Dick Shiner was the Steelers' starting quarterback in 1968 and 1969.
Joe Gilliam was the Quarterback prior to Terry Bradshaw, and he wore number 17. Before Gilliam and Bradshaw was Terry Hanratty and he wore number 5. Dick Shiner was the starting QB in 1969, the year before Bradshaw was drafted. Also playing in '69 was Terry Hanratty who was a rookie in 1969. Joe Gilliam was not drafted by the Steelers until 1972.Terry HanrattyTerry Bradshaw's first season with the Steelers was 1970. For the 1969 season, the Steelers had Terry Hanratty, Dick Shiner, and Kent Nix as quarterbacks on their roster.
Tommy Maddox was the Steelers starting quarterback before Ben Roethlisberger.
Terry Bradshaw and Terry Hanratty both shared the starting quarterback duties in 1970. This was Terry Bradshaw's rookie year and he completed 83 of 218 passes while Terry Hanratti completed 64 of 163. The Steelers finished that season with a 9-5 record.
Kordell Stewart
Joe Gilliam was a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-1975. Joe was the starting quarterback for the Steelers in 1974 for the first 6 games, before being replaced by Terry Bradshaw.
No. Before he was starting quarterback, Kordell Stewart was a wide receiver in 1995 and 1996.
Of course, we know it was Johnny Unitas.
Currently in 2014, the Steelers have threequarterbacks. Ben Roethlisberger, Bruce Gradkowski and Landry Jones.
Terry Hanratty threw 24 TD passes during his career. Click on the 'Terry Hanratty Career Stats' link on this page to view the career statistics of Terry Hanratty.
Roethlisberger played wide receiver until his senior year in high school.
In 2011, Charlie Batch and Dennis Dixon backed up starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. Another backup, Byron Leftwich, was placed on injured reserve before the season and did not play.
Brett Favre has never played against the Pittsburgh Steelers as a member of any NFL team and come away with a victory. Favre has never beaten the Steelers. He played them in the 90's when Cordell Stewart (see to hell with Cordell) was the Steelers Quarterback. The Steelers won. Favre was with the Packers at the time and had seaman pumped from his stomach before the game.