Mel Blount was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 1989. Blount was also an inaugural member of the Steelers Hall of Honor as a member of the Class of 2017. There aren ...

Among the great stars of the team that won four Super Bowls was cornerback Mel Blount. Blount played a significant role in the Steelers' legendary success in the 1970's. He was a five-time Pro ...

The rule was made for two reasons: to open up the game, and to limit the Steel Curtain's level of dominance it had over the NFL at that time. It was coined the Mel Blount Rule, and while it opened ...