It’s been quite a past few months for former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and Hall of Famer Bill Cowher.
Cowher was inducted into the North Carolina State Ring of Honor in late September after an illustrious playing career for the Wolfpack that spanned the 1975-78 seasons.
Now, Cowher will see his much-anticipated “NFL Icons” docuseries on MGM+ premiere on Saturday.
Cowher’s docuseries is part of the new season of episodes that started on Oct. 21 and features the likes of Pro Football Hall of Famers Charles Woodson, Jim Brown and Mike Singletary, as well as Cowher.
The episode will take a look at the football life of the Hall of Fame head coach, dating back to his time growing up in Crafton, Pa., his time at NC State, his brief playing career in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns, and then his coaching career, which ultimately landed him in the hallowed halls of Canton as part of the Class of 2020.
During his tenure in Pittsburgh from 1992-2006, Cowher became the first coach in NFL history to lead his team to the playoffs in each of his first six season. Along with that achievement, Cowher led the Steelers to eight division titles, earned 10 postseason playoff berths, played in 21 playoff games, advanced to six AFC Championship games, and made two Super Bowl appearances.
In 1995, the 38-year-old became the youngest coach in NFL history to lead his team to the Super Bowl, and he is one of only six coaches in NFL history to claim at least seven division titles. He ultimately got over the Super Bowl hump in 2005 as the Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10, in Super Bowl XL in Detroit, giving Cowher his Super Bowl title.
Prior to being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Cowher was inducted into the Steelers’ Hall of Honor with the Class of 2019.
“I think (‘NFL Icons’) really did capsulize my career,” Cowher said of the series, according to original reporting via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Rob Owen. “I talk about the highs, the lows. What I liked about it is it was (it showed) my football family and my family at home. They were part of my journey every step of the way, and I liked how they depicted that because that was the true essence of who I was.
“The line I remember most was I used to say, ‘We have the biggest family in Pittsburgh: I’ve got three daughters at home and 53 boys at work.’ ”
The series episode premiers at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 on MGM+. The series is narrated by NFL Network’s Rich Eisen.
