1973 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Noll (10-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1973 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
1973 Pittsburgh Steelers Results

The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Pittsburgh moved the ball well, scoring 347 points, while the defensive squad allowed 210. Franco Harris carried the pigskin for a team-best 698 yards for the Steelers, and Preston Pearson additionally aided the ground game.

Terry Bradshaw passed for 1,183 yards. Ron Shanklin grabbed 30 passes for 711 yards, while Barry Pearson and Frank Lewis were targeted regularly as well.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 55 turnovers, topping in the league. Mike Wagner picked off 8 opponent throws.

Chuck Noll coached the team. The 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Division Playoff.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
20	Rocky Bleier	RB	March 5, 1946	5'11"	210	Notre Dame	Appleton, WI USA	12	0
47	Mel Blount	RCB	April 10, 1948	6'3"	205	Southern	Vidalia, GA USA	14	14
38	Ed Bradley	LB	April 22, 1950	6'2"	239	Wake Forest	Bridgeport, CT USA	14	0
12	Terry Bradshaw	QB	September 2, 1948	6'3"	215	Louisiana Tech	Shreveport, LA USA	10	9
87	Larry Brown	T	June 16, 1949	6'4"	246	Kansas	Jacksonville, FL USA	14	1
50	Jim Clack	C-G	October 26, 1947	6'3"	250	Wake Forest	Rocky Mount, NC USA	12	0
85	Dave Davis	WR	July 5, 1948	6'0"	175	Tennessee St.	Alcoa, TN USA	2	0
53	Henry Davis	MLB	November 8, 1942	6'3"	235	Grambling St.	Slaughter, LA USA	14	0
57	Sam Davis	LG	July 5, 1944	6'1"	255	Allen	Jacksonville, FL USA	12	12
35	Steve Davis	RB	November 10, 1948	6'1"	218	Delaware St.	Lexington, VA USA	14	0
29	John Dockery	DB	September 6, 1944	6'0"	185	Harvard	Brooklyn, NY USA	10	0
27	Glen Edwards	FS	July 31, 1947	6'0"	185	Florida A&M	St. Petersburg, FL USA	14	14
33	John Fuqua	RB	September 12, 1946	5'11"	205	Morgan St.	Detroit, MI USA	11	0
64	Steve Furness	DT-DE	December 5, 1950	6'4"	255	Rhode Island	Providence, RI USA	6	0
10	Roy Gerela	K	April 2, 1948	5'10"	185	New Mexico St.	Sarrail, AB Canada	14	0
17	Joe Gilliam	QB	December 29, 1950	6'2"	187	Tennessee St.	Charleston, WV USA	5	1
71	Gordon Gravelle	T	June 12, 1949	6'5"	250	BYU	Oakland, CA USA	6	0
75	Joe Greene	LDT	September 24, 1946	6'4"	275	North Texas	Temple, TX USA	14	13
68	L.C. Greenwood	LDE	September 8, 1946	6'6"	245	Ark-Pine Bluff	Canton, MS USA	14	14
59	Jack Ham	LLB	December 23, 1948	6'1"	225	Penn St.	Johnstown, PA USA	13	13
67	Craig Hanneman	DE-DT	July 1, 1949	6'3"	240	Oregon St.	Salem, OR USA	14	0
5	Terry Hanratty	QB	January 19, 1948	6'1"	210	Notre Dame	Butler, PA USA	9	4
32	Franco Harris	RB	March 7, 1950	6'2"	230	Penn St.	Fort Dix, NJ USA	12	12
76	Glen Hines	RT	October 26, 1943	6'5"	265	Arkansas	El Dorado, AR USA	14	0
63	Ernie Holmes	RDT	July 11, 1948	6'3"	260	Texas Southern	Jamestown, TX USA	14	0
77	Mel Holmes	G-T	January 22, 1950	6'3"	251	North Carolina A&T	Miami, FL USA	1	0
74	Tom Keating	DT	September 2, 1942	6'2"	247	Michigan	Chicago, IL USA	12	0
55	Jon Kolb	LT	August 30, 1947	6'2"	262	Oklahoma St.	Ponca City, OK USA	14	14
43	Frank Lewis	WR	July 4, 1947	6'1"	196	Grambling St.	Houma, LA USA	9	9
56	Ray Mansfield	C	January 21, 1941	6'3"	250	Washington	Bakersfield, CA USA	14	0
89	John McMakin	TE	September 24, 1950	6'3"	232	Clemson	Spartanburg, SC USA	14	0
41	Dennis Meyer	DB	April 8, 1950	5'11"	186	Arkansas St.	Jefferson City, MO USA	11	0
72	Gerry Mullins	G-T	August 24, 1949	6'3"	244	USC	Fullerton, CA USA	13	0
83	Barry Pearson	WR	February 4, 1950	5'11"	185	Northwestern	Geneseo, IL USA	13	0
26	Preston Pearson	FB	January 17, 1945	6'1"	205	Illinois	Freeport, IL USA	14	0
48	John Rowser	LCB	April 24, 1944	6'1"	190	Michigan	Birmingham, AL USA	14	0
34	Andy Russell	RLB	October 29, 1941	6'2"	225	Missouri	Detroit, MI USA	14	0
21	Glenn Scolnik	WR	June 16, 1951	6'3"	204	Indiana	Hammond, IN USA	1	0
25	Ron Shanklin	WR	January 21, 1948	6'1"	183	North Texas	Hubbard, TX USA	13	0
24	J.T. Thomas	DB	April 22, 1951	6'2"	196	Florida St.	Macon, GA USA	14	0
51	Loren Toews	LB	November 3, 1951	6'3"	220	California	Dinuba, CA USA	14	0
66	Bruce Van Dyke	RG	August 6, 1944	6'2"	255	Missouri	Lancaster, CA USA	14	0
23	Mike Wagner	SS	June 22, 1949	6'1"	210	West. Illinois	Waukegan, IL USA	14	0
39	Bobby Walden	P	March 9, 1938	6'0"	190	Georgia	Boston, GA USA	14	0
90	George Webster	LB	November 25, 1945	6'4"	220	Michigan St.	Anderson, SC USA	12	0
78	Dwight White	RDE	July 30, 1949	6'4"	255	Texas A&M-Commerce	Hampton, VA USA	14	0
82	Dave Williams	WR-SE	August 10, 1945	6'2"	207	Washington	Cedar Rapids, IA USA	1	0