PITTSBURGH, PA - CIRCA 1979: Jack Ham #59 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in action against during an NFL football game at Three Rivers Stadium circa 1979 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ham played for the Steelers from 1971-82. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Officially the Steelers have only retired two jersey numbers in their team’s history. Unofficially eleven other jersey numbers are retired.
In 1964 the Steelers retired number 70 in honor of Ernie Stautner. Then in 2014, the Steelers decided to retire Joe Greene’s number 75. After all, Joe Greene was the draft pick that began the Steelers trek to becoming an NFL dynasty in the ‘70s.