Fast Willie Parker’s greatest asset in the biggest moment of his professional career turned out to be his ability to slow things down and be patient. That is how his NFL-record 75-yard rushing touchdown that helped the Pittsburgh Steelers secure victory in Super Bowl XL came about, as he recently told Ed Bouchette of The Athletic.
Now an iconic moment in Pittsburgh sports history, Parker dashed to the finish line on just the second play of the third quarter, at a time when the score was just 7-3 in the Steelers’ favor. He followed the pulling block of left guard Alan Faneca and just outran everybody.