The legacy of Bill Nunn Jr.: Without him, the Steelers don t win four Super Bowls
Bill Nunn Jr. was just elected to the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame s Class of 2021. So who was he? Keep reading.
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Bill Nunn photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Nunn Jr. was just elected to the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame s Class of 2021. So who was he? Keep reading.
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Unlike other contributor candidates elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Class of 2021’s Bill Nunn Jr. is relatively unknown.
Outside of Pittsburgh, that is.
A former sports reporter and editor at the
Pittsburgh Courier, Nunn joined the Steelers’ personnel department in the 1970s to become the club’s first African-American appointed to a front-office position.
Feb 17, 2021
There was no hesitation in David Baker’s voice when asked the question not long after the 2021 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame was recently revealed.
It also came only a few days after the Baseball Hall of Fame announced its summer celebration will be a television event held indoors.
Speaking on the Pro Football Hall of Fame show on SiriusXM NFL Radio, when asked about the Hall’s summer plans, Baker insisted, “The only way I know how to do this and the only way I think the good people of Canton know how to do this, are saying, We re going to do this. We re getting ready. We re going to take every precaution, we re going to make everything safe. But we re going.”
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