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A Steelers Selfie!617 views"I'm proud of my QB every day of the year!" -- Nicole Suniga

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

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Spending time at Dad's alma mater!548 viewsBig Ben and his family took a trip to Georgia Tech to show Benjamin Jr. where his grandpa Ken played his college ball. While they were there, Ben stopped to pose with two of GT's best football players, Corey Dennis and Sean Tobin.

Sean sent the photo to his aunt, Edy Castronovo (whose family is part of Steeler Nation New Jersey), who said that not only was Sean very excited to meet Ben, but he also said it was an "incredible privilege to meet one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time."

Sean also wanted to add:

"It was great to meet Ben, he's a stand up guy. Was really fun guy to be around and spoke to a couple of us for quite some time, he threw some motivation at us and was telling us to enjoy the offseason, take advantage of it cause your opponent is getting better. Thanks again Ben!"

Just a few of the tweets about Ben's visit to Georgia Tech:

@steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger dropped by yesterday. His dad Ken was backup QB & pitcher at #GaTech in mid-70's -- Georgia Tech Sports @GTAthletics

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger just visited to our football offices with his family. Really nice guy. Down to earth. Father is a GT alum. -- Ryan Bamford @GTbammer24 (Ryan is a Senior Associate AD at Georgia Tech)

Ben Roethlisberger came by GT today. Dude is huge in person, no wonder why defenders struggle to get him down! -- Brandon Oliver @B_Oliver82

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A blast from the past!634 viewsMy brother Trent and Big Ben during picture day at Miami (OH) - 2003 -- Tanner Montgomery via Twitter (@Tanner_M)

Tanner and Trent's father, Shane, was the offensive coordinator at Miami University from 2001 to 2005 before becoming the RedHawks 32nd head football coach, succeeding Terry Hoeppner, from 2005 to 2008. He is now the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Youngstown State University.

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A blast from the past!640 viewsTanner also send us a photo of the front page of a newspaper showing both his father and Big Ben from 2003.

Thank you to Tanner and Trent Montgomery!

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Corey Podein470 views...and his nephew, Nolan, ready to root on the Steelers!

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Training Camp - August, 2013495 views

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In Memory of Connor485 viewsMy son, Connor had always wanted Benâ€™s autograph but never got it. I teared up after and felt like I accomplished something for him. That jersey will be framed with a plaque honoring my son in our basement, which is heavily laden with Steeler memorabilia.

Thank you, Mr. Roethlisberger for your sympathy. Thank you also for all the time you spent, in spite of being banged up, signing autographs. You made one little girlâ€™s, and a couple of her buddiesâ€™ day.â€ â€“ Sincerely, Patrick Williams

http://bigben7.com/in-memory-of-a-young-fan/

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July, 2013 - Steelers fan heaven at Hells Point540 viewsClose-up of Jimmy Banicar's Steelers golf bag with it's new autograph from Big Ben!

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Reppin' Big Ben at NKOTB!521 viewsThat's Lisa Sanchez wearing her #7 backstage at the New Kids on The Block concert to show the Boston-based band exactly who the BEST quarterback is!

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March 2, 2011 - Determination paid off for Heather Scott!746 viewsAfter we took the picture, I asked if heâ€™d sign my terrible towel to which he replied â€œSure!â€ He signed my towel, handed it back to me and said â€œHere you go.â€ I thanked him and he said â€œYouâ€™re very welcome. Have a nice night!â€

I was literally jumping in the air and kicking my heels together! I was so excited for weeksâ€¦ I still get excited re-telling the story. He and Ashley were so kind and gracious to take a moment to speak with me, on his birthday no less. â€“ Heather Scott

*Thank you to Heather for sharing her photos and her story!!

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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

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