1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Noll (9-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1990 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Noll (9-7)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1990 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Pittsburgh scored 292 points, while the solid defense allowed 240. Bubby Brister passed for 2,725 yards. Louis Lipps paced pass catchers, grabbing 50 passes for 682 yards. Merril Hoge was targeted regularly, too.
Merril Hoge carried the ball for a team-best 772 yards for the Steelers.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 42 turnovers. Rod Woodson picked off 5 opponent throws. Gerald Williams sacked opposing passers 6 times.
Chuck Noll coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Anderson | K | July 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Syracuse | Parys, South Africa | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Richard Bell | RB | May 3, 1967 | 6'0" | 200 | Nebraska | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 60 | Brian Blankenship | LG | April 7, 1963 | 6'1" | 286 | Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 13 |
| 6 | Bubby Brister | QB | August 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Tulane | Alexandria, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Chris Calloway | WR | March 29, 1968 | 5'10" | 188 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 64 | Kenny Davidson | DE | August 17, 1967 | 6'5" | 272 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Lorenzo Davis | WR | February 12, 1968 | 5'11" | 185 | Youngstown St. | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | C | June 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 288 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Donald Evans | RDE | March 14, 1964 | 6'2" | 282 | Winston-Salem St. | Raleigh, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Thomas Everett | FS | November 21, 1964 | 5'9" | 190 | Baylor | Daingerfield, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 29 | Barry Foster | RB | December 8, 1968 | 5'10" | 223 | Arkansas | Hurst, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 68 | Lorenzo Freeman | NT | May 23, 1964 | 6'5" | 300 | Pittsburgh | Camden, NJ USA | 11 | 1 |
| 86 | Eric Green | TE | June 22, 1967 | 6'5" | 280 | Liberty | Savannah, GA USA | 13 | 7 |
| 22 | Larry Griffin | DB | January 11, 1963 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina | Chesapeake, VA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 35 | Delton Hall | DB | January 16, 1965 | 6'1" | 205 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 12 | 1 |
| 77 | Carlton Haselrig | G | January 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 295 | Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Johnstown, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Derek Hill | WR | November 4, 1967 | 6'1" | 193 | Arizona | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 11 |
| 53 | Bryan Hinkle | LOLB | June 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 222 | Oregon | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Merril Hoge | FB | January 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 225 | Idaho St. | Pocatello, ID USA | 16 | 15 |
| 62 | Tunch Ilkin | RT | September 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 263 | Indiana St. | Istanbul, Turkey | 13 | 13 |
| 65 | John Jackson | LT | January 4, 1965 | 6'6" | 297 | East. Kentucky | Camp Kwe, Okinawa | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | A.J. Jenkins | LB-DE | April 12, 1966 | 6'2" | 237 | Cal State-Fullerton | Havelock, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | D.J. Johnson | LCB | July 14, 1966 | 6'0" | 187 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 97 | Aaron Jones | DE | December 18, 1966 | 6'5" | 261 | East. Kentucky | Orlando, FL USA | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Gary Jones | DB | November 30, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | Texas A&M | San Augustine, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake | SS | July 15, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | UCLA | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Louis Lipps | WR | August 9, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | Southern Miss | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | David Little | RILB | January 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 232 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 95 | Greg Lloyd | ROLB | May 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 228 | Fort Valley St. | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 74 | Terry Long | RG | July 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 272 | East Carolina | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Eddie Miles | LB | September 13, 1968 | 6'1" | 233 | Minnesota | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Mike Mularkey | TE | November 19, 1961 | 6'4" | 245 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 54 | Hardy Nickerson | LILB | September 1, 1965 | 6'2" | 230 | California | Compton, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 85 | Terry O'Shea | TE | December 3, 1966 | 6'4" | 236 | California (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Jerry Olsavsky | LB | March 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 221 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 71 | Tom Ricketts | G | November 21, 1965 | 6'5" | 296 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 79 | John Rienstra | G | March 22, 1963 | 6'5" | 273 | Temple | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Richard Shelton | DB | January 2, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | Liberty | Marietta, GA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Dwight Stone | WR | January 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 191 | Middle Tenn. St. | Florala, AL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 90 | Tyronne Stowe | LB | May 30, 1965 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers | Passaic, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Rick Strom | QB | March 11, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Dan Stryzinski | P | May 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 237 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Justin Strzelczyk | T-G | August 18, 1968 | 6'6" | 301 | Maine | Seneca, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 91 | Craig Veasey | DT | December 25, 1966 | 6'2" | 285 | Houston | Clear Lake, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 98 | Gerald Williams | NT | September 8, 1963 | 6'3" | 290 | Auburn | Waycross, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 57 | Jerrol Williams | LB | July 5, 1967 | 6'4" | 245 | Purdue | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 1 |
| 42 | Warren Williams | RB | July 29, 1965 | 6'0" | 209 | Miami (FL) | Fort Myers, FL USA | 14 | 4 |
| 93 | Keith Willis | LDE | July 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Northeastern | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 49 | Dwayne Woodruff | DB | February 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 198 | Louisville | Bowling Green, KY USA | 15 | 1 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson | KR | March 10, 1965 | 5'11" | 205 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Tim Worley | RB | September 24, 1966 | 6'2" | 228 | Georgia | Lumberton, NC USA | 11 | 8 |
