Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s

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American football defensive unit sports nickname

The Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ dominant, hard-hitting defensive unit that powered the franchise to multiple Super Bowl titles and became one of the most feared defenses in NFL history.

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Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football defensive unit ⓘ
sports nickname ⓘ
activeInDecade 1970s ⓘ
anchorUnit defensive line ⓘ
associatedWith Three Rivers Stadium ⓘ
contributedTo Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh Steelers 1970s dynasty
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eraEnd early 1980s ⓘ
eraStart early 1970s ⓘ
franchise Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
hallOfFamePlayer Donnie Shell ⓘ
Jack Ham ⓘ
Jack Lambert ⓘ
Joe Greene ⓘ
Mel Blount ⓘ
helpedWin Super Bowl IX ⓘ
Super Bowl X ⓘ
Super Bowl XIII ⓘ
Super Bowl XIV ⓘ
homeCity Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh
homeState Pennsylvania ⓘ
keyCoach Chuck Noll ⓘ
knownFor being one of the most feared defenses in NFL history ⓘ
contributing to multiple Super Bowl titles ⓘ
dominant run defense ⓘ
hard-hitting physical style ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
legacy benchmark for dominant NFL defenses ⓘ
nicknameOrigin reference to Pittsburgh’s steel industry ⓘ
notablePlayer Andy Russell ⓘ
Donnie Shell ⓘ
Dwight White ⓘ
Ernie Holmes ⓘ
J. T. Thomas ⓘ
Jack Ham ⓘ
Jack Lambert ⓘ
Joe Greene ⓘ
L. C. Greenwood ⓘ
Mel Blount ⓘ
partOf Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ
positionGroupEmphasis defensive line ⓘ
linebackers ⓘ
reputation ferocious pass rush ⓘ
intimidating physical presence ⓘ
stifling run defense ⓘ
scheme 4–3 defense ⓘ
sideOfBall defense ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
team Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ

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Pittsburgh Steelers → notableEra → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
Joe Greene → memberOf → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain
Jack Lambert → notableWork → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain defense
Jack Lambert → partOf → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain defense
Jack Ham → memberOf → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain defense
Kennywood → hasRollerCoaster → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain
Mel Blount → notableTeamUnit → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain defense
Ernie Holmes → notableWork → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain defense
Dwight White → notableWork → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
Andy Russell → notableWork → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
J. T. Thomas → partOf → Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steel Curtain era Pittsburgh Steelers