“They're blue collar like the city. Even if they are football players, they feel like blue collar to us. They put the city on the map. After the steel mills closed, they were the only things going for us.”
Chris Feldman
“When a number fails to identify a football player try the name on the back of his uniform.”
A.J. Chilson
“I feel the caress of my own fingerson my own neck as I place my collarand think pityinglyof the kind women I have known.”
William Carlos Williams
“Those type of players are blue-collar, gritty-type players. It's what we want here (at Pitt) and what the city (of Pittsburgh) wants. It affords us a very aggressive way to play the game.”
Joe Jordano
“I was gonna live with Todd Gill, another young player, and the general manager grabbed me by the collar, put me against the wall and said, 'You're living with a family. Find one,'”
Luke Richardson
“Blue-collar city, blue-collar fans, great sports fans,”
Cam Neely
“He's a true indication of a blue-collar player. Every point and rebound he got was because of how hard he worked.”
Shane Sisco