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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 497 

Honoring the life and career of Charles ‘‘Chuck’’ Noll. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 9, 2014 

Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. CASEY) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and career of Charles ‘‘Chuck’’ Noll. 

Whereas Chuck Noll was born on January 5, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio; 

Whereas Chuck Noll excelled at multiple positions on the 

football field during a preparatory career at Benedictine 

High School in Cleveland, Ohio and during a college career at the University of Dayton; 

Whereas, after being drafted in the 20th round of the 1953 

National Football League Draft by his hometown team, 

the Cleveland Browns, Chuck Noll enjoyed a 7-year career as a linebacker and offensive lineman; 

Whereas, after his playing career ended, Chuck Noll joined 

coaching staffs headed by 2 future Hall-of-Famers, including Sid Gillman of the San Diego Chargers; 


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Whereas, after serving as an assistant coach for nearly a decade, Chuck Noll was selected by the Rooney family to 

serve as 14th head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team on January 27, 1969; 

Whereas the current owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers is 

quoted as saying ‘‘hiring Chuck Noll was the best decision we ever made for the Steelers’’; 

Whereas, in 1972, in Chuck Noll’s fourth season as head 

coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Pittsburgh Steelers 

won 11 games and made the playoffs for the first time 

since 1947; 

Whereas, on January 12, 1975, the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty was born when Chuck Noll led the Pittsburgh 

Steelers to a victory over the Minnesota Vikings to win 

Super Bowl IX—the first of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ now 

6 Super Bowl titles; 

Whereas, over the 5 football seasons after winning Super 

Bowl IX, Chuck Noll’s Pittsburgh Steelers went on to 

capture an additional 3 Super Bowl titles—Super Bowl 

X and XIII, both by defeating the Dallas Cowboys, and 

Super Bowl XIV, by defeating the Los Angeles Rams; 

Whereas Chuck Noll is best known for masterminding the 

‘‘Steel Curtain’’, one of the most stout and prolific defensive units in National Football League history; 

Whereas both Chuck Noll’s ability to identify talent and his 

hands-on coaching technique led to Hall of Fame careers 

for more than 10 of Chuck Noll’s players; 

Whereas, following 23 football seasons and 193 football game 

wins, including a record 4 Super Bowl titles as a head 

coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chuck Noll was enVerDate Mar 15 2010 03:55 Jul 10, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR497.ATS SR497

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shrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, 

Ohio as part of the Class of 1993; and 

Whereas, on June 13, 2014, Chuck Noll passed away surrounded by loved ones at his home in Sewickley, Pennsylvania at the age of 82: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the life and career of Chuck Noll 

3 and his contributions to the city of Pittsburgh, 

4 Pennsylvania and the National Football League; and 

5 (2) expresses its sympathies to Chuck Noll’s 

6 family and friends, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers 

7 fans, and football fans all around the world. 

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