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Riots broke out in Pittsburgh yesterday. One might wonder at the cause of such excess and overt jubilation, but it's been a long time since Pittsburgh had a winner. After 20 years of failure, Steeler fans have had to rejoice over mediocrity instead of success. In basketball and hockey, the Penguins and Condors offer only slightly more than semi-pro success. For the past decade, Pittsburgh has been savoring the victories of Arnold Palmer and the 1960 Pirates. After 11 years of memories, victory was a little too sweet...
...halftime, the Giants had a 16-3 lead, but Tittle, being a nut on insurance (he even sells it in his spare time), buttonholed Gifford in the locker room. "What do you think you can do with that guy?" he asked, meaning Glenn Glass, the Steeler defensive halfback. "He's playing me to go outside," answered Gifford. Aha, thought Tittle-and stored the information away for emergency use. The emergency came early in the third quarter: the Steelers had closed the gap to 16-10, and the Giants faced a third down and eight on their own 23-"third...