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===Pittsburgh Steelers training camp=== [[File:Steelerstrainingcamp.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Steelers at the St Vincent training camp in 2006]] Since 1966, the college has served as the training camp host of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schmitt |first=Collin |date=2023-06-20 |title=How The Strong Relationship Between The Pittsburgh Steelers And Saint Vincent College Began Back In The 1960s |url=https://www.steelernation.com/2023/06/10/steelers-strong-relationship-saint-vincent |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=steelernation.com |language=en}}</ref> Before 1966, the team practiced at various locations around Pennsylvania and out of state including the [[University of Rhode Island]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1963, the campus was damaged by a large fire and during the rebuilding, more buildings were added to the campus to provide more housing for players.<ref name=":0" /> Rooney Hall, completed in 1995, is a residence hall that is used by the Steelers during their stay on campus each summer. It is named in honor of the Steelers' founder, [[Art Rooney|Arthur J. Rooney Sr.]]{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} [[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]] of ''Sports Illustrated'' said about Chuck Noll Field, the site of training camp, "I love the place. It's the perfect training camp setting, looking out over the rolling hills of the [[Laurel Highlands]] in [[Western Pennsylvania|west-central Pennsylvania]], an hour east of Pittsburgh. On a misty or foggy morning, standing atop the hill at the college, you feel like you're in Scotland. Classic, wonderful slice of [[Americana (culture)|Americana]]. If you can visit one training camp, this is the one to see."''<ref>''[https://archive.today/20120728235101/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/08/20/steelers.postcard/index.html Postcard from camp: Steelers]'', Peter King 08-20-2010.</ref>
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