FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 file photo, NFL broadcaster Bill Cowher speaks on set before an NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs in Oakland, Calif. Next to seeing the Pittsburgh Steelers get back to the Super Bowl, Sunday’s matchup has many personal ties for CBS “The NFL Today” analyst Bill Cowher. The Hall of Fame coach had Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians on his staff in Pittsburgh and was the defensive coordinator with the Kansas City Chiefs for three seasons.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Republished February 05, 2021 - 7:01 AM
Original Publication Date February 05, 2021 - 5:36 AM
NEW YORK - Hall of Fame coach and NFL analyst Bill Cowher has a book coming out in June that his publisher is calling “more than just a football story.”
The former Pittsburgh Steelers coach, who led his team to a Super Bowl title at the end of the 2005 season, has a deal with Atria Books for the memoir “Heart and Steel.” Cowher, inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, will look back not just on his career, but on his private struggles. In 2010, he lost his wife and father within three months of each other.
“As I went through the beginning of 2020 and I received the Hall of Fame honour, it allowed me to be reflective upon my football career,” Cowher said in a statement issued through Atria, a Simon and Schuster imprint. “When the pandemic hit, it was a great opportunity to write this book and reflect upon my life.”
Cowher, 63, led the Steelers from 1992-2006 and besides the Super Bowl win helped guide the team to eight division titles and two conference championships. In his first year with Pittsburgh, he was named coach of the year by The Associated Press and by the Sporting News.
Cowher is collaborating on “Heart and Steel" with Michael Holley, who has also worked on a memoir by Boston Red Sox David Ortiz and on books about the Boston Celtics and New England Patriots.
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