Players for the Steelers that have worn #83 the longest are WR Louis Lipps (1984-1991), WR Theo Bell (1976-1980), and TE/K Mike Clark (1964-1967).
The current Steeler wearing #83 is TE Heath Miller, who started his career with the Steelers in 2005.
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On Sunday, November 13, 2016, rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott scored two rushing touchdowns in the final two minutes to give the Dallas Cowboys a 35-30 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The win at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field gave the 8-and-1 Cowboys eight consecutive wins for only the second time in team history. Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes -- an 83-yarder to Elliott and a 50-yarder to wide receiver Dez Bryant.
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.
Heath Miller from 2005 to the present.Here are the other Steelers who wore #83:Chris Doering (03-04)Lenzie Jackson (01-02)Kamil Loud (00)Malcolm Johnson (99-00)David Dunn (98)Andre Coleman (98)Corey Holiday (95-97)Louis Lipps (84-91)Melvin Anderson(87r)Willie Sydnor (82)Theo Bell (76-80)Barry Pearson (72-73)Don Alley (69)Mike Clark (64-67)John Brown (61)Buddy Dial (59)Dick Lucas (59)Ed Bernet (58)John Nisby (57)Leo Bigbie (57)Fred Glatz (56)Ed Bernet (55)Dewey Brundage (54)Kirk Hinderlider (54)Roger Bradford (54)
Alex Rado (35)Henry Weisenbaugh (35)Bill Davidson (37)William Patterson (40)Morgan Tiller (42)Dick Riffle (42)Nick Skorich (48)Stan Zajdel (51)Vic Eaton (55)Jack Scarbath (56-57)Terry Nofsinger (63-64)Terry Bradshaw (70-83)
Gene Clines played in 83 games at outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1972, starting in 66 of them. He played for a total of 1879 outs, equivalent to 69.59 9-inning games. He made 131 putouts, had 7 assists, and committed 6 errors, equivalent to .086 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.