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Gettin' his game face on early!1146 viewsBaby Braxton Wendel poses with his autographed Big Ben football (almost as big as he is) when he was just two months old.

Photo: Jody J. Wendel

Happy (Training) Campers!1145 viewsJuly 27, 2012: The Davis girls show off their autographed mini-helmets signed by Big Ben after practice. From left to right, Abi (7 years old), Ami (7 years old), Ali (17 years old), and Emily (5 years old).

While at training camp, Kevin and his daughters witnessed an event unfold between a young man with cerebral palsy named Jeffrey Metz and Ben. Kevin wanted to share it on the website:

I wanted to share an amazing experience from my familyâ€™s first trip to Steelers Training Camp on Friday July 27th, 2012.

No matter where I have lived, I have always bled Black and Gold, so it was a special day for my family. My oldest daughter turned 17 and I turned 40 that day. We could hardly contain our excitement. Being as close as we were to the players was amazing.

We were sitting on the hill when practice ended, and when we saw how many people were lined up in front of the UPMC Experience, we wrote off the opportunity to get autographs. Then we noticed a crowd gathering about 30 feet to our left. Ben Roethlisberger was signing autographs!!! Erin, Ben was fantastic! He signed helmets for ALL FOUR of my girls and my nephew. Ben worked all the way down the fence and was good enough to sign my jersey too! As great as that was..thatâ€™s not the amazing part of this story.

As I was waiting, a handicapped gentleman was trying to make his way to Ben with the aid of metal crutches with leather straps. He was drenched in sweat, the effort to get to Ben a feat in itself. Steelers fans are the best fans on the planet, and many moved aside to let him get to Ben at the fence. I heard his uncle tell how far they had walked to get to him, after driving to Latrobe from FLORIDA to watch Ben practice.

After Ben heard the story, he turned to a worker near him and asked if they could get a wheelchair. When no one responded, Ben shouted out to a guy sitting in the last golf cart â€œHey, Câ€™MON!!â€ and waved him over. Ben turned to the fan and said, â€œYouâ€™ve done enough walking for today. Iâ€™m going to get you a ride.â€ Ben asked the fans to step away from the fence so he had a clear path to the cart. I also heard Ben say that he was going to ride with them back to their vehicle! The fan made his way along the fence, overcome with emotions, to the applause of the other fans lucky enough to be there. Ben signed autographs for another 10-15 minutes (it seemed like over an hour total time) before finally meeting the gentleman and his family at the golf cart.

Most guys in Benâ€™s position would not have done the same thing. But Ben showed no hesitation at all to help the guy out. As a parent of 4 Iâ€™m always looking for â€œteachable moments, â€œ and I canâ€™t think of a better example of how to treat your fellow man. My daughter Ami Suffers from Turnerâ€™s Syndrome, and having a child with her own set of challenges really made this experience resonate with my family. Ben might remember the little girl in the pink dress he couldnâ€™t see until she held her mini helmet up over her head. He looked down at her through the fence and said, â€œThere you are sweetie. I got you!â€

Itâ€™s sad that no matter how many media personalities I have reached out to, no one seems interested in the good deed stories. Itâ€™s a shame that in todayâ€™s society a failed drug test is front page news, whereas a humanitarian deed is not newsworthy.

My message to you: Benâ€™s good deed did NOT go unnoticed! Please thank Ben for me. My family is grateful to have been a part of that day, and to have witnessed the true heart of our quarterback.

Sincerely,

Kevin M. Davis â€“ Steelers fan for life!

Did you say Ben was on TV?1145 views"This is Sydney. She will be turning 3 on May 10th. She's a big Big Ben fan and she's our baby doll!" -- Trish & Justin Trojanowski

Switzerland, May 2006: 1144 viewsBen tries his hand...er...hands at Steinstossen, the Swiss version of the popular Highland games competition known as stone put.

Right from the start....1144 viewsLittle Jax Galati of Bridgewater, New Jersey gets the Terrible Towel treatment just a few minutes after his birth!

He was born on August 10, 2010.

Photo submitted by his proud father, John.

April 27, 2016 - A little tackle football with Dad on a Spring day!1144 viewsBut...but Mr. Referee, I didnâ€™t mean to get unnecessarily rough, truly I didnâ€™t. Heâ€™s just tough to bring down!

*Click on the image for a larger version.

Michelle & Al Stiehler1143 viewsas Troy and his extra-large bottle of Head & Shoulders!

May, 2015 - Eric & Amanda1143 viewsEric & Amanda spent the day after their wedding at Heinz Field watching the Steelers take on the Cleveland Browns. The Steelers made the couple even happier by winning an exciting game 30-27.

Photo: Amanda Mann

July 14, 2020 - Pupdate Exclusive1143 viewsTheir eyes are finally starting to open to show those beautiful baby blues!

Update on K9 Logen, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, MD1142 viewsBrothers in Paws: Leo and Logen share a â€œtough guysâ€ moment after a long day of training last year.

Remember Logen? He was featured on the website last September, after the Sheriffâ€™s Office sent an email to Ben thanking him for the grant they received to purchase four â€œK-9 Stormâ€ bullet proof vests, one of which would be used for their new puppy K-9, Logen.

"Your followers will recognize some of the earlier photos of Logen as he was when he started his training with Sgt. Stanton at just 8 weeks old. He certainly has grown since those early photos. But what most of you donâ€™t know is that Logen and Leo are blood brothers! Born in April of 2012, these two canines are now part of the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Community. In the photo of the two K-9s together when they were 8-week old puppies, Leo is on the left and Logen is on the right.â€ -- Deputy Sheriff James Johnson

Halloween, 2011 - Ian Barboa1141 views19-month old Ian is heading out for Halloween, hoping he doesn't need to tackle anyone for candy!

Photo: Phillip Barboa

November, 2011 - Show off your Steelers Fan Cave1141 viewsAnd the winner is.....

Billy Cole, Pittsburgh.

"This isn't just a man cave, its a man and woman cave! My fiancee Sheena and I just bought our first house at 26-years old and this is OUR Steelers Cave! (and Dog Cave! Our dogs Wonka and Stanley are huge Big Ben fans also! We call them Medium Ben and Little Ben when they wear their Roethlisberger jerseys on Sunday!) We hope you like it! HERE WE GO STEELERS! HERE WE GO!" -- Billy.

(*click on the photo for a larger version)

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