Indiana County fan preserves Steelers history, 1 news clipping at a time

Pittsburgh Steelers memorabilia is seen inside the White Township, Indiana County, home of superfan Ed Griffith, 86, on Thursday.

Steelers superfan Ed Griffith, 86, points to a roster from 1980 in one of his many scrapbooks inside his White Township, Indiana County, home Thursday.

Steelers superfan Ed Griffith, 86, flips through one of his many scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings and photos relating to the team inside his White Township, Indiana County, home Thursday.

Steelers superfan Ed Griffith’s homemade Terrible Towel.

Sports scrapbooks — most filled with Pittsburgh Steelers newspaper clippings and photos — line shelves inside superfan Ed Griffith’s White Township, Indiana County, home Thursday.

A line of glasses featuring former Pittsburgh Steelers players sits atop a shelf in superfan Ed Griffith’s White Township, Indiana County, home Thursday.

Sports fan Ed Griffith, 86, points out an autograph from former New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio inside his White Township, Indiana County, home Thursday. Griffith has many sports scrapbooks, mostly dedicated to to the Steelers, but a few others, including this one featuring autographs from professional sports players and celebrities.

Steelers superfan Ed Griffith, 86, flips through one of his many scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings and photos relating to the team inside his White Township, Indiana County, home Thursday.

Scott Griffith, left, was 17 when he posed with Steelers great Franco Harris for this photo snapped by his father, Ed, in July 1994 during the Pirates All-Star FanFest at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Griffith and his father both reside in White Township, Indiana County. Courtesy of Scott Griffith