Terry Bradshaw, who led the Steelers’ offense to four Super Bowl victories during the 1970’s, spent his final year in the league watching from the sidelines during the 1983 season due to an injured elbow on his throwing arm. He would retire following the Steelers’ loss to the Raiders in the ’83 divisional round of the playoffs.
Most recently, the careers of modern Steelers’ heroes such as Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu came to a halt without the glitz and glamour expected for the careers the two of them had in Pittsburgh.