1954 Bowman football card of former NFL defensive lineman Ernie Stautner, who played 14 seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1950s and early 1960s, before they became the proud franchise they are today. Despite being mostly a losing team in those years, the Steelers always fielded tough, hard-nosed defenses, and Stautner was a poster boy for that style of play. In 1964, he became the first Steeler player to have his jersey number (70) retired by the team, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1969. After retiring as a player, Stautner had a long career as an assistant coach with Dallas under Tom Landry, starting in 1966, serving as the team’s defensive coordinator from 1973 until 1998. The ten-time All Pro passed away in 2006.