Every Pittsburgh Steelers fan has a bucket list of activities to take part in at some point in their lives. But even the most die-hard fans haven’t done everything there is to experience in and around Pittsburgh. From tailgating to studying the Immaculate Reception to finding the best places to watch a game with other fans, author Scott Brown provides ideas, recommendations, and insider tips for must-see places and can't-miss activities near Heinz Field. But not every experience requires a trip to Pittsburgh; long-distance Steelers fans can cross some items off their list from the comfort of their own homes. Whether you're attending every home game or supporting the Steelers from afar, there's something for every fan to do in The Pittsburgh Steelers Fans' Bucket List. Scott Brown is an author and freelance writer who has written for ESPN.com, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and Florida Today. Brown has authored or coauthored several sports books, including Heaven Sent: The Heather Miller Story, What It Means to Be a Nittany Lion, and Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story. He lives in Export, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Steelers Fans' Bucket List Everything You Need to Know, Do, and See By Scott Brown Triumph Books LLC Copyright © 2016 Scott Brown All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-62937-254-9 Contents Foreword by Dermontti Dawson, Introduction, 1. The Ultimate Game Day Experience, Watch a Game at Heinz Field, Get an Early Start, Visit a Pittsburgh Institution and Eat a RoethlisBurger, Take a Boat Ride to Heinz Field, Check out the Scene on the North Shore, Take a Picture with "The Chief", Take Part in the Terrible Towel Wave, Experience the Rapture of "Renegade", Pay Homage to the Greatest Player in Steelers History, 2. Camping with the Steelers, A Unique Setting and Relationship, Don't Just Show Up, Visit Autograph Alley ... If Only to See the Spectacle of It, Watch Practices That Are the Most Spirited of the Year, Embrace the Legacy of Steelers' Camp at St. Vincent, Learn the Story of the Steelers and St. Vincent, Go to the Annual Night Practice, What To Do When You Aren't at St. Vincent, Tee It Up at One of a Number of Golf Courses, Visit the 9/11 Memorial in Shanksville, 3. Going Deep on the Steelers' Bucket List, Attend Steelers Fantasy Camp and This Isn't Just For the Men, Something For the Ladies Too, Hoop It Up Against the Steelers Footballers — or At Least Watch, Check Out the Steelers' Practice Facility and "Unite" With the Team, Take a Picture With Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception" Statue, Visit "Franco's Italian Army" Headquarters For a Good Meal and Some History, Sailing the High Seas with the Steelers, Attend the Steelers' NFL Draft Party, Go to a High School Game to Appreciate Why Football Is Such a Part of Western Pennsylvania's Fabric, The Steelers' Connection to High School Football, Watch a Game at a Steelers Bar, Make the Steelers a Part of Your Wedding, 4. Learn How the Steelers Became the Steelers, Visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Plays and Events That Shaped the Steelers — and Explain Their Six Lombardi Trophies, Winning the Terry Bradshaw Sweepstakes, The Tackle That Saved the Steelers, James Harrison's Remarkable Rise to Stardom, Going the Distance in Super Bowl XLIII, A Look at the Pre-1970s Steelers, The Greatness of Chuck Noll, Building a Dynasty, Hitting the Mother Lode, An Equation That Explains the Steelers' History with Quarterbacks, Bill Cowher and the Steelers' Return to the Top, Mike Tomlin and a Sixth Super Bowl Title, 5. From Baltimore and the AFC North to Hollywood, A Steelers Haven in Baltimore, Steelers-Browns, Steelers-Bengals, A Steelers Haven in Cincinnati, Rivalries Outside the AFC North, Road Trippin', The Steelers in Hollywood, "Mean Joe" Crushes It with Coca-Cola, Steelers and the Dark Knight, Hines Ward's Other Championship Moves, Turning Art Rooney's Story into a Movie, The Steelers and the Media, A Steelers Hub in ... Florida, 6. Appreciating What Isn't Always So Apparent, Giving Back off the Field, Rallying Behind One of Their Own, Remembering Bill Nunn, Another Steelers Trailblazer, Dick Hoak's Excellent Adventure, Saluting Heeeath Miller, A Hard Goodbye for a Franchise Great, Two More Reluctant Exits, Concussions and the Complicated Legacy of Mike Webster, Deaths of Former Teammates Hit Home for Webster Successor, 7. Putting the Steelers' Past into a Fun Perspective and Looking Ahead, Steelers Mount Rushmore(s), How Well Do You Know Your Steelers?, Revisiting the Steelers' Drafts One More Time, Don't Forget About Free Agency, Steelers Takes from a Beat Writer, What the Future Holds for the Steelers, Acknowledgments, CHAPTER 1 The Ultimate Game Day Experience Watch a Game at Heinz Field WHERE: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WHEN: August through December — or January if the Steelers have home-field advantage and make a playoff run. H