Mike Tomlin leads the Pittsburgh Steelers to Super Bowl title
On February 1stead coach Mike Tomlin led the Pittsburgh Steelers to its sixth Super Bowl title in franchise history. The Steelers defeated the resilient Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in one of the best games in Super Bowl history. I picked the Cardinals to win. I felt the persistence they demonstrated in the playoffs would be enough to beat the Steelers. The Cardinals nearly pulled off the upset, but as fate would have it the Steelers were destined to hoist the trophy. Tomlin was the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl. He’s also the second African American to raise the Vince Lombardy trophy in victory. Tony Dungy was the first when he led the Indianapolis Colts over the Chicago Bears in 2006. Dungy played for the Steelers from 1977-78. His first NFL coaching job was with the Steelers in 1981. In 2001 Dungy, then head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hired a 28 year old Mike Tomlin as his defensive backs coach. Now just eight years into his career and second year as head coach he’s a c...