The Pittsburgh Steelers had several heroes and great players in the 1970's as well as solid dependable role players that added to the team. Randy Grossman was the latter.
When thinking of Pittsburgh tight ends these days people will immediately picture the recently retired Heath Miller. Like the rest of football, the tight end position has seen the size and athleticism of players grow over the past few decades in the NFL. Today most tight ends are 6'5" or taller and add a vertical threat to the passing game added with the size to be able to block at the line of scrimmage and win tough jump ball battles against opponents.