Jerome Bettis
Jerome Bettis
Jerome Abram Bettis Sr., nicknamed The Bus is a former American football halfback who played for the Los Angeles Rams/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Bettis is sixth on the list of NFL rushing yards leaders. He retired in 2006 after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in his native Detroit, Michigan, beating the Seattle Seahawks, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth16 February 1972
CityDetroit, MI
bowl crack elusive great super win
It's just great that we're able to win and give him another crack at that elusive Super Bowl ring.
coach game good people realize remembered starting ultimately winning
It's a shame, but I think now people are starting to realize how good a coach he's been for how long. And I think before the game he's being acknowledged for that, so I really think that's a good thing. But ultimately you're only remembered for winning the big game.
game hand swallow tough
It's a tough one to swallow because you feel you had the game in hand and you couldn't get it done.
along none pro reason team win
It's the reason why I started 13 years ago on this quest, to win a championship. Along the way, I amassed a lot of yards, a lot of Pro Bowls, but none of that was significant because it wasn't the team goal.
career course personally team worth
It makes it all worthwhile. It makes everything we had to go through as a team and everything I had to go through personally during the course of my career all worth it.
media players sacrifices super watched wished worthwhile
It makes everything worthwhile that I've ever had to go through, everything I've done. You know, 13 years, all the sacrifices that I've made, it made it all worthwhile. For 12 years, I've watched other players go through Media Day and go through the buildup for the Super Bowl. And I've always wished that it could have been me.
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Not 40. That's too many. That's usually a sign of being behind.
great hand situation
It was a great play by the linebacker. He put his hand on the football, and that is one thing that you can never let happen, especially in a situation like this.
ball fun good healthy people plus pound sideline stay toward
It's working that way, and, hopefully, if I can stay healthy toward the end of the year, it's a big plus for us, ... That's the fun part, to be able to go out there and still contribute. To be on the sideline all those weeks, it was frustrating, so it was good to go back out there and pound the ball and show people it was still there.
bowl diminish great last opportunity super thinking until wait
That's a great question. I'm going to look at it. The last thing I want to do is diminish anything by even thinking about that. This is a great opportunity we have. I'm going to wait until after the Super Bowl and think about it.
diamonds five ring symbolic
Exactly. The ring is symbolic of each championship, so you get five diamonds because we have five championships as an organization. So, it's going to be a pretty big ring.
bid call came incredible mission time win
There's always a time when you have to call it quits. It is an ending. It has been an incredible ride. I came back to win a championship. Mission accomplished. Now I have to bid farewell.
call city last stop time
There's always a time when you have to call it quits. I'm a champion. The last stop is in the city of Detroit.
close fact hard lifetime minutes sheer title understand
It won't be hard for the sheer fact that I'm 0-3 in these title games. So I understand that it can be as close as 60 minutes or it can be a lifetime away.