HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BRING OUT THE BIG CROWDS. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER KALEA GUNDERSON. WITH THE SPOTLIGHT ON OUR CITY TONIGHT. KALEY. HEY, CHANDI A BIG CROWD IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. BETWEEN THE GAME, OKTOBERFEST AND SOME COOL EVENTS ON THE OHIO RIVER TONIGHT, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE SPENDING THEIR SUNDAY IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH AND HERE ON THE NORTH SHORE. YOU GOT IT ALL FUN AND GAMES IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH THIS WEEKEND AS OKTOBERFEST IS UNDERWAY. I LOVE SEEING ALL THE PEOPLE OUT. WE GOT PEOPLE FROM FROM IN TOWN, PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN. IT’S JUST GREAT. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SHERRY RISAGER CAME TO THE SIXTH STREET BRIDGE FOR THE FESTIVAL, BUT SHE SAYS SHE STAYED FOR A RIDE ON THE 60 FOOT FERRIS WHEEL. I’M HERE TO RIDE THE FERRIS WHEEL WITH MY TWO BEST FRIENDS. BEING UP THAT HIGH ON THIS BRIDGE, YOU NEVER GET THAT CHANCE AGAIN. I SAW THE TOP OF THE UPMC BUILDING, BUT COULD SHE SEE THE 2024 HEAD OF THE OHIO ROWING RACE? LET’S GO BOYS. THE RACE DRAWING VISITORS FROM CANADA TO THE MIDWEST. MEANWHILE, ON THE NORTH SHORE STEELERS TAILGATING A FULL DAY COMMITMENT FOR ONE FAN WHO TRAVELED FROM EL PASO, TEXAS TO SEE HIS TEAM PLAY TONIGHT. AND HE’S SUCH A HUGE STEELERS FAN, IT’S AS IF STEELERS IS HIS MIDDLE NAME. AND 2011 I WENT AHEAD AND I BECAME A. SPEEDCHX PETITO. I THINK JUST WHAT WE FACT CHECKED, MICHIGAN HAS OFFERED UP HIS ASSURANCE THAT MIDDLE NAME HE IS SO PROUD OF. JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT FOR GETTING OCTOBERFEST WAS T
Die-hard football fan changes middle name to 'Steelers'
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Updated: 9:27 PM PDT Oct 7, 2024
Pittsburgh's North Shore was a busy place to be ahead of Sunday night football.The Pittsburgh Steelers were hosting the Dallas Cowboys, and thousands of fans were out and about preparing for the big game. “I love seeing all the people out. We’ve got people from in town, people from out of town; it’s just a great, beautiful day in the neighborhood,” Matt Needles said.On the North Shore, Steelers tailgating was a full-day commitment for many fans, including Eddie Steelers Gonzalez. Yes, “Steelers” is his middle name. He traveled from El Paso, Texas, to see his team play.“In 2011, I went ahead and became a U.S. citizen, and since I’m a die-hard Steelers fan, I went ahead and added ‘Steelers’ to my middle name, and everyone knows me as ‘Steelers’ from social media,” Gonzalez said.Sunday's Steelers game was delayed for nearly two hours due to heavy rain and lightning strikes in western Pennsylvania. The game was a thriller, with the Cowboys scoring a touchdown in the final minute to secure a 20-17 win over the homestanding Steelers.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's North Shore was a busy place to be ahead of Sunday night football.
The Pittsburgh Steelers were hosting the Dallas Cowboys, and thousands of fans were out and about preparing for the big game.
“I love seeing all the people out. We’ve got people from in town, people from out of town; it’s just a great, beautiful day in the neighborhood,” Matt Needles said.
On the North Shore, Steelers tailgating was a full-day commitment for many fans, including Eddie Steelers Gonzalez. Yes, “Steelers” is his middle name. He traveled from El Paso, Texas, to see his team play.
“In 2011, I went ahead and became a U.S. citizen, and since I’m a die-hard Steelers fan, I went ahead and added ‘Steelers’ to my middle name, and everyone knows me as ‘Steelers’ from social media,” Gonzalez said.
Sunday's Steelers game was delayed for nearly two hours due to heavy rain and lightning strikes in western Pennsylvania.
The game was a thriller, with the Cowboys scoring a touchdown in the final minute to secure a 20-17 win over the homestanding Steelers.
