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Carlyse's Benroom...er, bedroom!727 views"My daughter is 13 and her name is Carlyse Coleman! She has been a fan of Ben since his 1st season. After Christmas in 2004, she said to me that Santa didn't bring me the best present ever! When I asked what that was, she said a Ben Roethlisberger jersey! The next morning I went out with her older brother and got her the 1st of many!!! She's also been to Bens football camp the past 2 yrs! She's does love her quarterback!!" -- Christine Petroci

October 24, 2010 - Steelers @ Dolphins1620 viewsBen reacts to the fans screaming his name as he heads for the team bus after the Steelers beat the Dolphins 23-22.

Thank you to Carolina for sharing her photos!

October 24, 2010 - Steelers @ Dolphins2064 viewsBen is all smiles as he leaves Sun Life Stadium after the win.

Photo: Carolina Quintero.

Heinz Field Family472 viewsLeslie Slack, his wife Carolyn and daughter Michelle rootin' for the Steelers at a game in December.

February 9, 2013 - Miami University Hall of Fame Induction Weekend678 viewsBen poses with Cary Feltman, Justin Shigley, and Ian Sterner outside after the Induction Dinner in Oxford, OH.

Cary and his friends attended the Dinner and he had this to share about Ben's speech during the evening:

"It was very respectful of Coach 'Hep' and about how he was the reason he went to Miami University. [Talked] about the players that paved the way for him and the players that were to follow. He cracked some jokes about taking so long to graduate. Also before he stood up to do his speech, the lady that was announcing the players and giving a brief of their accomplishments before they would come up accidentally called him Brian Roethlisberger. So when he walked up to the podium he says, 'Sorry, Brian couldn't make it tonight, so I'm filling in for him.' He had the room laughing pretty good." -- Cary

*Thank you so much Cary!!

Training Camp - July 31, 20101474 viewsFrom Cassie Wellen, who attended training camp with her husband on July 31st:

Erin, I attended training camp on the 31st and thought I would share this story with fellow fans.

I am a member of the Steelers Fan Club and was on the field for the first practice wearing a Ben jersey. My husband sat behind the fencing with his Miami Redhawks jersey on and was interviewed by the Associated Press. His statements actually appeared on NFL.com.

Anyway, after practice Ben held his press conference and then went to the left side of the bleachers to sign autographs, we were on the other side of the complex. An older security guard and a younger female security guard noticed our jerseys and felt bad because he was not coming to where we were located. They took us through the crowds of people to the top of the campus to wait for Ben to get out of the cart.

Since he gave his shoes away (above) he did not come to where we were located, but the young female guard stayed with us and took us into the bookstore. She took both our jerseys and a hat into the locker room and came back out with them autographed. We watched her take them into the locker room and I saw Ben hand them back to her when the door opened.

I thought this was the best thing ever. Although we did not personally meet him, he was nice enough to sign the jerseys after he was already done for the day.

I just thought I would share this story with you and hopefully many people will realize he is making the appropriate steps to regain his fan base. I was never not a fan.

I am a disabled vet and the first time I saw Ben play I was deployed to Iraq. So that Christmas I received a "Ben" jersey for Christmas from home. This past year I wrote Ben and told him my story, and on Christmas Eve I received two of his special cards. That was the best present ever.

I just hope that one day I have the pleasure of meeting him and saying thank you for these wonderful experiences.

*Cassie, thank you so much for sharing your story!

September 27, 2015 - Best Wishes for Ben 571 viewsCathy H â€@girlzrok9798
@steelers My friend, Delta Dave was at the game & this is for @_BigBen7 Get well we need u!

April 10, 2012 - Terrible Towel in Copenhagen1170 views"Wanted to share this with you guys, I'm just a French girl spending her vacations in Copenhagen, and I had to bring my flag!!" -- CÃ©cile Lamy

Merci beaucoup CÃ©cile!

*Click on any photo for a larger version!

The Dowdell Family's Steelers Room1029 views"My husband, son & I are big fans. We took our first trip to Pittsburgh in February, just because. We were able to purchase lots of things to add to our Steelers Fan Cave here at home." -- Celeste Dowdell

Thank you Celeste!

July 12, 2015 - "Wait!! Is that....? It sure is!!"523 views"Iâ€™ve been a DIEHARD fan of Benâ€™s since his days of being a Redhawk!!! I knew right away at the Airport that was himâ€¦but was too scared to ask for a photo with him, so I made my wife go up to him instead! (heehee)!

"Ben, thanks for taking the time to take a picture with me at Chicago Oâ€™Hare Airportâ€¦Hopefully I didnâ€™t bring any attention towards you!" â€“ Chad Hyke

Adding the crowning touch!492 viewsChad Pointer was married in that jersey back on June 29, 2012! He shared his photos with us in March of this year. His wish was to go to training camp and get Ben to sign it...and it happened, on the first day that camp was open to the fans!

"Ben in my book is second to NONE from his Ironman play on the field to his K9 work off the field", Chad said in March. "We live in Evansville Indiana and love our Steelers and the greatest QB ever!!! Our first date was to the Tampa Bay vs Steelers game 3 yrs ago, she was a TB fan, has been a Steelers fan every since. We were married in West Palm Beach, Florida, the same place I proposed a year before. We then had our reception back home in Indiana - even entered the room to 'Renegade' playing."

Chad & Jen's wedding photos:

http://bigben7.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-31&page=6

Chad & Jennifer Pointer, June 29, 2012803 views"Our wedding! We live in Evansville Indiana and love our Steelers and the greatest QB ever!!! Our first date was to the Tampa Bay vs Steelers game 3 yrs ago, she was a TB fan, has been a Steelers fan every since." -- Chad Pointer

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