The #66 is the last thing Willie Parker saw before breaking into daylight on his 75 yard TD run during Super Bowl XL. That was the back of Alan Faneca’s jersey, pulling ahead to kick out and crush a Seattle Seahawk defender, the pivotal block to spring Fast Willie the rest of the way.
So why #66? Joining Steelers’ Nation Huddle, the newly Hall of Famer Faneca explained why that was the jersey he wore for almost all of his career.
“I got #66 in high school,” Faneca said. “My high school coach, my o-line coach gave it to me.