The Pittsburgh Steelers are heavily represented at this weekend’s two-day NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremony. On Saturday, Troy Polamalu, Bill Cowher, and Donnie Shell will be enshrined, and then Sunday will feature Alan Faneca and a tribute to Bill Nunn.
Playing in the Hall of Fame game Thursday night, much of the Steelers’ focus while in Canton will be on the players and staff who set such a high standard that they are being enshrined as a result. In particular for many of the team’s current coaches and staff, two names stick out: Cowher, who replaced Chuck Noll and led the Steelers to a Lombardi Trophy, and Nunn, who spent 44 years with the Steelers and was a pioneering scout in the game.