“The Bus.”
That nickname goes hand-in-hand with the great Jerome Bettis. In fact, you’d be excused if you only knew Bettis by his nickname rather than his real name.
Without a clever quip from a former Notre Dame student newspaper writer and later some good listening skills from broadcaster Myron Cope, though, that nickname might not have stuck and become such a great one in sports for all time.
Appearing on KDKA Radio with Acrisure Stadium public address announcer Larry Richert Wednesday ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers reporting to training camp, Bettis recalled just how the nickname came to be and how it took off in Pittsburgh.