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November, 2014: Fan Photos447 views"Iâ€™m a die hard Steelers fan. Ben, you are my favorite player all-time. My wife and I had our engagement pictures done in the black and yellow. Hope you enjoy the picture." -- Cory Russell

"Thank you to Ben & Ashley"463 views June 21, 2014 - Hamilton Family Reunion/Memorial 2014

Courtney Dadejko wanted to share her familyâ€™s story of a surprise meeting at a Pittsburgh-area restaurant:

Our grandmother passed away in February of 2014, and we were all able to get together for a memorial service for her on what wouldâ€™ve been her 90th birthday. We had a very long day putting her to rest and remembering her life on the day of her birth, June 21st during a family reunion.

The older cousins decided to unwind at the Latitude 40 restaurant, and to our surprise we all got, what we thought, was a present from herâ€¦thatâ€™s right, Big Ben and his beautiful wife were outside on the deck! What a wonderful treat for all of us on such a sad day!

We have Steelers fan family members from all over the country in this photo, Washington, Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maryland and we all got to meet the great one together. Iâ€™d like to say thank you to Ben and Ashley for being so wonderful to us on what is for sure a day none of us Hamiltonâ€™s will ever forget! â€“ Courtney Dadejko

*Thank you right back to the Hamilton Family for sharing their photo and story!

September 27, 2015 - Best Wishes for Ben 542 viewsRegios de Acero â€@regiosdacero
Get well @_BigBen7 ! for you. #RegiosDeAcero #Steelers fan club #Monterrey #Mexico #HereWeGo

Representin'460 viewsDamien with a wee bit of Irish greeting on St. Patrick's Day 2014 via twitter:

Damien Thompson @mxtranice

Can't Wait!!! Everyone knows #7 gets the job done! @_BigBen7 @steelers Happy St. Patrick's Day STEELER NATION!!

Making a statement505 viewsDamien Thompson â€@mxtranice
I'll say it again @_BigBen7 is my Quarterback & The Best Quarterback in the NFL! I SAID IT!

February, 2015 - This girl is a keeper!!472 viewsDane Fonte shows off the drawing his girlfriend, Megan Grove, did of his favorite QB. She gave him the framed artwork for Christmas.

May 6, 2012 - Ben graduates from MU1286 viewsDaniela Torres poses with a fellow graduate.

January 19, 2018 - Fan Friday559 viewsDanielle Santos @DaniHartz21
Weâ€™re a Steelers family!

The Hemphill men are Steelers all the way464 viewsDanny is a #7 guy, his son is a #43 guy, and both bleed Black & Gold!

January 29, 2012 - Pro Bowl Week1371 viewsBen poses with brothers Danny and John Trower.

"We met Ben at the 'Players Welcome Party' for the 2012 Pro Bowl at their hotel. I went up and introduced myself, told him I was in the Marine Corps, I gave him a coin and he was very cool. He is a great person and took the time out to talk to us. Very professional guy!! Not only did I get to go to this party, but I had field passes to the practices and the game and Big Ben was the biggest hit of them all. So many Steeler fans there, it was CRAZY! But he took the time to go and sign for them, even when the bus was about to take off, he stayed out there for a few more minutes, way too cool. Such an awesome guy, my brother and I were blown away!!" -- GySgt D.M. Trower
HMH-463
Maint Admin Chief
Squadron Gunny
MCBH, Kaneohe Bay HI

Thank you Danny!

February 9, 2013 - Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Weekend851 viewsBengals fan and MU alum Dan Plettner not only had the opportunity to attend the Hall of Fame Induction Dinner last Saturday, but also the opportunity to meet and chat with Big Ben.

He was kind enough to share his story with us:

I had a splendid experience at Ben Roethlisbergerâ€™s Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Saturday evening. Ben was inducted alongside his posthumous coach, Terry Hoeppner. Benâ€™s emotions and words were a great tribute to Coach Hoeppner.

I had brought a football for which I frankly am still working toward a decent historical knowledge. I went up to Ben shortly before dinner and told him I had something I thought he might like to see. He smiled immediately as he saw the Redhawks logo on the ballâ€™s finish and then he began examining the ball pretty closely.

I am still uncertain whether the football was actually used in practice and/or gamesâ€¦ and whether it was definitively ever touched by Ben in 2003, but I loved the ball 10 times more the moment Ben remarked about the ball to the effect, â€œthis ball has a lot of history.â€ Another former player at the event informed that the ball was a new model/style in â€™03.

I enjoyed a normal conversation with â€œBig Benâ€ and he seemed to find my challenge of being a proud Miami alum simultaneous with being a Bengals fan pretty humorous. After talking, when I informed him that Iâ€™d be honored if he choose to sign the ball he graciously reached for my pen and took his time to choose a place to autograph it. After thanking him, I felt like a little kid and discretely walked the football around the perimeter of the room (rather than taking a direct route back to my table) so as not to â€œopen the floodgatesâ€ for others to approach and ask for his autograph just before the dinner commenced.

Later, listening to the speeches from Ben (which truely honored Terry Hoeppner) and Terryâ€™s wife really fully made me appreciate my good fortune for observing a special night in the history at Miami University.

It also helped me to appreciate Ben on a level different from what Iâ€™ve seen during his playing career. Ben showcased humor as a nice compliment to heartfelt emotions, even joking about a fictitious â€œBrianâ€ who had been accidentally introduced (instead of Ben).

Ben, if you ever happen to read this: thank you for helping me to cherish your contribution to Miami University Athletics.

Best Always,
Dan Plettner

Summer Vacation Time - Steelers Style712 viewsDan Graham and his friends send â€œCheersâ€ from New Zealand!

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