Daily News & Links: The Steel Curtain at Kennywood Returns; Steelers Legend Receives Prestigious Honor
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🏈 After a year hiatus, the Steel Curtain at Kennywood is officially reopened.
“We missed it,” said Ryan Huzjak, the Steelers vice president of sales and marketing. “It was an exciting process to get it up and running and see it go through it’s first season. We have been patiently waiting for all of the improvements to be made so it can be up and running consistently. We are excited for the re-opening and hopefully a long run.”
The Steel Curtain takes riders up 220 feet, the tallest coaster in Pennsylvania, and has the highest inversion in North America as well as nine thrilling upside-down twists and turns.
🏈 Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis was inducted Friday into the Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame with its Class of 2025.
In the 1993 Cotton Bowl, Bettis, as a junior running back for Notre Dame, rushed 20 times for 75 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns. He also caught one pass for a 26-yard touchdown. Bettis’ standout performance led the Fighting Irish to a 28-3 victory over Texas A&M.
🏈 Steelers running back Max Hurleman joins Ross Tucker to discuss his amazing journey from being a tryout player to being signed by the Steelers, his experiences at rookie minicamp, and so much more.
🏈 Pro Football Network has the Steelers selecting LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston and LSU edge rusher Patrick Payton in their three-round way-too-early 2026 mock draft.
🏈 Steel City Star shared an NFL Films video on the 1975 Steelers defense.
🏈 Steelers defensive tackle Keeanu Benton is holding a youth football camp at Janesville Craig High School in Janesville, Wisconsin on June 30. Fellow Steelers teammate Nick Herbig, Nate Herbig and Rodas Johnson will serve as guest coaches at the camp.
🏈 WWE superstar The Miz, who’s a die-hard Cleveland Browns fan, would love nothing more than to do troll the Steelers at the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
At this year’s draft in Green Bay, WWE superstar Seth Rollins trolled Packers fans. Rollins is a die-hard Chicago Bears fan.
🏈 Steelers long snapped Christian Kuntz will be a a guest at Duquesne’s prospect camp on June 6.
Kuntz, a graduate of Chartiers Valley High School in the Pittsburgh area, starred at Duquesne from 2012-2016.
During is decorated tenure with the Dukes, Kuntz was a three-time All-American, a part of three NEC Conference titles, recorded 30.5 sacks which was a program record and 71.5 tackles for loss which ranks sixth all-time in FCS history.
Kuntz was inducted into the Duquesne Athletics Hall of Fame on Jan. 29.
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