PITTSBURGH — Todd Haley guessed he was 13 or 14 when he answered the phone in his family's Upper St. Clair home. The caller identified himself as a Sports Illustrated writer and asked to talk to Haley's father about the Steelers' historic 1974 draft, which produced Hall of Famers Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth and Mike Webster. Dick Haley was the team's director of player personnel at the time.
"I was so excited," Todd Haley said this week. "I remember thinking, 'This is great! My dad is going to be in Sports Illustrated!' "
Haley's excitement didn't last long because of his father's exchange with the reporter.
