The Top Five Pittsburgh Steelers Interceptors of All Time

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the oldestSteelers history. He was drafted by the team and
football franchises in the National Football League.began his career with them in 1987. He played for
They have a long reputation as being a qualityPittsburgh through the 1996 season and his
organization that has a tremendous amount ofinterception total there was 38. He would go on
love and respect for its fans. Over the years, theto spend time on the rosters of the San
Steelers have also prided themselves on havingFrancisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, and Oakland
strong defenses.Raiders before retiring following the 2003 season
Part of having a strong defense is havingwith 71 career interceptions.
defensive backs who make a good amount of#3 - Donnie Shell
interceptions. The Steelers have had a number ofDonnie Shell played on four Super Bowl winning
great defensive backs over the years, but whichteams in Pittsburgh and was a very valuable
ones have intercepted the most passes?member of the team. His career started in 1974
Here are the top five Pittsburgh Steelersand ended in 1987, all of it spent on the roster of
interceptors of all time.the Steelers. He finished with 51 interceptions for
#5 - Dwayne Woodruffthe team, returning two of them for touchdowns.
Dwayne Woodruff came to the Steelers in 1979#2 - Jack Butler
and played his whole career with the team,Jack Butler was a star defender for the
retiring following the 1990 season. During his timePittsburgh Steelers during the 1950's. His career
in the NFL, he intercepted 37 passes. He returnedstarted in 1951 and he retired following the 1959
three of them for touchdowns. He also recoveredseason. During that time he intercepted 52 total
four fumbles.passes, including leading the league in interceptions
#4 - Rod Woodsonin 1957 with 10. He also scored four touchdowns
Rod Woodson is one of the all time greats inon returned interceptions.