Man Of Steelers
PITTSBURGH/BRADDOCK, PA -- Barack Obama smiled through short photo ops today with two very different kinds of steelers.
Obama posed with former Pittsburgh Steelers players Jerome Bettis and Franco Harris before traveling to Braddock to greet shift workers at the U.S. Steel plant.
Harris was a Steelers star who played in several Super Bowls in the 1970s. Bettis, nicknamed "The Bus," lead the Steelers to their most recent Super Bowl win before retiring. "The Bus" was on the bus to the U.S. Steel plant, and Bettis made sure to grab Obama's autograph and give him a back thumping hug before dropping off.
Obama then headed to Braddock, where he mingled and shook hands with steel workers waiting outside to greet him. Obama spent about twenty minutes outside and addressed the crowd at one point and posed for a group picture.
Sen. Bob Casey also joined Obama here.
(NBC/NJ's ASWINI ANBURAJAN)