Lil' Fans - Big Ben 7

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Adam Winkelman991 views...poses with Steely McBeam during a trip to training camp from Raleigh, NC! This was the 5-year old's first time at training camp, but it won't be his last. His mom also took him to Pittsburgh for a tour of Heinz Field.

Photo: Jennifer Winkelman

(4 votes)

Gianna Speziale932 viewsGianna is just chillin' in her pink Steelers jersey waiting for the game to start!

Photo: Becky Speziale

(4 votes)

August 29, 2010 - Steelers Preseason Game against the Denver Broncos1746 viewsTeddy poses with his father Rich Huttenhower at his first Steelers game!

From his email:

"P.S. Tell Ben that I'm also a Miami grad (1982) and I'm a pretty old dad (51 and my son is 6), so he's got plenty of time. We went to the same school together at different times."

Photo courtesy of Rich Huntenhower

*Please do not use or copy without Mr. Hutenhower's permission.

(4 votes)

Gabriel Seiler1663 views"Mr. Roethlisberger, will you sign my baby?"

Ben signs 2-month old Gabriel's onesy at training camp last summer, 2010.

From Gabriel's dad:

Hello, my name is Bob Seiler. I'm from Hollidaysburg, Pa and we are huge Steelers fans. We attended training camp this year and had an awesome photo op with Ben. I'm sure this pic will stay with my son forever and it means soo much to me. We've framed the onzie along with this pic and is on our wall at home. I asked Ben if he ever signed a baby in onzie? He said, "there's a first for everything."

*Thank you to Mr. Seiler!

(7 votes)

Happy (Training) Campers!1145 viewsJuly 27, 2012: The Davis girls show off their autographed mini-helmets signed by Big Ben after practice. From left to right, Abi (7 years old), Ami (7 years old), Ali (17 years old), and Emily (5 years old).

While at training camp, Kevin and his daughters witnessed an event unfold between a young man with cerebral palsy named Jeffrey Metz and Ben. Kevin wanted to share it on the website:

I wanted to share an amazing experience from my familyâ€™s first trip to Steelers Training Camp on Friday July 27th, 2012.

No matter where I have lived, I have always bled Black and Gold, so it was a special day for my family. My oldest daughter turned 17 and I turned 40 that day. We could hardly contain our excitement. Being as close as we were to the players was amazing.

We were sitting on the hill when practice ended, and when we saw how many people were lined up in front of the UPMC Experience, we wrote off the opportunity to get autographs. Then we noticed a crowd gathering about 30 feet to our left. Ben Roethlisberger was signing autographs!!! Erin, Ben was fantastic! He signed helmets for ALL FOUR of my girls and my nephew. Ben worked all the way down the fence and was good enough to sign my jersey too! As great as that was..thatâ€™s not the amazing part of this story.

As I was waiting, a handicapped gentleman was trying to make his way to Ben with the aid of metal crutches with leather straps. He was drenched in sweat, the effort to get to Ben a feat in itself. Steelers fans are the best fans on the planet, and many moved aside to let him get to Ben at the fence. I heard his uncle tell how far they had walked to get to him, after driving to Latrobe from FLORIDA to watch Ben practice.

After Ben heard the story, he turned to a worker near him and asked if they could get a wheelchair. When no one responded, Ben shouted out to a guy sitting in the last golf cart â€œHey, Câ€™MON!!â€ and waved him over. Ben turned to the fan and said, â€œYouâ€™ve done enough walking for today. Iâ€™m going to get you a ride.â€ Ben asked the fans to step away from the fence so he had a clear path to the cart. I also heard Ben say that he was going to ride with them back to their vehicle! The fan made his way along the fence, overcome with emotions, to the applause of the other fans lucky enough to be there. Ben signed autographs for another 10-15 minutes (it seemed like over an hour total time) before finally meeting the gentleman and his family at the golf cart.

Most guys in Benâ€™s position would not have done the same thing. But Ben showed no hesitation at all to help the guy out. As a parent of 4 Iâ€™m always looking for â€œteachable moments, â€œ and I canâ€™t think of a better example of how to treat your fellow man. My daughter Ami Suffers from Turnerâ€™s Syndrome, and having a child with her own set of challenges really made this experience resonate with my family. Ben might remember the little girl in the pink dress he couldnâ€™t see until she held her mini helmet up over her head. He looked down at her through the fence and said, â€œThere you are sweetie. I got you!â€

Itâ€™s sad that no matter how many media personalities I have reached out to, no one seems interested in the good deed stories. Itâ€™s a shame that in todayâ€™s society a failed drug test is front page news, whereas a humanitarian deed is not newsworthy.

My message to you: Benâ€™s good deed did NOT go unnoticed! Please thank Ben for me. My family is grateful to have been a part of that day, and to have witnessed the true heart of our quarterback.

Sincerely,

Kevin M. Davis â€“ Steelers fan for life!

(22 votes)

Erik Glass and Ben1773 viewsFrom an email sent to Rep1Sports on August 12, 2010:

My name is Dave Glass and I head up the broadcast division at Findlay Publishing Company.

My son, Erik, is also a HUGE Ben Fan.

The purpose of my email is to let you â€“ perhaps even Ben â€“ know that our Radio station [WFIN AM 1330] decided long ago to continue carrying Steelersâ€™ Football.

I hope that Ben will be supportive of our decision and know that we are always here for him.

I suspect Ben listened to me on the radioâ€¦years ago growing up in Findlay.

We wish him well and GO STEELERS!

Respectfully, Dave

(5 votes)

First time gamer!1056 viewsNed Stephens @Ned_Stephens
@steelers @_BigBen7 Ready 4 my 1st Steeler Game! Here We Go!!

(3 votes)

Did you say Ben was on TV?1145 views"This is Sydney. She will be turning 3 on May 10th. She's a big Big Ben fan and she's our baby doll!" -- Trish & Justin Trojanowski

(3 votes)

Caden Jones752 viewsis four years old and you can tell from the big smile on his face that he is excited to be in Big Ben's Lil' Fans album!!!

Photo: Stephanie Jones

(3 votes)

Siss Boom Bah!!!902 viewsRah! Rah! Rah!

Cheerleaders Bailey and Kinley in their Steelers Cheerleader outfits!

"This is Bailey's fourth Steeler's cheer outfit in her four years. A new one every season as she grows." -- Terri Engel

(3 votes)

October 11, 2012 - Richard Culliver1426 viewsJason "Moose" Cunningham and his members at Augusta SteelMasters, a Steelers fan club in Augusta, Georgia purchased tickets for the family to attend the game. Once there, he was allowed on the field, courtesy of Coach Mike Tomlin who presented the family with field passes!

But it wasn't just Coach Tomlin and his Steelers players that made Richard's first game special, players from the Tennessee Titans - Chris Johnson, Derek Mason, and former Steeler Nate Washington autographed a football for Richard which was presented to him by former Steeler Yancey Thigpen. And that penalty flag? That came from the NFL's most popular referee, Ed Hochuli! Even the Tennessee Titans cheerleaders asked to pose for a photo with Richard because they heard he was a "big celebrity"!

Photo: Stephanie McMillan

(3 votes)

Benny and Berger...1203 viewsBenny is very impatient when waiting for these late afternoon games! Thankfully, he has his dog Berger to keep him company. Berger also provides a great place to take a pre-game nap!

Photo: Paul D.

(3 votes)

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