Book #196: Heart and Steel by Bill Cowher
Heart and Steel Bill Cowher Released: June 1st, 2021 My 62nd book for 2026 was Bill Cowher’s Heart and Steel. Bill Cowher will always be "The coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers." No disrespect to Chuck Noll, Mike Tomlin, or Mike McCarthy. This man was a legend to my father growing up. Someone tough, bold, disciplined, accountable. My father spoke well of Cowher, and while I was young and immature rooting against my father's sports teams, I have developed an appreciation for those he rooted on. This book dives into Bill Cowher's life. We see his roots in a Pittsburgh suburb, his developing years playing football, into moving to North Carolina for college, coming home and joining the Cleveland Browns, following Marty Schottenheimer to Kansas City, becoming Head Coach of the Steelers, and later the loss of his wife, and post-coaching football analyst career. I relate a lot to this book. I grew up in Pennsylvania, and a lot of what Cowher...