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A perfect fan story to post for St. Patrick's Day, 2013!423 viewsMe, Duncan Purcell posing with The Legend!
I am a PGA Golf Professional at Ballybunion Golf Club, Ireland. Last spring on a quiet afternoon, I was in our Pro Shop and in walked Ben and 3 of his buddies. We don’t get much NFL here in Ireland, but I had followed Ben and his Steelers team from their Super Bowl run and win from the previous year. It’s always enjoyable meeting top sports people and personalities.
I had a brief exchange with his golfing partners, and then plucked up the courage to ask Ben for a hand shake. He was very obliging so I asked for a photo with him and he had no problem with this. I’ve met many personalities in my job but I have to say that Ben is so approachable and down to earth.
I have relatives in the States that are HUGE Steelers fans and they were just as happy as I was to meet the man himself.
Great guy. And I shall forever be a fan of his. He’s always welcome back to Ireland, and especially Ballybunion! – Duncan Purcell, County Kerry, Ireland
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September, 2010 - Working with Mr. Whitfield1350 views"I hooked up with Ben through his agent. I had a chance in the winter time, we were getting some guys going in off season training, and Ben flew out to California to meet me and we had a chance to work out some. Once the circumstances hit I was unaware of the separation and the gulf that goes between a team and the suspended player. I didn't know he was going to be on his own until his agents called. They said, 'Hey, he's gonna be out there on his own, and he'd like you to come.' And I had a chance to talk to Ben and he said 'George I'm excited and I'm really looking forward to this opportunity. I've got to make the best out of this deal.' and I said 'I'm in.' I didn't really have a great grasp of what he was gonna be like and where he was, with everything that was going on. I just knew there was a task and really hoping that he'd be game for it, and he was." -- George Whitfield on 93.7 - The Fan, October 5, 2010.
Visit Mr. Whitfield's website: http://www.whitfieldathletix.com/
*Thanks Jan!
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October 20, 2019 - No Bye Week Blues for these fans!205 viewsAVJ411 @AJ_Steeler4Life
Steeler Nation represented in Lima, Peru! @steelers @_BigBen7
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Jesús Vera-Villarreal in London!517 views "honor a quien honor merece: Big Ben por siempre" (honor to whom honor is due: Big Ben forever)! -- Jesús, standing in front of Big Ben, all the way from Mexico.
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Xander Cage Sandoval514 viewsUncle Mark Zuniga getting his nephew started off on the right foot!
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August, 2013 - Quanterious Jackson1249 viewsThat's little Quanterious holding his GIANT Ben shoe!!
"He was so happy! He said, 'Momma, can we go tell him thank you? He also said, 'Where is the other one? But they are to big for me!' Quanterious is so proud of that shoe and he watches the games now saying 'Hey Mr . Ben!!". -- Nicole Smith
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March, 2022 - Ignite Men’s Impact Weekend Conference136 viewsSteeler Hoo @gerry1027
Got to meet @_BigBen7 at Men’s Impact Weekend. Very nice man. @steelers @SteelersUnite 🖤💛
“Ben Roethlisberger: ‘Keep getting back up!'†— Anthony Browning.
“After hearing about y’alls farm idea today I would gladly bring my family to Pittsburgh and enjoy a weekend with my sons…Once again thank you for your time and consideration. Our family will miss watching you play football. I personally have watched you since your first NFL game. Great impression.†— God bless, Jonathan Hall
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'Father Knows Best'233 viewsRoethlisberger and his wife Brenda moved to the Western Pennsylvania area to be closer to Ben, his wife Ashley and their three kids, Benjamin, Baylee and Bodie, just enjoying quality family time whenever they can. And a lot of that time for Ken and Ben, is spent enjoying the outdoors, something they have done from day one.
“I would say being outdoors is our favorite,†said Roethlisberger. “We golf together. We enjoy that. But hunting and fishing because I think it gets him away from sports. He has taken us on long trips to get away, we went to Alaska, to Brett Keisel’s place in Wyoming. We went to trout streams in Central Pennsylvania. We hunt around here together. Those are when we connect the best.
“When he was a kid it was all sports, things in the yard. It’s nice to get him away from that. That is where we connect the best now.
“We love to fish. I used to do it as a kid. When I grew up, I had two older brothers and our father would take us fly fishing in Michigan in junior high. I learned to do that. We fished when Ben was a kid. When he was in junior high. I took him to Michigan like my dad did with me and he learned to fly fish. That is something our family has done together.â€
Even Ben’s kids are now fishing, although not fly fishing yet, and it makes Ken thrilled to see the tradition passed down.
“It’s special, especially since it’s something different than what he is known for,†said Roethlisberger. “It’s what God has created for us. It’s been special for the whole family. For my dad to teach me, me teach him and him pass it on to his kids, it’s hard to beat that as a father. That is just what you hope for.â€
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Raelin and Micah Clawson...860 views...watching the 2009 Superbowl in their favorite jerseys (that's Jennifer Hudson singing the national anthem in the background!)
Photo: Jaci Rae Clawson
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Waiting for the NFL Draft808 viewsFuture Steelers rookie phenom Carter Gregg is just 10 weeks old, but look out Steeler Nation.....some day....
Photo: Kara Driscoll
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May 28, 2017 - Bodie's Birthday Scrapbook1487 viewsI can always count on my big sister to help me out!
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Tree Topper Ben1482 views#7 adorns the top of Matt Reid's Christmas tree.
*Thanks Matt!
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