The Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team represents the franchise's best players from the pre-1970 era.
The club also presented an updated and expanded All-Time team at the same time, which was determined on the basis of fan voting.
The Legends team was created to address this oversight,[3] with Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney saying "There were a lot of great Steelers prior to 1970 who were as good as today's superstars, but fewer people got to see them play.
We are looking forward to welcoming the Legends Team and having today's fans see some of the great Steelers from the pre-1970 era.
"[3] The eight-person selection committee that named the Legends team included Dan Rooney, Steelers Vice President Art Rooney Jr., team scout Bill Nunn, former long-time coach Dick Hoak, long-time Steelers broadcaster Myron Cope, former sports editor of the Pittsburgh Press Roy McHugh, and former team officials Joe Gordon and Ed Kiely.