The Steel Curtain is part of the Pittsburgh Steelers legend from the glorious ‘70s, the decade that transformed the team from the Same Old Steelers into winners. The Steelers defense played a major part in that transformation.
Coach Chuck Noll made many important decisions in selecting the players he built his Super Bowl winning teams around. Perhaps an even more decisive choice he made was the hiring of Bud Carson as his defensive backs coach. Carson was recognized as an outstanding collegiate defensive coach, but the question before his arrival in Pittsburgh – could he his transfer those skills to the pro ranks?