Tommy Maddox
Kordell Stewart retired after the 2005 season. He played with the Steelers from 1995-2002. Afterwards, he played with the Bears (2003) and the Ravens (2004-2005).
Tommy Maddox was the Steelers starting quarterback before Ben Roethlisberger.
Dick Shiner was the Steelers' starting quarterback in 1968 and 1969.
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.
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.
Of course, we know it was Johnny Unitas.
Currently in 2014, the Steelers have threequarterbacks. Ben Roethlisberger, Bruce Gradkowski and Landry Jones.
The QB before Ben was Tommy Maddox. Ben Roethlesberger replaced Tommy Maddox week 2 in the 2004 season after a Maddox injury, and went on the win every regular season game he started, bringing the Steelers to the AFC championship game.
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.