Carson, coordinator of 'Steel Curtain' defense, dies at 75

Thursday, December 8, 2005

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Bud Carson, the architect of Pittsburgh's "Steel Curtain" defense who later coached the Cleveland Browns, died Wednesday. He was 75.

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