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Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher was honored by the organization as he was named to its Hall of Honor class of 2020. He was one of the most successful coaches in Steelers history, leading the team to a lot of memorable moments.
However, it was a surprise for many to see him walk away from the sport after 2006 to be with his family. At the age of 49, it was in Cowher's future to be the Steelers' sideline leader for another 10 years.
However, he didn't regret making the decision. According to The Athletic's Ed Bouchette, his decision to call it quits was all for his family's sake.
“The reason I stepped down, I just didn’t like the lifestyle, I wanted more normalcy,’’ Cowher told The Athletic. “With the family dynamic we had at the time, my wife wasn’t in a great place and I owed it to her. And as I got out of it, it was like, ‘Wow! I probably needed to get pushed out a little bit.’”
However, he also admits that he loved being the Steelers coach.
“You miss game day, you miss the camaraderie, the build-up to the game, the yelling at the refs and the back-and-forth,” Cowher said, via CBS Pittsburgh.
“But it was just the competition, the three hours that you go out there and compete against each other, and when it’s all said as done, as a result, it’s there, and you move on to the next week.”
Cowher was the Steelers head coach for 15 years. He won 149 of his 240 games in charge, won 21 playoff games, won the AFC championship twice, and won Super Bowl XL.
