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For those 45+

I'm 29.
I have to watch history to get an understanding.
The NFL of the 70's was a man's game. Steelers/Raiders looked intense
 
Troglodyte said:
I think you need to make it 50+. A 45 year-old was only 6 in 1979 and likely doesn’t remember **** about the Steelers of the 70s.
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Dude I'm 47 and can remember back to 3 and a half years old. From 5 years old on it's like a photograph.

Not everyone has the same memory.
 
Steelers vs Raiders and it's not even close. Both those teams were dynasties with HoF'er on both sides of the football. heck I think 3/5th's of the Raiders O-line is in the HoF. Their O-line vs our D-line was a battle for the ages.
 
Steelr4evr said:
Dude I'm 47 and can remember back to 3 and a half years old. From 5 years old on it's like a photograph.

Not everyone has the same memory.
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I’m the same way, but like most kids, I didn’t care follow football until I was about 8. I remember my dad watching football when I was like 4 or 5 and being bored to tears by it.
 
Steelr4evr said:
Dude I'm 47 and can remember back to 3 and a half years old. From 5 years old on it's like a photograph.

Not everyone has the same memory.
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I don’t! I’m 53 and remember becoming a fan in September 1974 but barely remember the season.My first vivid memory back then was SB XIII.
Must be all the good drugs consumed in late 70s and 80s lol


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Steelerfreak said:
Many of those can be said for Steelers Ravens. I could see a half dozen hall of famers from pit/bal. (Bettis*,Ben, Hines, Troy, That guy Amos Zeroue ran over*, that guy Hines Ward KTFO on Monday night football, perhaps Harrison, or that Thug linebacker)

There were also playoff clashes in 2001,2008,2011,2015 and the right to go to the super bowl. In addition being in the same division, they were guaranteed to play twice each year, 3x in playoff years. That didn't happen with Oakland.

Perhaps your point about being first to this level of hate is the tiebreaker.


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Not even close. The 70s Steelers had 9 HOF players and the raiders had 8. Both teams QBs are in the Hall. The head coaches are in the HOF including the greatest head coach of all time in Noll. Neither Harbaugh pr Tomlin are HOF caliber and the Rats have never had a HOF QB or even an all pro, so huge advantage to the 70s. If not for the Steelers the Raiders win 4 Super Bowls theywere that good.
 
The Steelers Ravens have played some memorable hard hitting games but those Steelers Raiders games were violent - and beautiful.
 
Troglodyte said:
I’m 49 and don’t remember much about the 70’s Raiders rivalry, I vividly remember the Houston playoff games of the late 70’s. It seems the Jim Plunkett Raiders of the 80’s owned the Steelers and always played on them on Monday night.
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Biggest game I remember was 89 New Years Eve game
 
SCSteeler4life said:
I’m 50 and I remember the hate with the Raiders, but we didn’t play them as much as we do the Ravens. The games with the Oilers back in the day were pretty good also. I think it’s a tie, they are both the best rivalries of there time.
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Ravens are a good rivalry but we play them at least twice a year. When we played the Raiders in the 70's very often it was a playoff game with a trip to the SB on the line.
 
Pittsburgh Charlie said:
I don’t! I’m 53 and remember becoming a fan in September 1974 but barely remember the season.My first vivid memory back then was SB XIII.
Must be all the good drugs consumed in late 70s and 80s lol


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I'm 50 and can remember watching the 2nd SB game against the Cowboys with my Dad. We had a power outage so we watched it at his office which had a generator....On a 13" black and white TV. :)
 
Ron Burgundy said:
Ravens are a good rivalry but we play them at least twice a year. When we played the Raiders in the 70's very often it was a playoff game with a trip to the SB on the line.
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The Ravens are not even as good as a rivalry as we had within the division as we had with the Oilers in the 70s. Great players on the Oilers in Bazille, Curly Culp , Earl Campbell etc and they were bloodbaths as well. Donnie Shell destroying Campbells ribs is an all time highlight.

Shell was my favorite sSeeler player and he is deserving of the HOF in front of some Steelers already inducted. His 51 career INTs is a record for strong safeties and there has never been a harder hitting safety in the game and he played the run like a demon.
 
Depends on when you started watching.

I came from Germany at 5. Started watching the team at 5. Grandparents on their farm turned on the TV and from that moment on everything had to be Steelers.

I think at 7 they won a SB. I obviously don't remember everything, but I definitely remember bits and peaces. But i was there glued to watching the Steelers. I think everyone around me was in disbelief how addicted I was. I think they still are.
 
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