9, after watching Lynn Swan gather in 4 passes for 161 yards and Glen Edwards (could be wrong on that one) intercept Staubach to seal the victory a lifelong Steeler Fanatic was born. I have never once in the several decades since even remotely considered hopping off the bandwagon. Since the arrival of Big Ben and the departure of the Jaw, I have to say that in a pure sporting sense I am about the happiest guy on the planet. As fate would have it I now live in San Antonio and relish with a sadistic glee rubbing the success of my adopted franchise in the face of every Cowboy fan I meet, and there are plenty. Go Steelers.

I moved to PA in 1972 when I was 9. I lived 4 hours from Pittsburgh and 2 1/2 hours from Philadelphia. Steelers were my favorite team because they played a very physical game (and Philly fans really are obnoxious, that is not a myth). I moved to the Washington, DC area in 1986 and I am still a diehard Steelers fan. My 18 year old daughter was born and raised in the DC area and she is also a diehard Steelers fan. I like the Steelers ownership, their philosophy, their consistency. They are not a flashy team. They know how to find and grow players. Their coaches are not disposable. Steelers know how to win. Every game is important.
  
Plus, Steeler Nation rocks. We were even voted the best fanbase by ESPN.

Particularly liked all the Cowgirl hate in the comments. As a Giants fan I cant get enough of Cowgirl hate.

Very fond memories of most of the family being at Grandma’s house, squeezing into the TV room and watching Johnny Unitas and John Mackey punish opponents on game day. You all know the Colts moved, some of you may not know they moved at night with no warning, one day you woke up and your team was gone. This hurt the fans deeply, can you imagine? I went team-less for awhile.

I am not exactly sure when I started to became a Steelers fan. But when Neil O’Donnell threw that second interception in Superbowl 30 to Larry Brown, I knew without a doubt, that I had become a Steelers fan!

Although I have never been to Pittsburgh, I greatly appreciate the Rooney family, for such a stable franchise.

and all I can say is thank God I chose the Steelers instead of the Eagles. My family is all from the ’Burgh and my Mom tells me I used to insist on wearing the same Terrible Towel T-shirt every day when I was 2.

Now everywhere I go I have family. I see Steelers fans EVERY DAY in Florida. Whenever I talk to someone about football they are a fan or have at least one friend/family member who is a “die hard” Steelers fan.

but my mom grew up in the North hills and has been a fan her whole life. I grew up in the DC area and my father is a die-hard Redskins fan, as are my brothers (don’t ask me why) and they wanted me to join their ranks, but as I began watching football I realized that the Steelers personified everything I believed football should be. Their brute strength, talent and (above all) HEART are what drew me to them in the first place. Then I fell in love with the Bus and I never looked back! The Steeler nation has been a huge part of my life for the past 19 years and I wouldn’t have it any other way. So although I’m not a native (only the daughter of one), I feel like one every Sunday.
Thanks Steeler Nation.

I like watching big guys run with the football and the Bus was a big guy that ran with the football, its not a pretty style of football its a get your hands dirty type of football and living in West Virginia I can identify with it. Also I live a town were the big employer was/is a Aluminuim plant so that was something that I could identify with. Its the closest team to me the other is the Bengals but I went with the Steelers because I have class. I think that is about it other than the fact that the Steelers win when it counts