Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season)

The Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team (50th Season) was named as a part of the franchise's 50th season celebration in 1982. The top 24 players in the club's history were selected: eleven on offense, eleven on defense, one punter and one placekicker.^[1]

The team was chosen on the basis of more than 100,000 fan ballots.^[1]

This team was supplanted in 2007 by the current All-Time team which was named as a part of the club's 75th season celebration.^[2] The updated team includes all the players from this 50th season team except, Gerry Mullins, Sam Davis, Mike Wagner, Roy Gerela and Pat Brady.

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Position	Jersey No.	Player	Years on Team	# of Pro Bowls	Hall of Fame	Honors	Ref.
1Quarterback	12	Bradshaw, TerryTerry Bradshaw	1970–1983	3	Yes	1978 NFL MVP	^[3]
2Running back	20	Bleier, RockyRocky Bleier	1968, 1971–1980	-	No		^[4]
2Running back	32^[a]	Harris, FrancoFranco Harris	1972–1983	9	Yes	1972 Off. Rookie of the Year	^[5]
3Wide receiver	82	Stallworth, JohnJohn Stallworth	1974–1987	4	Yes	1984 Comeback Player of the Year	^[6]
3Wide receiver	88	Swann, LynnLynn Swann	1974–1982	4	Yes	Super Bowl X MVP	^[7]
4Tight end	81	Nickel, ElbieElbie Nickel	1947–1957	3	No		^[8]
5Center	52	Webster, MikeMike Webster	1974–1988	9	Yes	NFL All-Time team	^[9]
6Guard	72	Mullins, GerryGerry Mullins	1971–1979	-	No		^[10]
6Guard	57	Davis, SamSam Davis	1967–1979	-	No		^[11]
7Tackle	79	Brown, LarryLarry Brown	1971–1984	1	No		^[12]
7Tackle	55	Kolb, JonJon Kolb	1969–1981	-	No		^[13]

Position	Jersey No.	Player	Years on Team	# of Pro Bowls	Hall of Fame	Honors	Ref.
1Defensive tackle	75^[a]	Green, JoeJoe Greene	1969–1981	10	Yes	NFL All-Time team	^[14]
1Defensive tackle	70^[a]	Stautner, ErnieErnie Stautner	1950–1963	9	Yes	1950s All-Decade Team	^[15]
2Defensive end	78	White, DwightDwight White	1971–1980	2	No		^[16]
2Defensive end	68	Greenwood, L. C.L. C. Greenwood	1969–1981	2	No	1970s All-Decade Team	^[17]
3Linebacker	59	Ham, JackJack Ham	1971–1982	8	Yes	NFL All-Time team	^[18]
3Linebacker	58	Lambert, JackJack Lambert	1974–1982	9	Yes	NFL All-Time team	^[19]
3Linebacker	34	Russell, AndyAndy Russell	1963–1976	7	No		^[20]
4Cornerback	47	Blount, MelMel Blount	1970–1983	5	Yes	NFL All-Time team	^[21]
4Cornerback	80	Butler, JackJack Butler	1951–1959	4	Yes	1950s All-Decade Team	^[22]
5Safety	31	Shell, DonnieDonnie Shell	1974–1987	5	Yes	College Football Hall of Fame^[23]	^[24]
5Safety	23	Wagner, MikeMike Wagner	1971–1980	2	No		^[25]

Position	Jersey No.	Player	Years on Team	# of Pro Bowls	Hall of Fame	Honors	Ref.
1Placekicker	10	Gerela, RoyRoy Gerela	1971–1978	2	No		^[26]
2Punter	28, 18	Brady, PatPat Brady	1952–1954	-	No		^[27]

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