The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1970s dynasty is one of, if not the greatest in NFL history. From 1974-1979 Pittsburgh won four Super Bowls with a tight-knit group that was dominant on both sides of the ball. One of the reasons for the Steelers’ 1970s success was their 1974 draft class, which got extensive reps in the summer of 1974 due to the players strike that summer.
The ’74 draft class consisted of four future Hall of Famers in WR Lynn Swann, LB Jack Lambert, WR John Stallworth and C Mike Webster, and undrafted S Donnie Shell. Due to the strike, they got more reps with Swann, Stallworth, and Lambert all impressing head coach Chuck Noll enough to carve out key roles on that ’74 team.