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==NFL Career==
==NFL Career==
After his injuries, he was placed on injured reserve (IR) by the Steelers in 1970. In 1971 he managed to make the Steelers practice squad. By 1972, he fought back from his injuries and made the team. By 1974 he earned a starting spot in the Steelers backfield, alongside Hall of Fame running back [[Franco Harris]]. In 1976, Bleier and Harris became one of the few running back tandems to each have 1,000 yard rushing in the same season. Rocky was a member of the team for the first four [[Super Bowl]] wins in Steelers history. He retired at the end of the 1980 season.
After his injuries, he was placed on injured reserve (IR) by the Steelers in 1970. In 1971 he managed to make the Steelers practice squad. By 1972, he fought back from his injuries and made the team. By 1974 he earned a starting spot in the Steelers backfield, alongside Hall of Fame running back [[Franco Harris]]. In 1976, Bleier and Harris became one of the few running back tandems to each have 1,000 yard rushing in the same season. Rocky was a member of the team for the first four [[Super Bowl]] wins in Steelers history. He retired at the end of the 1980 season.
===Stats===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Rush Att. !! Rush Yds !! Rush TDs !! Rec. !! Rec. Yds !! Rec. TDs
|-
| 1968
|6
|39
|0
|3
|68
|0
|-
|1972
|1
|17
| 0
| 0
|0
|0
|-
|1973
|3
|0
|0
| 0
| 0
|0
|-
|1974
|88
|373
|2
|7
| 87
| 0
|-
|1975
|140
|528
|2
| 15
| 65
|0
|-
|1976
|220
|1,036
|5
|24
| 294
| 0
|-
|1977
|135
|465
|4
|18
| 161
| 0
|-
| 1978
|165
|633
|5
|17
|168
| 1
|-
| 1979
|92
|434
|4
|31
|277
| 0
|-
|1980
| 78
|340
|1
|21
|174
| 1
|}
==Post-football career==
==Post-football career==
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* ‘’Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story’‘ by Rocky Bleier
* ''Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story'' by Rocky Bleier
==References==
==References==