Benjamin Todd “Ben” Roethlisberger (born March 2, 1982),
nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the
Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted
by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) in the 2004 NFL
Draft. He played college football at Miami University (Oxford,
Ohio).
Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in
2004 and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007. He became the
youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback in NFL history, helping
lead the Steelers, in his second professional season, to a 21–10
victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of
23. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a second Super Bowl title in
four seasons as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl
XLIII, 27–23, after completing a game-winning touchdown pass to
Santonio Holmes in the final 35 seconds.
Roethlisberger has been one of the most efficient passers in NFL
history. He currently ranks 10th all-time in NFL passer rating
(92.9), 5th in yards per attempt (8.06), and 11th in completion
percentage (63.24%) among quarterbacks with a minimum of 1,500
career attempts. He has the fourth highest career winning
percentage (.710) as a starter in the regular season among
quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 starts.
Known for playing outside the quarterback pocket in what he calls
“backyard football”, Roethlisberger also grew up idolizing Pittsburgh
area native Joe Montana. Roethlisberger wears number 7 in John
Elway’s honor.
This painting is traditional oils on Ampersand Gessobord Masonite.
The finished size is 20? x 16?.
Original is SOLD - NFL Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
Write-up courtesy of Wikipedia.
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