1 00:00:08,134 --> 00:00:09,594 - Stories. 2 00:00:09,635 --> 00:00:12,013 - Since the dawn of time, we've relied on stories 3 00:00:12,055 --> 00:00:13,639 to entertain and enlighten. 4 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:15,349 - Be they tales of adventure, 5 00:00:15,391 --> 00:00:17,935 love, loss, or abject stupidity, 6 00:00:17,977 --> 00:00:20,772 these sagas are passed down through generations, 7 00:00:20,813 --> 00:00:23,733 a grand catalogue of our collective experience. 8 00:00:23,775 --> 00:00:25,610 - But what about those epic stories 9 00:00:25,651 --> 00:00:28,446 only shared among a small circle of friends? 10 00:00:28,488 --> 00:00:30,406 How do they achieve the legendary status 11 00:00:30,448 --> 00:00:32,950 they so richly deserve? 12 00:00:32,992 --> 00:00:34,702 - By being told here. 13 00:00:34,744 --> 00:00:37,580 - Welcome to the ultimate chronicle of humanity. 14 00:00:37,622 --> 00:00:41,125 - This is "True Story with Ed and Randall." 15 00:00:41,167 --> 00:00:43,711 [dramatic music] 16 00:00:43,753 --> 00:00:46,005 - Good evening, and welcome to "True Story." 17 00:00:46,047 --> 00:00:48,049 Real stories, real people, 18 00:00:48,091 --> 00:00:50,134 real hosts completely in the dark 19 00:00:50,176 --> 00:00:51,469 about what they're about to hear. 20 00:00:51,511 --> 00:00:53,221 - That's right, Randall, we know nothing 21 00:00:53,262 --> 00:00:54,806 about the story that's coming our way. 22 00:00:54,847 --> 00:00:56,140 Not a clue. 23 00:00:56,182 --> 00:00:57,600 The only thing we're sure of 24 00:00:57,642 --> 00:00:59,727 is that it's going to be a wild ride. 25 00:00:59,769 --> 00:01:01,646 - Well, and one other thing, Ed. 26 00:01:01,687 --> 00:01:04,148 We know our storyteller's name. Hi, Rick. 27 00:01:04,190 --> 00:01:05,358 - Gentlemen, thanks for having me. 28 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:06,484 I appreciate it. 29 00:01:06,526 --> 00:01:07,693 - It's great to have you, Rick. 30 00:01:07,735 --> 00:01:09,737 We can't wait to hear your tale. 31 00:01:09,779 --> 00:01:14,158 Is it a crazy story, or is it a mellow story? 32 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:15,493 - Keep going. 33 00:01:15,535 --> 00:01:17,662 - Is it an absolutely insane story? 34 00:01:17,703 --> 00:01:18,830 - It's all that. 35 00:01:18,871 --> 00:01:20,248 You're gonna fall right out of your seat. 36 00:01:20,289 --> 00:01:21,833 [both laugh] Telling you right now. 37 00:01:21,874 --> 00:01:24,127 - All right. That's a hell of a promise. 38 00:01:24,168 --> 00:01:25,545 - Yeah. 39 00:01:25,586 --> 00:01:27,463 - So where and when does this story begin? 40 00:01:27,505 --> 00:01:30,925 - Well, let's see here. Let's go back to 1978. 41 00:01:30,967 --> 00:01:32,385 [upbeat music] 42 00:01:32,427 --> 00:01:33,970 I grew up on the north side of Pittsburgh, 43 00:01:34,011 --> 00:01:35,138 down by the stadiums. 44 00:01:35,179 --> 00:01:37,014 We're big Steeler fans in Pittsburgh, 45 00:01:37,056 --> 00:01:38,725 as you probably know. 46 00:01:38,766 --> 00:01:41,477 - How old are you? - 24. 47 00:01:41,519 --> 00:01:42,687 - What kind of 24-year-old are you? 48 00:01:42,729 --> 00:01:44,981 - Oh, I'm mild-mannered, calm, 49 00:01:45,022 --> 00:01:46,441 as you can probably tell. 50 00:01:46,482 --> 00:01:49,110 [laughter] 51 00:01:49,152 --> 00:01:51,821 Pittsburgh's a--you know, it was a steel town back then, 52 00:01:51,863 --> 00:01:55,658 and, you know, blue-collar, and so, you know, 53 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:59,996 we carried that right over into the Steelers. 54 00:02:00,037 --> 00:02:03,833 - Okay, so Steelers is a huge part of Pittsburgh culture 55 00:02:03,875 --> 00:02:05,376 and a huge part of your life, it sounds like. 56 00:02:05,418 --> 00:02:06,669 - Yes. - These are your heroes. 57 00:02:06,711 --> 00:02:08,880 - Not just mine, everybody's. Bradshaw. 58 00:02:08,921 --> 00:02:11,215 I mean, that guy could throw a ball a country mile. 59 00:02:11,257 --> 00:02:12,717 - Yeah. - And, you know, 60 00:02:12,759 --> 00:02:16,512 the whole theme that season for us was... 61 00:02:16,554 --> 00:02:18,014 was, whatever it takes. 62 00:02:18,056 --> 00:02:19,557 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 63 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:20,683 - Every season, like, 64 00:02:20,725 --> 00:02:22,268 everything shuts down on Sundays. 65 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:24,103 The Steelers are playing, shut it down. 66 00:02:24,145 --> 00:02:25,271 [machines beeping] 67 00:02:25,313 --> 00:02:27,482 - What are you doing? It's Sunday. 68 00:02:27,523 --> 00:02:29,150 The game's on, you goons. 69 00:02:29,192 --> 00:02:31,611 - God damn it! - He's right. 70 00:02:31,652 --> 00:02:33,863 - Time of death: kickoff. 71 00:02:33,905 --> 00:02:35,531 [crowd cheering] [sustained tone] 72 00:02:35,573 --> 00:02:38,076 - And so what would happen was, every Sunday, we would meet up, 73 00:02:38,117 --> 00:02:41,079 and we would get the cases of beer or whatever, you know, 74 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,872 and we'd go down to the stadium in the parking lot. 75 00:02:42,914 --> 00:02:45,416 We're notorious for our tailgate parties. 76 00:02:45,458 --> 00:02:46,501 - Who's we? - Who's we? 77 00:02:46,542 --> 00:02:50,088 [upbeat rock music] 78 00:02:50,129 --> 00:02:53,716 - Me and my brothers. I had a brother named John. 79 00:02:55,134 --> 00:02:56,594 - Hey, Ricky, how's it going? 80 00:02:56,636 --> 00:02:58,721 - There it is. A brother named Kurt. 81 00:03:00,139 --> 00:03:02,892 Hey, Cousin Mikey! - Hey, Ricky! Bop! Bop! 82 00:03:02,934 --> 00:03:03,935 - Cousin Mike. 83 00:03:03,976 --> 00:03:06,437 - Bop, bop, bop! 84 00:03:06,479 --> 00:03:07,980 - My older brothers, Paul and George. 85 00:03:08,022 --> 00:03:10,441 - Bo, bo, bo. My guys. 86 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:16,489 Careful, ladies. These guys got something. 87 00:03:16,531 --> 00:03:17,782 - So you're at a bar drinking. 88 00:03:17,824 --> 00:03:19,534 - No, we're outside. We were outside drinkers. 89 00:03:19,575 --> 00:03:20,952 - Oh, okay. Okay. 90 00:03:20,993 --> 00:03:22,662 - You get in a bar fight, you know what I mean, 91 00:03:22,703 --> 00:03:24,288 you don't know what-- you need room. 92 00:03:24,330 --> 00:03:25,873 - Where are you drinking? 93 00:03:25,915 --> 00:03:27,625 - Back then, it was called The Log. 94 00:03:27,667 --> 00:03:29,836 It had been there since the '30s. 95 00:03:29,877 --> 00:03:32,255 Generations of people I ran into used to drink down there. 96 00:03:32,296 --> 00:03:33,631 - And it's literally a log that everybody sits on? 97 00:03:33,673 --> 00:03:35,091 - It's a log. It's a log. 98 00:03:35,133 --> 00:03:37,719 Hey, that was a good game last week, huh? 99 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,264 - Solid. - We beat the Redskins good. 100 00:03:41,305 --> 00:03:42,223 Think they'll ever change that name? 101 00:03:42,265 --> 00:03:43,474 - No. - No way. 102 00:03:43,516 --> 00:03:45,059 - Okay, so that log's seen a lot of stories. 103 00:03:45,101 --> 00:03:48,020 - Oh, my God. - What's your sob story, bucko? 104 00:03:48,062 --> 00:03:49,355 - I'm an Eagles fan. [record scratch] 105 00:03:49,397 --> 00:03:50,648 - Whoa! - The Eagles? 106 00:03:50,690 --> 00:03:51,816 - Get him outta here! - Who brought this guy? 107 00:03:51,858 --> 00:03:53,025 - You looking for a fight, buddy? 108 00:03:53,067 --> 00:03:55,153 - That's just a regular day, hanging out. 109 00:03:55,194 --> 00:03:56,279 - It's a regular Sunday, game day. 110 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:57,780 - Regular Sunday. It's game day. 111 00:03:57,822 --> 00:03:58,948 Right, right, right. - Oh, it's game day. 112 00:03:58,990 --> 00:04:01,534 So we're down there, and we're talking. 113 00:04:01,576 --> 00:04:03,494 Now, we had been to a couple games, 114 00:04:03,536 --> 00:04:04,912 and what we decided was-- 115 00:04:04,954 --> 00:04:06,664 in the beginning of the season is, like, 116 00:04:06,706 --> 00:04:08,624 hey, you know, we're a part of this team. 117 00:04:08,666 --> 00:04:10,168 We're a big part of this team. 118 00:04:10,209 --> 00:04:12,670 - Listen up-- when we get out there today, 119 00:04:12,712 --> 00:04:14,839 I want you to remember one thing: 120 00:04:14,881 --> 00:04:19,427 red eyes, full cans, can't lose! 121 00:04:19,469 --> 00:04:21,512 [all cheer] - Let's go, Steelers! 122 00:04:21,554 --> 00:04:24,807 - Who's got the tickets? I'm just kidding. 123 00:04:24,849 --> 00:04:28,853 We don't need tickets! We're part of the team, baby! 124 00:04:28,895 --> 00:04:30,021 - You know, that's how we felt. 125 00:04:30,063 --> 00:04:32,190 So we shouldn't have to pay to get in. 126 00:04:32,231 --> 00:04:33,858 - [snorts] - Did--did-- 127 00:04:33,900 --> 00:04:36,027 did the Steelers feel the same way about you? 128 00:04:36,069 --> 00:04:37,028 - We never asked. 129 00:04:37,070 --> 00:04:40,281 [laughter] 130 00:04:41,365 --> 00:04:44,702 - But you felt you were a very important part of the team. 131 00:04:44,744 --> 00:04:46,579 - Yeah. - We knew we were. 132 00:04:46,621 --> 00:04:48,664 Hey, can I tell you guys something? 133 00:04:48,706 --> 00:04:50,541 Sneaking into these Steelers games with you goons 134 00:04:50,583 --> 00:04:52,585 is the best thing in my life. 135 00:04:52,627 --> 00:04:55,713 all: Go, Steelers! [all cheering] 136 00:04:55,755 --> 00:04:57,548 - You're also drunk out of your minds at this point. 137 00:04:57,590 --> 00:04:59,008 - So we're drinking, and we're carrying on, 138 00:04:59,050 --> 00:05:00,259 and having fun, and we're, like-- 139 00:05:00,301 --> 00:05:02,678 we always would go a little bit early. 140 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,182 - Well, boys, how we sneaking into the game this week? 141 00:05:06,224 --> 00:05:09,102 - Okay, one, two, three. Go! 142 00:05:09,143 --> 00:05:10,645 - I'm up! Guys, I'm up! 143 00:05:10,686 --> 00:05:11,938 - Because we wasn't sure 144 00:05:11,979 --> 00:05:14,148 if we were going to climb into the stadium... 145 00:05:14,190 --> 00:05:19,195 * * 146 00:05:19,237 --> 00:05:22,281 If we were gonna rush the gate with 30 people 147 00:05:22,323 --> 00:05:23,950 and lift the gate up. 148 00:05:28,162 --> 00:05:30,957 George, pick it up. Come on. 149 00:05:34,460 --> 00:05:35,795 Go, Steelers! 150 00:05:35,837 --> 00:05:37,630 - Yeah, this isn't "Mission: Impossible." 151 00:05:37,672 --> 00:05:39,757 It's just, "How do we get into the game?" 152 00:05:39,799 --> 00:05:41,259 - Sometimes, it was, though. 153 00:05:41,300 --> 00:05:42,844 - Yeah. - You know? 154 00:05:42,885 --> 00:05:45,763 - But you don't have a seat. Do you just wander around? 155 00:05:45,805 --> 00:05:47,223 - Who needs seats? - Who needs seats? 156 00:05:47,265 --> 00:05:48,516 - Who needs seats? - But a lot of people 157 00:05:48,558 --> 00:05:49,976 didn't like to be in the nosebleed seats. 158 00:05:50,017 --> 00:05:51,477 - Yeah. - You know, and honestly, 159 00:05:51,519 --> 00:05:52,895 that was the most fun up there. 160 00:05:52,937 --> 00:05:54,480 And that season was pretty good. 161 00:05:54,522 --> 00:05:56,482 And so we'd just finished the playoffs, 162 00:05:56,524 --> 00:05:57,859 and we won the playoffs, so we're going 163 00:05:57,900 --> 00:05:59,694 to the Super Bowl, and it's like, "We're going." 164 00:05:59,736 --> 00:06:02,113 - The Steelers were going to the Super Bowl. 165 00:06:02,155 --> 00:06:03,698 - Super Bowl. We crushed it in the playoffs. 166 00:06:03,740 --> 00:06:05,241 - Where is the Super Bowl? 167 00:06:05,283 --> 00:06:06,909 - It's down in Miami at the Orange Bowl. 168 00:06:06,951 --> 00:06:08,244 - Okay. 169 00:06:08,286 --> 00:06:10,204 - So we were pretty excited there, you know. 170 00:06:10,246 --> 00:06:11,622 The only conversation was, 171 00:06:11,664 --> 00:06:12,832 "We're going to the Super Bowl." 172 00:06:12,874 --> 00:06:14,751 - Did you have tickets to this game? 173 00:06:14,792 --> 00:06:15,877 - No. - Okay. 174 00:06:15,918 --> 00:06:17,170 - Why would we have tickets? 175 00:06:17,211 --> 00:06:19,130 - All right. - Man, we're part of the team. 176 00:06:19,172 --> 00:06:20,715 - I love that thinking. - They're part of the team. 177 00:06:20,757 --> 00:06:22,967 - Yes, they are. They are. I'm sorry. 178 00:06:23,009 --> 00:06:24,635 - Does the team need tickets to the game? 179 00:06:24,677 --> 00:06:25,678 - No. - No! 180 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,013 - Right. - I think he gets it now. 181 00:06:27,055 --> 00:06:28,264 - Okay. - I get it now. 182 00:06:28,306 --> 00:06:31,225 - Welcome to NBC Sports' special coverage 183 00:06:31,267 --> 00:06:34,437 of Rick Steigerwald and his insane brothers. 184 00:06:34,479 --> 00:06:35,521 - I'm Joe Jankowicz. 185 00:06:35,563 --> 00:06:37,648 Alongside me as always, 186 00:06:37,690 --> 00:06:40,109 my right-hand man on my left-hand side, 187 00:06:40,151 --> 00:06:41,736 Don "Big Bean" Green. 188 00:06:41,778 --> 00:06:43,488 Big Bean, how we looking today? 189 00:06:43,529 --> 00:06:45,615 - Beautiful, Joe, frigging beautiful. 190 00:06:45,656 --> 00:06:47,200 That's right, tonight's the big game, 191 00:06:47,241 --> 00:06:48,576 Steelers verse Cowboys 192 00:06:48,618 --> 00:06:50,620 at the beautiful Orange Bowl in Miami. 193 00:06:50,661 --> 00:06:51,996 Joe, this is gonna be a good one. 194 00:06:52,038 --> 00:06:54,332 - Oh, you got that right, Don. 195 00:06:54,373 --> 00:06:56,709 I am excited to see the frigging legend himself, 196 00:06:56,751 --> 00:06:58,920 Terry Bradshaw, on the field tonight. 197 00:06:58,961 --> 00:07:00,380 - You know what I'm really looking forward to is, 198 00:07:00,421 --> 00:07:01,672 what does Rick Steigerwald 199 00:07:01,714 --> 00:07:04,133 and his brothers have in store for us tonight? 200 00:07:04,175 --> 00:07:07,178 - Oh, well, there is no denying that they are definitely 201 00:07:07,220 --> 00:07:08,971 the heart and soul of this team. 202 00:07:09,013 --> 00:07:10,515 - 100%. 203 00:07:10,556 --> 00:07:12,183 I think they're really gonna pull something out of the hat. 204 00:07:12,225 --> 00:07:14,852 Joe, I can't wait to see what it is. 205 00:07:14,894 --> 00:07:16,938 - I didn't want to let it go with just, 206 00:07:16,979 --> 00:07:19,357 like, "Okay, we might get tickets, we might"-- 207 00:07:19,399 --> 00:07:22,318 'cause I wasn't sure of the layout too much. 208 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,947 So--but what I did do was, I made a grappling hook. 209 00:07:25,988 --> 00:07:29,283 - A grappling hook? - You familiar? Like Batman? 210 00:07:29,325 --> 00:07:31,035 - Yeah, I know what it is. 211 00:07:31,077 --> 00:07:32,537 - How did you make this grappling hook? 212 00:07:32,578 --> 00:07:33,830 - Well, I'm a welder. 213 00:07:33,871 --> 00:07:36,207 I had 3/4 carbon steel, and I bent it. 214 00:07:36,249 --> 00:07:39,669 I ground hooks on the ends of the rods that I cut off, 215 00:07:39,711 --> 00:07:41,087 and then I rolled them into one. 216 00:07:41,129 --> 00:07:42,630 I welded them together and put a ring on the end 217 00:07:42,672 --> 00:07:44,382 and tied a rope on it, put knots in it, 218 00:07:44,424 --> 00:07:45,758 and I'm gonna practice with it. 219 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:46,718 I don't want to get down there and not be able 220 00:07:46,759 --> 00:07:48,010 to throw it up there, right? 221 00:07:48,052 --> 00:07:49,804 Size check. 222 00:07:52,181 --> 00:07:53,808 [glass shatters] 223 00:07:53,850 --> 00:07:55,685 It's too small. 224 00:07:55,727 --> 00:07:59,772 * * 225 00:07:59,814 --> 00:08:03,067 Size check. 226 00:08:03,109 --> 00:08:06,487 - Ow! Rick, my head! - Huh, too big! 227 00:08:06,529 --> 00:08:08,114 So I went and made a lighter one 228 00:08:08,156 --> 00:08:11,033 out of 3/8 stainless steel, which is a lot lighter, 229 00:08:11,075 --> 00:08:12,785 and it was a lot stronger. 230 00:08:16,622 --> 00:08:19,000 Third time's the charm. 231 00:08:20,793 --> 00:08:22,253 [glass shatters] 232 00:08:22,295 --> 00:08:23,755 Al dente! 233 00:08:23,796 --> 00:08:25,757 - Don, Rick is not messing around. 234 00:08:25,798 --> 00:08:27,842 He's pulling out all the stops tonight. 235 00:08:27,884 --> 00:08:29,761 - And all the hooks-- slap some pigtails on him 236 00:08:29,802 --> 00:08:31,429 and call him Goldilocks. 237 00:08:31,471 --> 00:08:33,973 That third one was just right! 238 00:08:34,015 --> 00:08:36,934 - So before you headed down, you thought, 239 00:08:36,976 --> 00:08:39,353 "I might need a grappling hook. 240 00:08:39,395 --> 00:08:41,397 "Just gonna make one"... 241 00:08:45,818 --> 00:08:47,028 - Okay, so you were all ready. 242 00:08:47,070 --> 00:08:48,696 - I'm ready. So we rented a Winnebago. 243 00:08:48,738 --> 00:08:50,823 It was me and my brothers, John and Kurt, 244 00:08:50,865 --> 00:08:52,116 and my cousin, Mike, 245 00:08:52,158 --> 00:08:53,951 and then everybody else from the corner, 246 00:08:53,993 --> 00:08:55,495 like, 10 people. 247 00:08:55,536 --> 00:08:56,996 - Hey, Rick? 248 00:08:57,038 --> 00:08:59,749 You think it's legal to have this many people in a van? 249 00:08:59,791 --> 00:09:01,501 - It's not a van. It's a mobile home. 250 00:09:01,542 --> 00:09:03,127 - Right. 251 00:09:03,169 --> 00:09:06,547 - It's just a nonstop party in the Winnebago on the freeway. 252 00:09:06,589 --> 00:09:07,673 - Yeah. - All right, so-- 253 00:09:07,715 --> 00:09:09,133 - Yeah. Yeah. 254 00:09:09,175 --> 00:09:10,426 But I wouldn't have it any other way. 255 00:09:10,468 --> 00:09:11,719 - Are we almost there yet? 256 00:09:11,761 --> 00:09:13,596 - Hey, Fritz, are we almost there yet? 257 00:09:13,638 --> 00:09:15,890 - Okay, so you head out. You start driving to Miami. 258 00:09:15,932 --> 00:09:17,517 - We drove all the way down to Miami. 259 00:09:17,558 --> 00:09:20,520 [upbeat rock music] 260 00:09:20,561 --> 00:09:26,609 * * 261 00:09:26,651 --> 00:09:30,196 Well, well, well, look at us, boys. 262 00:09:30,238 --> 00:09:32,698 The Steigerwald family at the Super Bowl. 263 00:09:32,740 --> 00:09:34,117 - Yeah, we worked hard all year, 264 00:09:34,158 --> 00:09:35,785 and we're finally here. 265 00:09:35,827 --> 00:09:38,830 - Oh, Miami, the Pittsburgh of the South. 266 00:09:38,871 --> 00:09:40,206 - It's time to get into the game. 267 00:09:40,248 --> 00:09:41,707 You have your grappling hook ready. 268 00:09:41,749 --> 00:09:43,126 - Let's go, Steelers! 269 00:09:43,167 --> 00:09:44,877 - I'll lock her up. I'll lock her up. 270 00:09:44,919 --> 00:09:46,587 And so I said to my brothers, 271 00:09:46,629 --> 00:09:48,297 "Hey, I'm gonna go over there 272 00:09:48,339 --> 00:09:49,966 "and see where we're gonna get in at. 273 00:09:50,007 --> 00:09:51,551 "You know, I'm gonna set this up, you know. 274 00:09:51,592 --> 00:09:53,052 I'll come back and get yous." 275 00:09:54,762 --> 00:09:55,888 [imitates lock chirping] 276 00:09:55,930 --> 00:09:58,433 Imagine if they had those things. 277 00:09:58,474 --> 00:10:00,351 And I get over there, and I noticed 278 00:10:00,393 --> 00:10:03,104 that there's two sets of cops on horses 279 00:10:03,146 --> 00:10:05,148 going around the stadium from different ends. 280 00:10:05,189 --> 00:10:06,482 - Right. - So I'm like, 281 00:10:06,524 --> 00:10:08,276 "How long's it take them to get around here 282 00:10:08,317 --> 00:10:10,069 until the next ones get here?" So I was timing it. 283 00:10:10,111 --> 00:10:11,571 - Yeah. - And there wasn't-- 284 00:10:11,612 --> 00:10:13,030 you know, there was a lot of people milling around 285 00:10:13,072 --> 00:10:14,198 and whatnot, you know. 286 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:15,366 And all of the sudden, I heard my name. 287 00:10:15,408 --> 00:10:17,326 I have a nickname. They call me "Stag." 288 00:10:17,368 --> 00:10:20,246 - Whoa, Stag! - Schmitty! 289 00:10:20,288 --> 00:10:22,206 - Oh, man! - Oh, my God. 290 00:10:22,248 --> 00:10:23,833 This is incredible! - Oh, it's been so long! 291 00:10:23,875 --> 00:10:25,501 Oh, I miss the good old days. 292 00:10:25,543 --> 00:10:27,503 - Oh, who doesn't? Disco will never die. 293 00:10:27,545 --> 00:10:29,714 - Never! What are you doing? 294 00:10:29,756 --> 00:10:32,300 - Oh, I was gonna grapple hook my way into the Super Bowl. 295 00:10:32,341 --> 00:10:35,094 He goes, "I'm going with you." I'm like, "Okay." 296 00:10:35,136 --> 00:10:37,263 We looked at each other, and we go, "We better go!" 297 00:10:37,305 --> 00:10:40,725 - You know what, I got a better idea. 298 00:10:40,767 --> 00:10:42,268 Manpower! 299 00:10:42,310 --> 00:10:43,644 - Threw it in the bushes, the grappling hook. 300 00:10:43,686 --> 00:10:46,773 One, two, ten! - Oh, God, yeah! 301 00:10:46,814 --> 00:10:48,107 - Once we got up on it, 302 00:10:48,149 --> 00:10:49,817 I work construction, I know how to climb. 303 00:10:49,859 --> 00:10:50,943 - Yeah. - I got to the top. 304 00:10:50,985 --> 00:10:52,320 My buddy got stuck halfway up. 305 00:10:52,361 --> 00:10:53,446 - Go! 306 00:10:53,488 --> 00:10:55,782 Get out of here before it's too late! 307 00:10:55,823 --> 00:10:57,784 - No way! No Steeler fan left behind! 308 00:10:57,825 --> 00:10:59,202 Whatever it takes! 309 00:10:59,243 --> 00:11:01,537 - I'm not gonna make it. Go on without me! 310 00:11:01,579 --> 00:11:04,415 - I had to hang back over and lower my leg down. 311 00:11:04,457 --> 00:11:05,625 Grab my leg! 312 00:11:05,666 --> 00:11:06,876 - Ah! 313 00:11:06,918 --> 00:11:08,169 - Ow, ow, ow. My foot. My Achilles. 314 00:11:08,211 --> 00:11:10,046 And I thought he was just gonna hold my leg 315 00:11:10,088 --> 00:11:11,506 and kind of help himself up. 316 00:11:11,547 --> 00:11:12,507 He let go completely. 317 00:11:12,548 --> 00:11:14,133 - [gasps] 318 00:11:14,175 --> 00:11:15,927 - I'm on the other side reaching, like, 319 00:11:15,968 --> 00:11:17,220 I bent my leg the other way, 320 00:11:17,261 --> 00:11:20,431 and I'm pulling up, and my leg's bending. 321 00:11:20,473 --> 00:11:22,433 Don't grab my leg. Grab my hand. Grab my hand! 322 00:11:22,475 --> 00:11:24,519 [dramatic music] 323 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:26,938 Come on, Schmitty! 324 00:11:26,979 --> 00:11:29,065 So I'm pulling him back up, 325 00:11:29,107 --> 00:11:30,650 thinking, "I can do this. I can do this." 326 00:11:30,691 --> 00:11:33,152 All right, you son of a bitch! 327 00:11:33,194 --> 00:11:35,154 - I love you so much! 328 00:11:35,196 --> 00:11:37,782 - Okay, go to the game. Go to the game! 329 00:11:37,824 --> 00:11:39,826 Hey, run in and get me a nacho! 330 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:41,160 It's gonna take me a little time. 331 00:11:41,202 --> 00:11:43,162 You really wrecked my Achilles there. 332 00:11:43,204 --> 00:11:46,040 Once we got him in, we're standing up there. 333 00:11:46,082 --> 00:11:48,835 There's 200 people down there clapping, 334 00:11:48,876 --> 00:11:50,294 watching us get into the stadium. 335 00:11:50,336 --> 00:11:52,505 We're like... [laughs] 336 00:11:52,547 --> 00:11:55,842 - You're in the Super Bowl! You snuck in the Super Bowl! 337 00:11:55,883 --> 00:11:58,261 - So the cops just so happened to be... 338 00:11:58,302 --> 00:11:59,554 - They were sitting down there watching us. 339 00:11:59,595 --> 00:12:01,973 When they made it back around, they were watch-- 340 00:12:02,014 --> 00:12:03,766 sitting on the horse like... 341 00:12:03,808 --> 00:12:05,935 - So you get in. - Get in there. 342 00:12:05,977 --> 00:12:07,478 - You're celebrating. You feel great. 343 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,021 - That stadium's practically empty. 344 00:12:09,063 --> 00:12:10,231 both: And your brothers. 345 00:12:10,273 --> 00:12:11,691 - Are still out in the parking lot. 346 00:12:11,733 --> 00:12:13,192 - Yeah, we're all-- hey, you're on your onesies 347 00:12:13,234 --> 00:12:14,610 when things happen. 348 00:12:14,652 --> 00:12:16,070 They know that. - Hey, everyone's on their own. 349 00:12:16,112 --> 00:12:17,613 - But they don't even have the grappling hook. 350 00:12:17,655 --> 00:12:19,699 [somber piano music] 351 00:12:19,741 --> 00:12:21,033 - They don't have the grappling hook. 352 00:12:21,075 --> 00:12:22,034 - Yeah, okay. Whatever it takes. 353 00:12:22,076 --> 00:12:23,035 - I wasn't worried about them. 354 00:12:23,077 --> 00:12:24,537 Whatever it takes. - Yeah. 355 00:12:24,579 --> 00:12:26,831 - Right, so anyhow, we get in there, and he goes, 356 00:12:26,873 --> 00:12:28,541 "Hey, where do you want to sit?" 357 00:12:28,583 --> 00:12:30,001 And I was like, "Dude, if I went through 358 00:12:30,043 --> 00:12:31,544 all that to get in here, I'm sitting on the 50." 359 00:12:31,586 --> 00:12:32,795 - Yeah. - Mm-hmm. 360 00:12:32,837 --> 00:12:34,172 - And then, you know, it started filling up. 361 00:12:34,213 --> 00:12:35,298 That's when we started to worry a little bit. 362 00:12:35,339 --> 00:12:36,758 - Yeah, 'cause somebody's gonna show up 363 00:12:36,799 --> 00:12:38,134 with a ticket for your seat. 364 00:12:38,176 --> 00:12:39,218 - So that's what we thought. 365 00:12:39,260 --> 00:12:40,678 So everything's filling up 366 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:41,637 except for this row. 367 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,014 - Right. - Then all of a sudden, 368 00:12:43,056 --> 00:12:44,223 this guy comes up, and I'm looking up at him, 369 00:12:44,265 --> 00:12:45,975 and he goes, "Hey, you guys have tickets?" 370 00:12:46,017 --> 00:12:47,393 - Oh, no. 371 00:12:47,435 --> 00:12:48,978 - I said, "Who are you, the ticket taker?" 372 00:12:49,020 --> 00:12:50,563 - Oh. - But he goes, "No, no, no." 373 00:12:50,605 --> 00:12:53,107 He goes, "This is-- our company from New York, 374 00:12:53,149 --> 00:12:54,692 we have this whole row." 375 00:12:54,734 --> 00:12:56,152 He goes, "And nobody's coming. 376 00:12:56,194 --> 00:12:58,696 "They're all drunk back at the hotel, hungover. 377 00:12:58,738 --> 00:13:00,907 They're not coming. You're welcome to 'em." 378 00:13:00,948 --> 00:13:01,991 - Wow. 379 00:13:02,033 --> 00:13:03,910 - I said, "Dude, you're the best." 380 00:13:03,951 --> 00:13:05,244 We're hugging him. 381 00:13:05,286 --> 00:13:07,163 - Jackpot, right? - Oh, my God. 382 00:13:07,205 --> 00:13:08,414 - Now I'm really cocky. 383 00:13:08,456 --> 00:13:11,250 And for a moment there, I was a big shot. 384 00:13:11,292 --> 00:13:13,252 - Yeah! This is your row. 385 00:13:13,294 --> 00:13:14,962 - Pretty incredible, huh? 386 00:13:15,004 --> 00:13:17,256 Guess who finds me? My brothers. 387 00:13:17,298 --> 00:13:20,593 all: Hey! - Hey! 388 00:13:20,635 --> 00:13:22,887 Look who it is! Huh? 389 00:13:22,929 --> 00:13:26,015 Kurt, John, Paul, George, Cousin Mike! 390 00:13:26,057 --> 00:13:28,768 Dream come true at the Super Bowl! 391 00:13:28,810 --> 00:13:30,228 We're all here. 392 00:13:30,269 --> 00:13:31,562 - They got in. - They got in. 393 00:13:31,604 --> 00:13:33,523 They bought a ticket for 50 bucks, they got in. 394 00:13:33,564 --> 00:13:35,775 - This is fantastic. - It's fantastic. 395 00:13:35,817 --> 00:13:38,903 - It could not be going better. - Oh, it gets better. 396 00:13:38,945 --> 00:13:40,279 - Wow. 397 00:13:43,157 --> 00:13:44,158 - And now it's winding down. 398 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:45,326 The clock's winding down, you know? 399 00:13:45,368 --> 00:13:46,577 - Whoo! - Let's go! 400 00:13:46,619 --> 00:13:48,663 - Put up that steel curtain, Pittsburgh! 401 00:13:48,704 --> 00:13:49,705 - Wait, who's winning? 402 00:13:49,747 --> 00:13:51,332 - Oh, it ended up, 403 00:13:51,374 --> 00:13:52,583 we were crushing them. 404 00:13:52,625 --> 00:13:54,419 And then in, like, six minutes, 405 00:13:54,460 --> 00:13:55,670 maybe a little bit more, 406 00:13:55,712 --> 00:13:57,714 they came back three touchdowns. 407 00:13:57,755 --> 00:14:00,341 And it was, like, we ended up winning, I think, 34-31. 408 00:14:00,383 --> 00:14:02,218 - The Steelers won! - But it's a nail-biter. 409 00:14:02,260 --> 00:14:03,511 both: It's a nail-biter. 410 00:14:03,553 --> 00:14:05,346 - Now it is. It wasn't before. both: Yeah. 411 00:14:05,388 --> 00:14:07,432 - So we're there, and he goes, "Hey. 412 00:14:07,473 --> 00:14:09,183 What do you think about going down and getting the football? 413 00:14:09,225 --> 00:14:10,852 The game ball?" 414 00:14:10,893 --> 00:14:12,687 I said, "That's a great idea. 415 00:14:12,729 --> 00:14:15,356 [laughing] That's a great idea." 416 00:14:15,398 --> 00:14:17,692 - He says one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. 417 00:14:17,734 --> 00:14:20,737 Your immediate response is, "That's a great idea." 418 00:14:20,778 --> 00:14:22,613 - I didn't think it was dumb because-- 419 00:14:22,655 --> 00:14:25,241 - Right, because of everything you've accomplished thus far. 420 00:14:25,283 --> 00:14:26,534 - Well, plus, I want the ball. 421 00:14:26,576 --> 00:14:27,910 I'm telling you, I'm gonna sneak on that field 422 00:14:27,952 --> 00:14:30,371 and steal the ball. 423 00:14:30,413 --> 00:14:33,541 All right, Steelers! Put up that curtain! 424 00:14:33,583 --> 00:14:36,044 - Okay, so you hatched some pretty extraordinary plans 425 00:14:36,085 --> 00:14:37,420 just to get where you are. 426 00:14:37,462 --> 00:14:39,047 Now you have to hatch a new plan... 427 00:14:39,088 --> 00:14:40,882 - On the cuff. - To get this ball. 428 00:14:40,923 --> 00:14:44,677 - There's cops lining the whole thing, facing us. 429 00:14:44,719 --> 00:14:46,137 - It's the Super Bowl. 430 00:14:46,179 --> 00:14:48,222 - Well, it's the fricking moment he's been waiting for. 431 00:14:48,264 --> 00:14:51,100 Will Rick Steigerwald keep the streak alive, 432 00:14:51,142 --> 00:14:52,393 or will the night get messier 433 00:14:52,435 --> 00:14:54,520 than a Primanti Brothers sandwich? 434 00:14:54,562 --> 00:14:56,397 - And the big question, Joe, is, 435 00:14:56,439 --> 00:15:00,568 can Rick penetrate the stout defense of Miami's finest? 436 00:15:00,610 --> 00:15:03,780 - It looks like the Rickster's luck might get sacked. 437 00:15:03,821 --> 00:15:05,239 - Oof. 438 00:15:05,281 --> 00:15:07,241 - So we work our way down the stands, 439 00:15:07,283 --> 00:15:08,367 and we get to the rail. 440 00:15:08,409 --> 00:15:09,577 I'm thinking to myself, "Okay. 441 00:15:09,619 --> 00:15:10,870 How is this gonna work?" You know? 442 00:15:10,912 --> 00:15:13,247 As I was contemplating this, 443 00:15:13,289 --> 00:15:15,583 somebody set off one of them cannons. 444 00:15:15,625 --> 00:15:17,085 [cannon fires] 445 00:15:17,126 --> 00:15:19,545 Boom, I went right under the thing. 446 00:15:19,587 --> 00:15:21,172 I just held onto the one. Boop! 447 00:15:21,214 --> 00:15:24,300 And by the time that cop was turning around to the fans... 448 00:15:24,342 --> 00:15:27,428 - You were on the other side. - No, I turned with him. 449 00:15:27,470 --> 00:15:28,596 We were looking. We were like... 450 00:15:28,638 --> 00:15:30,098 - You were like, "Who shot that cannon?" 451 00:15:30,139 --> 00:15:31,432 [both laugh] - Dude! 452 00:15:31,474 --> 00:15:33,601 - Oh, what a dazzling move by Rick. 453 00:15:33,643 --> 00:15:35,061 We gotta take another look-see. 454 00:15:35,103 --> 00:15:36,771 - The timing, the momentum. 455 00:15:36,813 --> 00:15:38,898 It was like he was shot out of that dang cannon. 456 00:15:38,940 --> 00:15:40,775 - Oh, and look at this, Don. Look at this. 457 00:15:40,817 --> 00:15:44,153 Perfect improvisation and synchronization. 458 00:15:44,195 --> 00:15:45,947 I mean, you can't teach that, Don. 459 00:15:45,988 --> 00:15:47,740 That is something that is only learned 460 00:15:47,782 --> 00:15:50,326 on the mean streets of the Steel City. 461 00:15:50,368 --> 00:15:51,828 - You know, I wish I could be a casual fan 462 00:15:51,869 --> 00:15:55,206 instead of having to work the field all day, right? 463 00:15:55,248 --> 00:15:57,583 Then I could really celebrate this win. 464 00:15:57,625 --> 00:15:59,460 Whoop! Not a punch. Didn't mean it. 465 00:15:59,502 --> 00:16:02,672 Wouldn't--ha. [laughs] 466 00:16:02,714 --> 00:16:03,715 Boys in blue. 467 00:16:03,756 --> 00:16:05,466 And he looked at me, and he looked up 468 00:16:05,508 --> 00:16:08,177 and down at me, but I had, unbeknownst to me, 469 00:16:08,219 --> 00:16:09,804 the same clothes that the ball boys 470 00:16:09,846 --> 00:16:12,640 from the Steelers are in: sweatpants and a gold shirt. 471 00:16:12,682 --> 00:16:15,601 Oh, get a load of this guy. Huh? 472 00:16:15,643 --> 00:16:18,271 How do we know he's a real ball boy? 473 00:16:18,312 --> 00:16:19,814 I feel like he just got here. 474 00:16:19,856 --> 00:16:21,190 Maybe he climbed down from the stands 475 00:16:21,232 --> 00:16:22,650 and grabbed two balls 476 00:16:22,692 --> 00:16:25,236 to keep as a souvenir for himself and his friends. 477 00:16:25,278 --> 00:16:27,280 Huh? I'll hold the balls. 478 00:16:27,321 --> 00:16:29,198 You interrogate him. We'll work together. 479 00:16:31,993 --> 00:16:33,619 Ha-ha, just kidding. We're best friends. 480 00:16:33,661 --> 00:16:35,580 I turn around. They're counting down. 481 00:16:35,621 --> 00:16:36,956 Everybody is running on the field. 482 00:16:36,998 --> 00:16:40,334 I get out there, no ball. I'm like, "What? No ball?" 483 00:16:40,376 --> 00:16:42,128 - Get out where? What do you mean? 484 00:16:42,170 --> 00:16:43,296 - Onto the field to get the ball. 485 00:16:43,337 --> 00:16:44,797 - Well, Rick has made it onto the field. 486 00:16:44,839 --> 00:16:46,424 He's a man on a mission. 487 00:16:46,466 --> 00:16:48,384 What do you think he's thinking in his thinker right now, Don? 488 00:16:48,426 --> 00:16:50,803 - Well, one, get the ball. Two, don't get arrested. 489 00:16:50,845 --> 00:16:52,180 But if he's a big boy from the 'Burgh, 490 00:16:52,221 --> 00:16:53,306 probably in that order. 491 00:16:53,347 --> 00:16:54,640 - Well, he's making us all proud. 492 00:16:54,682 --> 00:16:56,517 Look at him go! - Yes, he is! 493 00:16:56,559 --> 00:16:58,770 - You were ready to tackle a Steeler 494 00:16:58,811 --> 00:17:00,146 to get this ball, if you needed to. 495 00:17:00,188 --> 00:17:01,647 - No, no, I'd have tipped it out of his arm, got it-- 496 00:17:01,689 --> 00:17:02,732 I know he couldn't have caught me. 497 00:17:02,774 --> 00:17:05,693 - But you've got a single focus. 498 00:17:05,735 --> 00:17:07,028 - Get that ball. 499 00:17:07,070 --> 00:17:08,446 - Where is this ball? - Right. 500 00:17:08,488 --> 00:17:10,615 Where's the football? Where's the game ball? 501 00:17:10,656 --> 00:17:12,325 And that lasted until I looked, 502 00:17:12,366 --> 00:17:13,534 and I see all the Steelers 503 00:17:13,576 --> 00:17:15,536 running underneath the stadium. 504 00:17:15,578 --> 00:17:17,663 And I was like, "I'm just gonna follow them." 505 00:17:17,705 --> 00:17:19,457 The ball was out of the picture. 506 00:17:19,499 --> 00:17:21,250 It's gone out of my mind. - Forget the ball. 507 00:17:21,292 --> 00:17:23,002 - Maybe I'll run into the ball in there. 508 00:17:23,044 --> 00:17:24,212 - Right. 509 00:17:24,253 --> 00:17:25,505 - But right now, I'm going with them. 510 00:17:25,546 --> 00:17:27,715 - Wait a minute, Don. Wait a fricking minute. 511 00:17:27,757 --> 00:17:30,259 Take a look at Rick. He's got some fire in his eyes. 512 00:17:30,301 --> 00:17:31,886 - Is he thinking about dropping the ball? 513 00:17:31,928 --> 00:17:34,972 - Oh, he's dropping the ball, and not just metaphorically. 514 00:17:35,014 --> 00:17:37,725 He's got his sights on something bigger. 515 00:17:37,767 --> 00:17:40,645 - We did it, all together collectively as a unit! 516 00:17:40,686 --> 00:17:44,565 - He could go all the way! 517 00:17:44,607 --> 00:17:47,110 To the locker room! 518 00:17:47,151 --> 00:17:48,778 - We go underneath the thing and we get 519 00:17:48,820 --> 00:17:50,822 all the way to the door, and the media 520 00:17:50,863 --> 00:17:52,615 is just like--woof. - Okay. 521 00:17:52,657 --> 00:17:53,908 - They were all going in the doors. 522 00:17:53,950 --> 00:17:55,868 As soon as we got to the door with the media, 523 00:17:55,910 --> 00:17:57,245 "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" the security said, 524 00:17:57,286 --> 00:17:58,704 "Whoa, whoa, whoa. 525 00:17:58,746 --> 00:18:00,081 "We'll let you in. Let them get settled. 526 00:18:00,123 --> 00:18:01,582 We'll let you guys in." 527 00:18:01,624 --> 00:18:04,752 And then I'm thinking, "Uh-oh, I'm right here." 528 00:18:04,794 --> 00:18:05,878 - He did it! 529 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,255 He made it all the way from the stands 530 00:18:07,296 --> 00:18:08,923 down to the tunnel without a ticket. 531 00:18:08,965 --> 00:18:11,843 Is it 1979 or what, Joe? 532 00:18:11,884 --> 00:18:14,512 - There is no stopping Rick, folks. 533 00:18:14,554 --> 00:18:17,056 Whatever it takes. - Whatever it takes. 534 00:18:17,098 --> 00:18:20,309 - Don't blow this. Be part of the media. 535 00:18:20,351 --> 00:18:21,936 - You're a chameleon. 536 00:18:21,978 --> 00:18:25,398 You just turn into whatever you need to be. 537 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,024 - You had to be resilient. 538 00:18:27,066 --> 00:18:29,110 - Whatever it takes. 539 00:18:29,152 --> 00:18:30,361 - Right? That's the mantra. 540 00:18:30,403 --> 00:18:31,404 - Can you believe it, Don? 541 00:18:31,446 --> 00:18:32,989 Rick has done it again. 542 00:18:33,030 --> 00:18:34,991 He's blended in with the media now. 543 00:18:35,032 --> 00:18:36,325 I mean, he's one of us. 544 00:18:36,367 --> 00:18:38,286 - Rick is a true master of disguise. 545 00:18:38,327 --> 00:18:41,789 - Well, let's see how the Stag plays this one, huh, Don? 546 00:18:41,831 --> 00:18:43,499 - So I'm just standing there, 547 00:18:43,541 --> 00:18:45,376 and I'm, like, right behind the guy, 548 00:18:45,418 --> 00:18:48,004 and on his camera-- like these cameras here-- 549 00:18:48,046 --> 00:18:50,339 but he had, you know, the walking one. 550 00:18:50,381 --> 00:18:53,968 He had the light with a cord 551 00:18:54,010 --> 00:18:55,386 attached to the top. 552 00:18:55,428 --> 00:18:57,472 Soon as that door opened up, I grabbed that cord. 553 00:18:57,513 --> 00:19:00,600 I'm a cord guy. Rick. I'm with the cords. 554 00:19:00,641 --> 00:19:01,976 - He thought you were a camera helper. 555 00:19:02,018 --> 00:19:03,478 - I'm a cord guy! 556 00:19:03,519 --> 00:19:06,314 - Yes, yes. - You're the cord guy. 557 00:19:06,355 --> 00:19:07,774 - Soon as we get in the door... 558 00:19:07,815 --> 00:19:09,650 - And couldn't run 90 yards. 559 00:19:09,692 --> 00:19:11,110 That was the difference, I thought, 560 00:19:11,152 --> 00:19:12,361 in the football game. 561 00:19:12,403 --> 00:19:14,155 - Who's up on the podium? 562 00:19:14,197 --> 00:19:16,657 Terry frigging Bradshaw. 563 00:19:16,699 --> 00:19:19,494 - I'm gonna sleep tonight, knowing that I just-- 564 00:19:19,535 --> 00:19:21,704 [triumphant music] 565 00:19:21,746 --> 00:19:24,499 - Oh, my God. [gasps] 566 00:19:24,540 --> 00:19:27,502 It's you, Terry frigging Bradshaw. 567 00:19:27,543 --> 00:19:28,836 He shook my hand. 568 00:19:28,878 --> 00:19:30,838 I could not believe how big his hand was. 569 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,548 - Well, wait a second, can you--when you met 570 00:19:32,590 --> 00:19:34,509 Terry Bradshaw, what was this moment for you? 571 00:19:34,550 --> 00:19:35,510 - It was the best. 572 00:19:35,551 --> 00:19:37,053 Like, when he shook my hand, 573 00:19:37,095 --> 00:19:39,555 there was--like, he engulfed my whole hand. 574 00:19:39,597 --> 00:19:41,724 My man, what you did today was incredible. 575 00:19:41,766 --> 00:19:44,227 I mean, you're not a man. You're a god. 576 00:19:44,268 --> 00:19:47,688 You're a golden god with a beautiful head of hair 577 00:19:47,730 --> 00:19:49,524 that I got to tell you-- don't be worried. 578 00:19:49,565 --> 00:19:51,901 It's not going anywhere. I can tell. 579 00:19:51,943 --> 00:19:53,611 [laughs] 580 00:19:53,653 --> 00:19:56,531 And I just thought, "I just shook hands with the dude 581 00:19:56,572 --> 00:19:57,824 that just won the Super Bowl. 582 00:19:57,865 --> 00:19:59,659 - I don't have a clue who you are, 583 00:19:59,700 --> 00:20:00,993 or how you got in here. 584 00:20:01,035 --> 00:20:03,413 - Does it matter? Today, we're champs. 585 00:20:03,454 --> 00:20:06,124 - We definitely got to get better security, 586 00:20:06,165 --> 00:20:08,501 whatever it takes. 587 00:20:08,543 --> 00:20:10,753 - Whatever it takes. 588 00:20:10,795 --> 00:20:12,505 Yeah, that's right, Terry. 589 00:20:16,426 --> 00:20:18,219 Thank you. 590 00:20:18,261 --> 00:20:19,929 You know, he was looking at me like, "Who are you?" 591 00:20:19,971 --> 00:20:21,764 So I thought, "Time to go." Right? 592 00:20:21,806 --> 00:20:23,558 You don't wanna stay too long. - Yeah. 593 00:20:23,599 --> 00:20:25,017 - And the next thing you know, out of nowhere, 594 00:20:25,059 --> 00:20:27,270 out of nowhere, I hear my name again. 595 00:20:27,311 --> 00:20:28,646 "Rick, Rick, Rick!" 596 00:20:28,688 --> 00:20:30,732 It's reporters from the state of Washington. 597 00:20:30,773 --> 00:20:32,984 'Cause Rick Moser went to Washington State, 598 00:20:33,025 --> 00:20:35,027 or something like that, right, from what I understand. 599 00:20:35,069 --> 00:20:36,237 He's gone already. 600 00:20:36,279 --> 00:20:37,989 He came in, changed his clothes, and left. 601 00:20:38,030 --> 00:20:39,574 'Cause he didn't play. He was pissed. 602 00:20:39,615 --> 00:20:41,576 - Please don't tell me that you just turned 603 00:20:41,617 --> 00:20:42,827 into Rick Moser in this moment. 604 00:20:42,869 --> 00:20:45,621 - Well, so... [laughter] 605 00:20:45,663 --> 00:20:47,874 When in Rome. 606 00:20:47,915 --> 00:20:49,292 So I gave them an interview. 607 00:20:49,333 --> 00:20:52,587 - What the hell are you saying in this interview? 608 00:20:52,628 --> 00:20:55,423 - Just bull-[bleep]. [laughter] 609 00:20:55,465 --> 00:20:57,258 I would be a liar if I told you 610 00:20:57,300 --> 00:21:00,762 that I didn't dream of this every day, all season. 611 00:21:00,803 --> 00:21:02,221 They're eating it up. They're writing it. 612 00:21:02,263 --> 00:21:04,098 And don't get me wrong, adversity does pop up. 613 00:21:04,140 --> 00:21:07,101 But that's when you got to hop over that wall. 614 00:21:07,143 --> 00:21:08,186 We planned it that way. 615 00:21:08,227 --> 00:21:10,605 Get onto the field, no matter what. 616 00:21:10,646 --> 00:21:11,939 We had been to Super Bowl before. 617 00:21:11,981 --> 00:21:13,608 We know how to get there, and we know how to win. 618 00:21:13,649 --> 00:21:14,692 Okay, I want to thank my teammates. 619 00:21:14,734 --> 00:21:16,444 I'm nothing without my teammates. 620 00:21:16,486 --> 00:21:19,655 That's everybody. That's Terry. That's Franco. That's Lynn. 621 00:21:19,697 --> 00:21:21,949 Whatever it takes, we're going to win this game. 622 00:21:21,991 --> 00:21:24,452 Because we were willing to do whatever it takes. 623 00:21:24,494 --> 00:21:25,620 - Convincing. - Yeah. 624 00:21:25,661 --> 00:21:27,955 - That's a perfect interview. 625 00:21:31,125 --> 00:21:32,502 - And all a sudden, out of nowhere, 626 00:21:32,543 --> 00:21:35,421 after ten minutes of this, one of the reporters says, 627 00:21:35,463 --> 00:21:38,341 "Oh, hey, Rick, we really appreciate you doing this." 628 00:21:38,383 --> 00:21:39,592 He said, "But, you know, 629 00:21:39,634 --> 00:21:41,469 we know you want to take a shower." 630 00:21:41,511 --> 00:21:45,181 I'm thinking, "Shower?" I was like, "Yeah. All right." 631 00:21:45,223 --> 00:21:48,351 - You just go wherever there's an opening. 632 00:21:48,393 --> 00:21:50,353 - Thank you, sir. 633 00:21:50,395 --> 00:21:54,524 - I did not expect this story to take a turn into a shower. 634 00:21:54,565 --> 00:21:55,858 - Me neither. - I go over. 635 00:21:55,900 --> 00:21:58,861 The towel boy gives me a towel. Now, I'm 5'6". 636 00:21:58,903 --> 00:22:00,696 When I walked into that shower, 637 00:22:00,738 --> 00:22:04,158 it was like, like, giant land. 638 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,869 - Hey, what's your name? - Uh, my name? 639 00:22:06,911 --> 00:22:11,082 - Yeah, who are you? - Who am I? 640 00:22:11,124 --> 00:22:12,291 Who am I? 641 00:22:12,333 --> 00:22:13,793 Well, that's a really good question. 642 00:22:13,835 --> 00:22:15,628 I'm just a regular guy from Pittsburgh 643 00:22:15,670 --> 00:22:17,880 who is having the best day of his frigging life. 644 00:22:17,922 --> 00:22:19,382 I mean, think about it. 645 00:22:19,424 --> 00:22:22,510 There I was with my brothers in beautiful Miami. 646 00:22:22,552 --> 00:22:24,846 I snuck into the Super Bowl and got the best seats 647 00:22:24,887 --> 00:22:26,889 in the house. 648 00:22:26,931 --> 00:22:28,516 Then I made it onto the field, and somehow, 649 00:22:28,558 --> 00:22:30,768 by the grace of G-O-double D, 650 00:22:30,810 --> 00:22:33,563 I ended up showering with the black and gold themselves. 651 00:22:33,604 --> 00:22:36,274 I rubbed my eyes because I couldn't quite believe it. 652 00:22:36,315 --> 00:22:38,985 Then I pinched myself to see if I was dreaming. 653 00:22:39,026 --> 00:22:41,279 So I'm standing beside, I think it was LC Greenwood. 654 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,948 It was one of the bigger guys, and he's looking at me like... 655 00:22:43,990 --> 00:22:46,784 - [laughs] Who are you? - And I said, "Hey"-- 656 00:22:46,826 --> 00:22:49,704 It's Rick frigging Steigerwald. 657 00:22:49,746 --> 00:22:52,915 Chuck Noll's nephew? Chuck Noll. 658 00:22:52,957 --> 00:22:54,459 Coach of the Steelers, ever heard of him? 659 00:22:54,500 --> 00:22:56,878 - Oh, my man. 660 00:22:56,919 --> 00:22:58,046 Hey, guys. It's Chuck's nephew. 661 00:22:58,087 --> 00:22:59,464 He's here to take a shower with us. 662 00:22:59,505 --> 00:23:02,300 My man. Nice to meet you. Welcome to the showers. 663 00:23:02,341 --> 00:23:04,469 - This is the best shower of my life. 664 00:23:04,510 --> 00:23:05,803 - But why would he-- 665 00:23:05,845 --> 00:23:07,430 his nephew be taking a shower in there? 666 00:23:07,472 --> 00:23:09,432 - Right? - Why... 667 00:23:09,474 --> 00:23:10,600 - Why not? Why wouldn't he be? 668 00:23:10,641 --> 00:23:12,727 - I guess so. I guess. 669 00:23:12,769 --> 00:23:14,103 - Everybody knows somebody knows somebody 670 00:23:14,145 --> 00:23:15,855 knows somebody that needs a job. 671 00:23:15,897 --> 00:23:17,190 - Somebody knows somebody knows somebody 672 00:23:17,231 --> 00:23:18,733 that needs a shower. 673 00:23:18,775 --> 00:23:20,443 [laughter] 674 00:23:20,485 --> 00:23:21,903 - So I'm taking a shower. 675 00:23:21,944 --> 00:23:23,696 I walk out of the shower, go back out. 676 00:23:23,738 --> 00:23:26,783 I get back up on the bench. I'm cleaning between my toes. 677 00:23:26,824 --> 00:23:28,117 And next thing you know, 678 00:23:28,159 --> 00:23:29,744 I see out of the corner of my eye, I hear-- 679 00:23:29,786 --> 00:23:33,039 - Hey. Hey, hey, hey. Who the frig are you? 680 00:23:33,081 --> 00:23:34,999 - And I look at him, I said, "Who the frig are you?" 681 00:23:35,041 --> 00:23:36,626 - Is there an echo in here? 682 00:23:36,667 --> 00:23:37,960 I'm Tony Parisi. 683 00:23:38,002 --> 00:23:39,462 I'm the Steelers' equipment manager, 684 00:23:39,504 --> 00:23:41,839 and you are not a Steeler. 685 00:23:41,881 --> 00:23:43,966 - Well, Tony Parisi, who died and made you 686 00:23:44,008 --> 00:23:45,885 in charge of who is and isn't a Steeler? 687 00:23:45,927 --> 00:23:48,304 - I made myself in charge 688 00:23:48,346 --> 00:23:49,931 of finding out who's a Steeler and who's not, 689 00:23:49,972 --> 00:23:51,391 and you are not a Steeler. 690 00:23:51,432 --> 00:23:53,184 - You know, I would punch you in your stupid face, 691 00:23:53,226 --> 00:23:55,645 but I don't want to get grease on my new championship ring. 692 00:23:55,686 --> 00:23:57,230 - Oh, you want to punch me? 693 00:23:57,271 --> 00:23:59,107 You want to punch me? I'd love to see you try. 694 00:23:59,148 --> 00:24:00,316 - You'd love to see me try. 695 00:24:00,358 --> 00:24:01,776 Hey. Hey, get a load of this guy. 696 00:24:01,818 --> 00:24:04,070 He wants to see himself get punched. 697 00:24:04,112 --> 00:24:06,572 - Rick, you're just, like, a wrecking ball 698 00:24:06,614 --> 00:24:09,158 moving through the world. [laughter] 699 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,452 - You think you're a tough guy? - [scoffs] 700 00:24:11,494 --> 00:24:13,788 I know I'm a tough guy. 701 00:24:13,830 --> 00:24:15,540 - Yeah, well, you just met a tougher one. 702 00:24:15,581 --> 00:24:17,917 Bing, bam, boom. 703 00:24:17,959 --> 00:24:19,669 - Yeah, that doesn't scare me. Now, look. 704 00:24:19,711 --> 00:24:22,588 You had your fun. Now, you gotta go. 705 00:24:22,630 --> 00:24:24,507 Come on, let's go. Guys. 706 00:24:24,549 --> 00:24:26,592 - And when he went to grab me, I went like this, like, 707 00:24:26,634 --> 00:24:28,970 "You better back off me," like that. 708 00:24:29,011 --> 00:24:30,722 He goes, "That's it. I'm going to get security." 709 00:24:30,763 --> 00:24:32,348 I said, "Get a couple of them. 710 00:24:32,390 --> 00:24:35,101 Get a couple. You're gonna need them." 711 00:24:35,143 --> 00:24:38,688 - How dare they get mad at you or call security. 712 00:24:38,730 --> 00:24:40,189 How dare they. 713 00:24:40,231 --> 00:24:43,192 - And they come over, and I'm on that bench. 714 00:24:43,234 --> 00:24:45,778 And they are, like, still 6 inches taller than me. 715 00:24:45,820 --> 00:24:47,822 Let's end this nonviolently. Okay. 716 00:24:47,864 --> 00:24:50,491 All right, okay, let's end this violently. 717 00:24:50,533 --> 00:24:53,244 - Shh! 718 00:24:53,286 --> 00:24:54,829 - They said, "That was awesome, dude." 719 00:24:54,871 --> 00:24:57,206 You guys are fans? 720 00:24:57,248 --> 00:24:59,208 They slapped me five. - Yeah. 721 00:24:59,250 --> 00:25:01,127 - And I walk out, and I'm like, 722 00:25:01,169 --> 00:25:03,046 "I can't believe I just did that." 723 00:25:03,087 --> 00:25:05,423 Right? And all the sudden, I look up. 724 00:25:05,465 --> 00:25:07,300 I'm still underneath the stadium. 725 00:25:07,341 --> 00:25:09,177 There's two lines of people going all the way out 726 00:25:09,218 --> 00:25:11,929 to the bus of the Steelers with autograph seekers. 727 00:25:11,971 --> 00:25:13,264 I'm like, "This ought to be fun." 728 00:25:13,306 --> 00:25:15,391 - They just saw you walk out of the locker room, 729 00:25:15,433 --> 00:25:17,727 and they're like, "This guy is important. 730 00:25:17,769 --> 00:25:19,729 We want his autograph." - Right? 731 00:25:19,771 --> 00:25:21,272 - So you start signing autographs. 732 00:25:21,314 --> 00:25:23,483 - Rick Stag. [both laugh] 733 00:25:23,524 --> 00:25:25,401 Bing. You got it. 734 00:25:25,443 --> 00:25:28,321 All the way to the bus. The bus guy opens the door. 735 00:25:28,362 --> 00:25:30,907 I step up on the bus. I got a picture of it. 736 00:25:30,948 --> 00:25:32,867 Bradshaw is right in front of me, 737 00:25:32,909 --> 00:25:34,410 and I go, "Dude. 738 00:25:34,452 --> 00:25:37,205 That was the best game I ever seen." 739 00:25:37,246 --> 00:25:38,790 Let me borrow this real quick. 740 00:25:41,292 --> 00:25:44,545 Hey. Everybody on this bus... 741 00:25:44,587 --> 00:25:48,883 I said, "You guys are badass, frigging A." 742 00:25:48,925 --> 00:25:50,760 And I hope you're proud of yourselves 743 00:25:50,802 --> 00:25:54,972 'cause I know that I am proud of every single one of yous. 744 00:25:55,014 --> 00:25:56,599 I mean, you made that other team look like 745 00:25:56,641 --> 00:25:58,434 a bunch of jagoffs. 746 00:25:58,476 --> 00:26:01,562 If I could, I'd take you all down to Vinny's right now, 747 00:26:01,604 --> 00:26:03,856 get you a cut of pepperoni, 748 00:26:03,898 --> 00:26:06,442 get you a handful of Yuenglings. 749 00:26:06,484 --> 00:26:10,321 I hope that you know that every Pennsylvanian 750 00:26:10,363 --> 00:26:13,574 from Allentown to Shadyville is singing your praises. 751 00:26:13,616 --> 00:26:16,119 And that song is ringing true 752 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:19,372 from every bridge in Pittsburgh, all 446 of them. 753 00:26:19,414 --> 00:26:21,290 God bless the Pittsburgh Steelers. 754 00:26:21,332 --> 00:26:23,501 God bless the United States of America. 755 00:26:23,543 --> 00:26:26,462 [inspirational music] 756 00:26:26,504 --> 00:26:29,298 * * 757 00:26:29,340 --> 00:26:31,634 And I turn--they're all looking at me like... 758 00:26:31,676 --> 00:26:34,095 - Wait. Who was that? 759 00:26:34,137 --> 00:26:36,806 - I think that was the coach's nephew, maybe. 760 00:26:36,848 --> 00:26:38,307 Show some respect. 761 00:26:38,349 --> 00:26:40,977 - I walk from here to the end of the studio, 762 00:26:41,018 --> 00:26:42,645 and that's where the Winnebago was at. 763 00:26:42,687 --> 00:26:44,981 - Hey, jagoff. You left us. Where'd you go? 764 00:26:45,022 --> 00:26:46,607 - No big deal. 765 00:26:46,649 --> 00:26:48,526 Just walked onto the field, into the Steelers' locker room, 766 00:26:48,568 --> 00:26:49,986 took a shower with the team. 767 00:26:50,027 --> 00:26:52,989 He goes, "Get the--out of here." 768 00:26:53,030 --> 00:26:55,366 I said, "Smell my hair. Still wet." 769 00:26:55,408 --> 00:26:56,993 Then I went onto the bus. - How? How? How? 770 00:26:57,034 --> 00:26:59,162 - And I stole one of the player's cameras. 771 00:26:59,203 --> 00:27:00,955 I got it all right here. 772 00:27:00,997 --> 00:27:03,207 I looked Terry Bradshaw right in his eyes, 773 00:27:03,249 --> 00:27:05,334 and I did exactly what I said I was gonna do. 774 00:27:05,376 --> 00:27:07,170 I asked him if he wanted to be roommates. 775 00:27:07,211 --> 00:27:08,880 - What did he say? What did he say? 776 00:27:08,921 --> 00:27:11,674 - Uh, no. [laughter] 777 00:27:11,716 --> 00:27:13,134 And the next morning, we wake up. 778 00:27:13,176 --> 00:27:14,677 We had to call into my dad. 779 00:27:14,719 --> 00:27:19,015 Dad, it's Rick. We're alive. 780 00:27:19,057 --> 00:27:20,308 We had to check in. 781 00:27:20,349 --> 00:27:22,226 He just wanted to make sure we weren't dead. 782 00:27:22,268 --> 00:27:24,979 - You know, there's an article in the paper this morning. 783 00:27:25,021 --> 00:27:27,774 Some jamoke snuck into the Steelers' locker room 784 00:27:27,815 --> 00:27:30,485 after that game last night. 785 00:27:30,526 --> 00:27:31,652 There's no names, 786 00:27:31,694 --> 00:27:35,156 but I'd recognize that mustache anywhere. 787 00:27:35,198 --> 00:27:37,867 - And my dad said, "[bleep] Ricky." 788 00:27:37,909 --> 00:27:40,620 - Yes. - Yes. 789 00:27:40,661 --> 00:27:44,207 - Whatever it takes, old man. I love you. 790 00:27:44,248 --> 00:27:46,876 - Rick, you can talk to Dad when we get home! 791 00:27:46,918 --> 00:27:49,337 Get in the van! 792 00:27:52,048 --> 00:27:53,716 - Hey, Rick, did you get any money 793 00:27:53,758 --> 00:27:54,884 from the locker room? 794 00:27:54,926 --> 00:27:56,677 'Cause we have none for gas. 795 00:27:58,096 --> 00:27:59,514 - And that's the end of my story. 796 00:27:59,555 --> 00:28:01,140 - Thank you, Rick. - Yes, thank you. 797 00:28:01,182 --> 00:28:02,850 - That was so awesome. - What a great story. 798 00:28:02,892 --> 00:28:05,645 - Man, I can't believe that happened to me, right? 799 00:28:05,686 --> 00:28:07,939 And I'm sitting here to tell it with you two guys, 800 00:28:07,980 --> 00:28:09,774 the best two guys there could have been. 801 00:28:09,816 --> 00:28:11,275 I'll never forget it. 802 00:28:11,317 --> 00:28:12,568 - Well, thank you for joining us, folks. 803 00:28:12,610 --> 00:28:15,405 Hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl and Rick. 804 00:28:15,446 --> 00:28:17,407 - Ha! It was one to remember. 805 00:28:17,448 --> 00:28:20,076 I've been Don Green. - I'm Joe Jankowicz. 806 00:28:20,118 --> 00:28:22,286 - Up next, Winter Olympics. 807 00:28:25,581 --> 00:28:27,125 Hungary, huh? 808 00:28:27,166 --> 00:28:28,584 - Want to, uh, maybe watch some downhill skiing 809 00:28:28,626 --> 00:28:30,503 on the Olympics and have a couple beers? 810 00:28:30,545 --> 00:28:31,796 - Yeah. 811 00:28:31,838 --> 00:28:34,757 [upbeat music] 812 00:28:34,799 --> 00:28:41,514 * *