When it comes to training camps, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a dying breed. These days, most teams stay at their team facility, drive to training camp, and then head home after meetings to sleep in their own bed. Not Pittsburgh. For decades, only briefly interrupted by the pandemic, they’ve travelled to St. Vincent College tucked away in Latrobe, PA, for three weeks every year.
A Steelers’ training camp is a slice of football heaven. No big stadiums. No glitz and glamour. No overpriced parking. Just a field, some bleachers, and football. And fans love it. Each practice alongside Chuck Noll Field is filled with fans in the bleachers, along the fences, and in the grassy hills.