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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COLLECTOR'S ISSUE COMMEMORATING PITTSBURGH STEELERS’ FIFTH SUPER BOWL WIN PITTSBURGH’S "ONE FOR THE THUMB" A special collector's issue commemorating the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2005-06 championship season. Highlights: • From Bradshaw to Big Ben: The new champs raise echoes of the glory years writes Peter King. • The Bus: Michael Silver pays tribute to the ever-humbled Jerome Bettis, who finally achieved his ultimate goal. • The Hot Rod: Troy Polamalu is the anchor and force on a fearsome defense, writes Nunyo Demasio. • The 2005 Season in Pictures: A photo gallery that captures how a fiery QB and great D led Pittsburgh to a playoff berth. • The 2005 Playoffs: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED takes an in-depth look at how four road games made the postseason wild for Pittsburgh. • The SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Cover Gallery: Through a vivid retrospect, SI features four decades of Steelers on the magazine’s front page. • The Titles: With the Steelers winning their fifth Super Bowl title, SI remembers Pittsburgh’s four previous Super Bowl victories through the pages of the magazine. • The Greatest Steelers of All Time: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED names the greatest players to wear black and gold. • The Curtain: Roy Blount Jr. takes a look at how Mean Joe Greene dominated offenses in the 1970s. • My Kind of Town: On any, and every, given Sunday, Terry Bradshaw keeps an eye on the Steelers.