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Pre-Season Game - August 24, 2013: Chiefs vs Steelers440 viewsYoung Tyler Hallsey is battling cancer. Recently, he had the opportunity to attend a Steelers pre-season game with his family, courtesy of former Steeler and current ESPN analyst Merril Hoge. It was a great night for Tyler, who also had the opportunity to meet and pose with Brett Keisel and Troy Polamalu, the man whose jersey he is wearing!
Tyler’s father, Chris, sent this email to share with other fans on his son’s experience:
When Tyler found out about his diagnosis he was scared and confused. We all were. My wife left the room to call her parents and give them the news. While she was out, Tyler and I talked about the road ahead and that it would be hard. We both made promises to each other, then I asked him what he thought we should do. He looked me in the eyes and said, “Whatever it takesâ€. I think Chuck Noll would be proud.
Since that day in February we have been team Whatever It Takes.
I think Tyler’s approach to fighting his brain tumor and Ben’s approach on the field are the same. You do whatever it takes. You do what others may not want to do or aren’t willing to do, in order to get the results you want. Sometimes that path is hard or perilous, but you do what has to be done. It’s inspiring to witness, especially when it comes from your son.
It would be impossible for me to properly express the amount of gratitude I have in my heart for Ben, and his willingness to take the time to meet Tyler. He loved every minute of it. Tyler is known for his constant smile, but this smile was even big for him! He was beyond happy.
A little while after we met Ben, we were in the tunnel waiting to see Troy Polamalu, when the team came out for final warm ups and Ben saw Tyler and said, “Hey! It’s my man Tyler!†He remembered his name and that made the day even more special. Tyler was in heaven. I know it was a brief moment for Ben, but those brief moments will bring a lifetime of joy to Tyler and my entire family.
I hope Ben knows how much that means to me as a father. This has been a terribly trying mountain to climb…it’s tough, but moments like these keep you going. They give you a much-needed second wind. As a father, I try to do everything in my power to ease Tyler’s burden, I would take it all if I could. As much as I try, moments like these are far beyond anything I could ever do. This was Ben pausing to help a little boy he didn’t even know, just for the sake of lifting him. No cameras, no press, just Ben and Tyler. While my gratitude is expressed with these two simple words, thank you, please know there is much more emotion and gratitude behind them. It was a black & gold dream come true!
Others will look at this picture and see a two time Super Bowl Champion and a 14-year-old boy bound to a wheelchair with an uncooperative body, but when I look at it, I see two giant men not afraid of a fight, and absolutely willing to do, “Whatever It Takes.â€
We are so proud to be a part of Steeler Natio. We always have been, but that conviction has grown even stronger. To Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, Brett Keisel, Bruce Gradkoswki, Chris Hoke, Coach Mitchell, and of course, Merril Hoge who made this all happen, we thank you and we love you! Like we are part of Steeler Nation, you are now part of team “Whatever It Takesâ€! – Chris Hallsey
Steeler Nation is praying for you, Tyler!!
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November, 2014: Fan Photos440 viewsAccording to his dad Mark, Mark Jamison's hero is Big Ben!
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The Hemphill men are Steelers all the way439 viewsDanny is a #7 guy, his son is a #43 guy, and both bleed Black & Gold!
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December, 2014: Fan Photos439 views"This is my wife Jean in the middle holding our 1-yr old, Beau. Luke, our 6-yr old is in the Ben jersey, and our best friend, Dan is in the Timmons jersey. I am in the Suisham." -- Mike Leslie
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Katie Norman...438 viewssent a photo of herself relaxing on the front porch wearing her Big Ben jersey and just waiting for the season to start up again!
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February, 2013 - Garrett Koch's school project438 viewsGarrett and his teacher, Mrs. Stahlman, pose with his poster.
Students in Mrs. Stahlman's third grade class at Big Walnut Elementary School in Sunbury, Ohio recently learned about biographies through an interest-based project. Students were given the choice of a famous person that they wanted to research. Their end project was the biography poster. Garrett is a huge Steelers fan and loves wearing his Roethlisberger jersey to school, so the choice of completing his project on Big Ben was an easy one!
Mark Cooper, Principal of Big Walnut Elemetary (and a big Steelers fan himself) tweeted Garrett's awesome poster to the site's Twitter page!
And thank you to Garrett's parents, both of whom are Cleveland Browns fans, for allowing us to share Garrett's work with his fellow Steelers fans!
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A new back up in Pittsburgh?438 views@_BigBen7 if you need a weekend off or a stand-in on practice my son can help ya. -- Todd Egglefield via Twitter (@teggle14)
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February, 2015 - Back in the day438 views"Ben had just finished his first season with the Steelers. My Dad and I heard he was going to be in our hometown at Andrews Cycle meeting fans. He was very nice, and down to earth. Here we are 10 years later still lucky to have him as our QB. Thank you." -- Jason Paster
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The Salvatore Mancini Family437 views...rockin' their #7's on gameday!
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March 12, 2013 -- Bull meets Ben437 viewsThis fan story comes from Morris “Bull†Kay of Birmingham, Alabama, and took place on (where else but) the golf course:
"We were playing golf at Reynolds Plantation on the Great Waters Course, and Ben was playing behind us. My friend left his 4 wood on one of the previous holes and when Ben and his playing partner caught up to us we realized that they had picked it up for us. We immediately recognized him, and he was very nice to autograph a ball for us and to stand in for the photo op.
"It was nice and chilly that day with temperatures in the low to mid 50′s, but we noticed he was wearing shorts, lol. By the way, he hits the ball very well.
"All of my Steelers buddies are very jealous. Very nice guy!" – Morris “Bull†Kay
*Thank you Bull!!
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The Coatses Family436 viewsThis is Mike Coates, the man behind the 'Burgh Cave" and his beautiful family!
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Black & Gold Man Cave Extraordinaire436 views"Hi, I ran across the fan website for Ben Roethlisberger and love it. I have been a Steelers fan my entire life. And being born and raised in Tn, it sometimes raises eye brows. ha!! Anyways, I just wanted to send you pics of my humble man cave dedicated to my Steelers. I have been fortunate to attend 2 Steelers games in Pittsburgh and was lucky to meet Jerome Bettis at his restaurant and got a terrible towel signed. I would love to meet Ben and get something signed, as he is my favorite Steeler of all time. I knew he would be the man that he is today. I'm so proud of how he represents us and his toughness is Steelers all the way. Just wanted to send my pics and say I how much I like your website. If anyone wants to contribute any collectibles to the man cave, I would gladly accept. Ha!!" -- Derrick Hutcherson, Brush Creek, TN
*Click on the image for a larger version of this man cave!
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