'The Chief' Award, which was established in honor of Steelers' founder, Arthur J. Rooney, Sr., and is presented annually by Pittsburgh Chapter of Pro Football Writers of America to a member of the Steelers' organization that best exemplifies the spirit of cooperation with the media that he embodied.
A list of past recipients ...
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Dan Rooney |
| 1989 | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 1990 | Merril Hoge |
| 1991 | Gerald Williams |
| 1992 | Tunch Ilkin |
| 1993 | D.J. Johnson |
| 1994 | Rod Woodson |
| 1995 | Levon Kirkland |
| 1996 | Chad Brown |
| 1997 | Darren Perry |
| 1998 | Jerome Bettis |
| 1999 | Lee Flowers |
| 2000 | Jerome Bettis |
| Deshea Townsend | |
| 2001 | Lee Flowers |
| 2002 | Hines Ward |
| 2003 | Mike Logan |
| 2004 | Jerome Bettis |
| 2005 | Alan Faneca |
| 2006 | Brett Keisel |
| Deshea Townsend | |
| 2007 | Alan Faneca |
| 2008 | Ryan Clark |
| 2009 | James Farrior |
| 2010 | Ben Roethlisberger |
| 2011 | James Farrior |
| 2012 | Casey Hampton |
| 2013 | Ike Taylor |
| 2014 | Cameron Heyward |
| 2015 | Ramon Foster |
| 2016 | Arthur Moats |
| 2017 | David DeCastro |
| 2018 | Joe Haden |
| 2019 | Cameron Heyward |
| 2020 | Ben Roethlisberger |
| 2021 | Cameron Heyward |
| 2022 | Mason Cole |
| 2023 | Patrick Peterson |