Decades before he was a household name as a member of *NSYNC, or a podcast host with Name Drop, Chris Kirkpatrick was a proud part of Steelers Nation. He was born in Clarion, Pennsylvania, and like many native Yinzers, a passion for the black and gold was a prerequisite for living in the area.
“I remember as a real little kid running around and all the police officers at the time used to have those football cards,” Kirkpatrick says. “But they were a little bigger than football cards, and I had Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Jack Hamm, Jack Lambert, Rocky Bleier.