Legendary Sports Years for Cities

Sometimes fans are blessed with unforgettable years when their city's teams are winning championships and its legendary stars are shining bright. In February, Ben Roethlisberger led Pittsburgh's Steelers to a dramatic 27-23 Super Bowl victory over the Arizona Cardinals, thanks to a spectacular end zone catch by Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds left. Four months later, Sidney Crosby and the Penguins captured the Stanley Cup by rallying from a three games to two deficit against the defending champion Detroit Red Wings. Alas, the Pirates achieved baseball infamy with their 17th straight losing season, but times were brighter in 1979, a year included in this gallery of 10 golden years, some of which do not fall within a strict 12 month calendar period.