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With Heinz, the Steelers Play Catch Up to the Rest of NFL by Installing Real Grass Field

With Heinz, the Steelers Play Catch Up to the Rest of NFL by Installing Real Grass Field

With Heinz, the Steelers Play Catch Up to the Rest of NFL by Installing Real Grass Field In the late 1990s, Pittsburgh committed a total of $803 million to a development package that centered on the construction of two separate sports facilities – a baseball-only ballpark (PNC Park) and a football-only stadium (Heinz Field). The package also funded expansion of the city's Convention Center and construction of the new Pittsburgh Development Center. In addition, the money retired the debt on Three Rivers Stadium and covered the demolition of that facility. Super Teams, Less-than-Super Stadium Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris. Lynn Swann and John Stallworth. Jack Lambert and Mean Joe Greene. The Terrible Towel and the Steel Curtain. The names were synonymous with championship play, bringing h

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