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Fans Clog Streets to Greet Steelers

Super Bowl victors get warm welcome in hometown

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Feb 3, 2009 2:30 PM CST

(Newser) – Pittsburgh fans swarmed downtown streets to welcome home their Super Bowl champs, despite a 20-degree chill. The droves—which clogged traffic and forced a nearby church to cancel confessions—were as much a spectacle as the parade itself. Team owner Dan Rooney snapped pictures as he rode up front, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger filmed fans from the back of a truck, the Post-Gazette reports.

"These people love their Steelers," says a vendor who enjoyed the business boost. "You could sell a used napkin if it's black and gold."

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Steelers fan celebrate during the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/John Heller)

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison carries the Vince Lombardi trophy as he makes his way through the crowds during their Super Bowl victory parade in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Feb. 3 2009. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison carries the Vince Lombardi trophy during their Super Bowl victory parade in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, left, mugs for teammate, backup quarterback Charlie Batch, right, as he shoots video during their Super Bowl victory parade. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Yesterday, MVP Santonio Holmes rode in a celebratory parade with Mickey Mouse in Florida. Today, the team went home. (AP Photo/Disney, David Roark)

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