Defensive end Dwight White wore #78 for the Steelers between 1971-1980.
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Wide Receiver Randy Reutershan wore the #40 for the Steelers in 1978. He was the only player to wear that number for the team during the 1970's.
WR Limas Sweed wears #80 for the Steelers, but you won't see him in the Super Bowl because he's on injured reserve.
There was no number 26 on the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers. NO player wore number 26 again until Scoop Gillespie in 1984, according to the teams record book.
Johnny Clement was the only Steelers player to wear #00. He wore it from 1946-1948.
Preston Pearson, who later played for the Dallas Cowboys, wore jersey number 26 from 1970-74. According to the Steelers Record Book on Steelers.com, NO player wore number 26 again until Scoop Gillespie in 1984. So, your answer is that there was no #26 on the Steelers 1978 roster, according to the teams record book.
No Steelers player, past or present, has ever openly admitted to being homosexual.