Louis Riecke
Encyclopedia
Louis Riecke was an Olympic
weightlifter for the United States
. He also was a coach for the NFL's
Pittsburgh Steelers
.
from 1970 through 1980. During his tenure, the team won four Super Bowl
s.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
weightlifter for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He also was a coach for the NFL's
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
.
Coaching career
Riecke served as the strength and conditioning coach for the SteelersPittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
from 1970 through 1980. During his tenure, the team won four Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
s.
External links
- Louis Riecke - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange
- Start of 'roids rage, Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, November 2, 2008