Polamalu gets to experience ‘the legacy’

There are mannequins throughout the Steelers Hall of Honor Museum that represent the best of the best to have ever played for the Steelers.

They are mainly Hall of Famers, players who have cemented their legacy with the black and gold.

But one of them stands out a bit because only one mannequin has hair.

And it shouldn’t take long to guess who that mannequin belongs to.

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It gave Polamalu a quick laugh to learn that, but he was also quick to point out another fact.

“Jack Lambert is the only one in here who is represented by a missing tooth,” said Polamalu.

Polamalu is in Pittsburgh this week to be honored at the Mel Blount Youth Home All-Star Celebrity Roast and made a visit to the Museum at Acrisure Stadium on Thursday afternoon for his first ever visit to the museum.

And he loved what he saw.

“It’s nice to be able to really experience the legacy,” said Polamalu. “You hear about it often. Quite honestly, it’s a blessing to be a part of it and live it. But to experience it in almost a third person perspective is incredible. This team is such a representation of the city, and it’s really cool you can almost see the city through the lens of the experience of this football team.”

Polamalu toured the museum along with his wife, Theodora, and sons, Paisios and Ephraim. They stopped throughout to really pay attention to every element, from relics that were part of Art Rooney Sr. and Dan Rooney’s office, to memories from the time he played for the black and gold.

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Being able to share that with his sons, who even stopped in the radio call booth and recorded the call of their dad’s pick-six against the Ravens in the AFC Championship game, was something that touched him.

“They love sports. They love football,” said Polamalu. “It’s so close to them. These guys they are seeing in the museum are their uncles. Almost everyone who was part of the film at the start of the tour who are still alive, are their uncles. Even those who have…