Tag: ron cook

Ron Cook: Brett Keisel is rooted in Pittsburgh

It’s the damndest thing, Brett Keisel was saying the other day. In the past eight years, he has raised more than $500,000 for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. “Just by having people come out to see a man’s beard being cut!” It’s a Pittsburgh thing. Keisel’s eighth annual...

Brett Keisel

The articles, tweets, Facebook posts and emails have been amazing to read. Steeler Nation truly is Da Best! So much has been written and posted by the media and fans the last two days regarding Brett. I know it is tough to keep up, so we posted a few great...

“I owe everything to Keis.”

 From Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post -Gazette: It is clear now why Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward was nearly in tears when teammate Brett Keisel went down and out for the season with a torn triceps Nov. 30 against the New Orleans Saints. “He’s my Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Heyward was saying...

Brett Keisel has no regrets

From Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post Gazette: The best feeling in sports is winning. There is nothing like it. The second-best feeling in sports is the losing. Just being in a stadium with teammates is a blessing, a high that those of us on the outside never will experience. The...