Mike Vernillo

@PIAASports Hall of Fame • @wpial7 Hall of Fame • @carsonscholars Committee • 2X @NIASHF • @kofc Community Chair • @psfcabig33 Alum • ΦΚΘ

[FOX & Friends @foxandfriends]

HOUSE TOUR: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones opened his doors to @SteveDoocy for a rare look at how a billionaire truly lives... and all we can say is, WOW!

From priceless memorabilia to jaw-dropping design, the @dallascowboys owner's estate is on another level!

[Kevin Gallagher @KevG163]

The Everest of all NFL team highlight film openings

The 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers
"A Cut Above"

Delivered by John Facenda

[Mike Vernillo @MikeyV32]

Epps and Free!!!!

[Drew Schifino @drewfino15]

1998 fab 5.

[Drew Schifino @drewfino15]

S/O to the 1999 fab 22 team.

[CUTV @CUTV_PA]

CUTV FLASHBACK HS FOOTBALL FORT CHERRY AT BENTWORTH

THIS GAME FROM 2000 WAS THE FIRST GAME THAT CUTV AIRED LIVE ACROSS THE STATE ON PCN. FEATURED IN THE GAME WAS A PLAYER WHO RECENTLY BECAME (AT THE TIME) THE WPIAL ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHER; MIKE VERNILLO

https://t.co/cSJ42ZyPsH

[Mike Vernillo @MikeyV32]

Loved Coach Gordon! He looked out for us WPIAL players in Hershey! @psfcabig33

[Drew Schifino @drewfino15]

Neil Gordon wasn’t for everybody. You either loved him or hated him.

Me? I loved Coach Gordon.

I never played football for him, but he always supported and respected me. Penn Hills athletics was different under his leadership.

Link in comments.

[Mike Vernillo @MikeyV32]

Loved Coach Gordon! He looked out for us WPIAL players in Hershey! @psfcabig33

[Drew Schifino @drewfino15]

Neil Gordon wasn’t for everybody. You either loved him or hated him.

Me? I loved Coach Gordon.

I never played football for him, but he always supported and respected me. Penn Hills athletics was different under his leadership.

Link in comments.

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

“DAD, HOW GOOD WAS PETER WARRICK IN HIS PRIME AT FLORIDA STATE…?”

A COLLEGE FOOTBALL LEGEND EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT.

🥹🥹🥹

[Steel City Star @steelcitystar]

OTD in 1988….

Goodbye, Chief

ABC pays tribute to Art Rooney on the day of his funeral. Comments from Noll, Webster, and Greene.

This was shown nationally during preseason game that day (MNF on a Saturday) which, coincidentally, was a Steelers game.

Lynn Swann reports

[Drew Schifino @drewfino15]

S/O to the 1997 fab 22 team. @Mr405Payne was one of the most underrated running backs in that era, he was a beast 💪🏾.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

I kept this story in my pocket for a long time....

In Pittsburgh, September 15th is Roberto Clemente Day.

Every year the whole organization fans out across the city. It's like Christmas. Roberto's family is there, Vera and the boys.

My first year as manager was 2011. We celebrated. We shook hands and moved on.
We didn't win.

19 consecutive losing seasons.

2012 rolls around. Same day, same celebration. We had another losing season, our 20th consecutive.

After the ceremony, Roberto Jr. walked over.

"My mom wants to talk to you."

We went into the dugout. Me, Vera, and her three sons.

She spoke in Spanish. I played four years of winter ball so I understood enough. She wasn't angry, but she was passionate. And I kept hearing Roberto's number come up.

Roberto Jr. translated.

"My mother wants you to know that there cannot be a 21st losing season. That was Roberto's number. It would be a disgrace to his legacy."

She was staring right at me.

Before I could even think about what to say, words came out of my mouth:
"I promise you, Vera. That won't happen."

Roberto Jr. looked at me and said, "You made my mom a promise. I hope you can keep it."

I said, "I hope I can keep it too."

I didn't tell my coaches. I didn't tell the players. I told my wife. That was it.

The next year, 2013, we broke the consecutive seasons losing streak. Ended it at 20.

On Roberto Clemente Day that September, Vera came walking across that field.

And I probably got one of the most meaningful hugs I've ever received in my life.

The players did all the heavy lifting. I just got the hug.

Some promises are worth making before you know if you can keep them.

@Pirates

[David Heidenreich @HeidenreichLive]

THE DESTINATION IS IMPORTANT. BUT IT’S THE JOURNEY THAT MATTERS.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reflective and appreciative. The plays. The people. The highs. The lows. The work. The moments in between. That’s where the magic resides.

For a Pittsburgh kid who loves football, a dream came true.

Eli - you earned the right to earn a spot. Now go get it.

- Love Mom & Dad

[Bill Cowher @CowherCBS]

This visit to Pittsburgh for the 2026 @NFL Draft was such a special one! Great to head back to Crafton for a trip down memory lane with @PatMcAfeeShow and the rest of the gang. Always love being back in this city and this trip was one I won't soon forget!

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

During one of the worst losing streaks of my career, our team president walked into my office.

Keli McGregor. One of the best men I've ever known.

He could have come to vent. To question my decisions. To ask hard questions.

Instead, he said: "Cut to the chase, Clint. What's next?"

I looked him in the eye and gave him two words: "Shower well."

The Colorado Rockies were struggling badly that year.

Pregame preparation was solid. Scout meetings, early work, attention to detail. All of it was there.

But at game time, the tires were flat.

I told Keli: the game did everything it could to us today. We just couldn't meet its demands.

Now it was time to reset.

"Shower well" means exactly this:
• Watch the frustration circle down the drain
• Shampoo, rinse, repeat and get the grime of today completely off your mind
• Walk out clean, go home, and actually rest

Leave it at the ballpark. The game is over. There's nothing left to solve tonight.

Keli nodded. Asked if he could share it with the whole organization.

I said sure. And then it hit me. This isn't just for baseball.

Bad day at the office. Grumpy boss. Missed deadline. Traffic on the way home.

You can carry all of that through your front door.

Or you can shower well.

I've never seen a single problem get better because someone dragged it home with them.

The reset is a discipline. Same as preparation. Same as showing up.

Either we win. Or we learn.

The only real loss? When you don't take a single thing out of a hard day.

So tonight, whatever kind of day it was, shower well.

Tomorrow is a new at-bat.

What does your reset look like? I'd love to hear it.

[Steel City Star @steelcitystar]

Joey Porter after Super Bowl XL

He talks about the defense and about Jerome Bettis retiring.

Some shots at the end of Steelers fans celebrating on the streets.

WTAE footage

[Best Movie Moments 🍿 @BestMovieMom]

Miami Vice (1984) was the first TV show to use contemporary pop music as a storytelling tool. The "In the Air Tonight" sequence in the pilot was groundbreaking, as the lyrics were used to replace dialogue and heighten the emotional stakes.

[Steel City Star @steelcitystar]

Happy New Year!

20 years ago today…..

Jerome Bettis plays his last game in Pittsburgh and scores 3 TD’s in a must-win game.

Steelers sneak into the playoffs, paving the way to the 5th Super Bowl title in franchise history.

New Year’s Day 2006

[NFLHuddle 🏈 @NFLHuddleUp]

Terry Bradshaw was the original TB12.
Four Super Bowls in six years. Called his own plays. Delivered when it mattered most. It’s hard to make a serious all-time list without him in the top five. #HereWeGo #NFL

[Pittsburgh Steelers @steelers]

Half a century later, it's now considered by many the single most iconic sports item ever created to bring a fanbase together.

A Steelers Story: The Terrible Towel will premiere on Friday, Dec. 26 at Noon ET ⤵️