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Eight Steelers Named to East-West Shrine Bowl All-Century Team
Eight members of the Pittsburgh Steelers were included in All-Century Team for the East-West Shrine Bowl. The college all-star game is celebrating its 100th edition in 2025, and in conjunction with the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, has announced its 100th anniversary all-time team.
Running back Bill Dudley, cornerback Tony Dungy, quarterback Jim Finks, defensive tackle Joe Greene, outside linebacker Jam Ham, defensive tackle Ernie Stautner, outside linebacker Mike Vrabel and center Mike Webster were all included as players that went on to play for the Steelers.
Dudley was the team’s first-round draft pick out of Virginia in 1942 and led the NFL in rushing as a rookie with 696 yards and was named first-team All-Pro. He missed the next three seasons while serving in the Army as pilot. The Steelers traded Dudley in 1947. He finished his career with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. After retiring, he worked for the Steelers and Lions as a scout. Dudley died in 2010.
Dungy joined the Steelers as an undrafted free agent quarterback in 1977, and went on to become a cornerback and special teams player. He intercepted six passes in 1978 as the Steelers won Super Bowl XII. Dungy became best known as a coach, first with the Steelers as a defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator from 1981-88 and themas the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts, where he won another Super Bowl ring.
Finks was the Steelers’ 12th-round pick in the 1949 NFL Draft out of Tulsa and played for 79 games over seven seasons in Pittsburgh. Finks became the starting quarterback in 1952 and held that job for four seasons, compiling an 18-27 record as a starter. He threw for 8,622 yards in his career. In 1952, he was an NFL All-Star and led the league with 20 touchdowns. In 1955, he led the NFL with 165 completions, 344 attempts and 2,270 yards.
Greene is the greatest and most-decorate player in team history. The club’s first-round draft pick in 1969, Greene played 13 seasons for the Steelers. He was the foundational piece of the club’s four Super Bowl winners in the 1970s, and it was obvious from the start that Greene was a star, winning the 1969 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Greene was a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, the 1979 NFL Man of the Year, and eight-time All-Pro and a 10-time Pro Bowler. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and his No. 75 jersey was the second to be retied by the Steelers.
Ham was the team’s second-round pick out of Penn State in 1971, and immediately contributed to those Super Bowl winners. Ham spent his entire 12-year career with the Steelers, and was voted as a Pro Bowler and All-Pro eight times.
Stautner was the first player in team history to have his number retired. The best player to play for the Steelers before the team’s 1970s-era multi-champions, Stautner played for the team from 1950-63 and was a nine-tine All-Pro and Pro Bowler.
Vrabel was the Steelers’ third-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. He spent just four seasons in Pittsburgh before going onto greater success with the New England Patriots, where he became a three-time Super Bowl champion. He was most recently the head coach of the Tennessee Titans.
Webster was the anchor of the 1970s Steelers offensive lines. The club’s fifth-round pick in its legendary 1974 NFL Draft class, Webster became a starter in 1976 and remained in that role until he left Pittsburgh in 1988. A nine-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro, Webster is the best and most-decorated offensive linemen in Steelers history.
Defensive end Bill Hewitt, who played on the 1943 Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Steagles team, was also included in the list.
Initially founded in San Francisco, the Shrine Bowl has moved all over the country in recent years. In 2025, it will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the first time on Jan. 30.
The Steelers have heavily scouted players from the East-West Shrine Bowl in recent years, including guard Mason McCormick, cornerback Beanie Bishop, defensive end Logan Lee, and safety Ryan Watts this year.
