The 2013 Big Ben UK Tour

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July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London995 viewsKelly was thrilled to see herself in a Sky Sports broadcast on the event sitting right next to "the man himself"!

Photo: Kelly Raynor

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London984 viewsKelly finally got her #7 jersey signed!

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London1001 viewsBen with Lauren Carrington.

"It was awesome - surreal to see him drawing up a play to show us and watching that Super Bowl footage with him sitting right there was incredible. What an amazing night, I still can't believe it happened! He seemed like such a humble and genuine guy. Thoroughly enjoyed myself." -- Lauren

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London1262 viewsBen talks to the media during the first day of his UK Promotional Tour for the upcoming Steelers vs Vikings game at Wembley Stadium on September, 29th, 2013.

Photo: Mr. Burt Lauten, Steelers

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London988 viewsâ€œThis is a new, unique thing for us.Itâ€™s something that is different and fun and guys are really looking forward to the game. We enjoy having the fans there. Itâ€™s going to be great. We hope to see a lot of Steelers fans at the game.â€ â€“ Ben

Photo: NFL-UK

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London1349 views"Great experience for Steelers fans as Ben shows fans what goes into a sample play during a game." -- Burt Lauten, Steelers

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London961 viewsA few selected Steelers and NFL-UK fans get the exclusive opportunity to have a fan forum with Big Ben. -- Burt Lauten, Steelers

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London1220 viewsBen poses with members of NFL-UK who attended his Meet & Greet at at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Photo: Burt Lauten, Steelers

July 4th, 2013 - Big Ben in Ireland1149 viewsBen and Mr. Rooney pose with the parachuters who delivered the Steelers flag as well as US and Irish flags before kickoff.

Photo: Mr. Lauten, Steelers

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London1342 viewsBen attracting a crowd as he poses in front of the Houses of Parliament.

"There is no other franchise I would rather play for than the Pittsburgh Steelers." -- Ben

Photo: David Tossell, sports writer - NFL

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London993 viewsBen with Simon Chester, wearing a Big Ben Miami jersey!

"As a Steeler fan since the age of 10 and now staring 40 hard in the face I have seen a number of Quarterbacks under centre for the Pittsburgh Steelers but having missed the Golden Age of Terry Bradshaw I never appreciated the position as much as when the Steelers drafted Ben in 2004.

I do not consider myself to be "starstruck" by celebrities at all given that my day job is working on concerts and sporting events I meet a lot of "stars" on a daily basis but have to admit a sense of awe when seeing Ben walk into the room to meet the fans.

Looking surprisingly refreshed and relaxed given he had only arrived in the country that morning and following a busy day doing press events I found Ben to be engaging and humorous as he answered the hosts questions or those from the fans. He seemed to be genuinely pleased to see so many Steeler fans in attendance and was especially taken by a banner made by our Steeler Nation UK fan club keen to have a photo taken with it.

While all the questions, were I am sure ones he had had many times before, he seemed happy to talk to an excited groups of fans eager to hear him talk. It was good to hear his confidence in his young offensive line and his confidence the ability of Heath Miller to be back in time for the start of the season.

He stopped short of guaranteeing a Superbowl victory but inspired the attending fans by suggesting he had high expectations for the season ahead. When he watched highlights of his Superbowl winning pass against Arizona you could feel the pride and passion as he talked about the emotions of that moment and at the same time the sense of unhappiness and disappointed he felt personally after Superbowl XL despite the victory.

At the end of the session Ben very graciously posed for photos and signed an item for every fan there finally posing for some group shots at the end much to the delight of everyone.

I briefly spoke with his wife who was watching at the back of the room, and found her to be as engaging and gracious as her husband, and there is no doubt all the fans there had had a fantastic given the conversations we had as we left the hotel." -- Simon Chester

July 2, 2013 - Big Ben in London1167 viewsClare Horscroft and Kelly Raynor await Ben's arrival.

Photo: Trevor Martin

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