Chuck Noll, former Pittsburgh Steeler coach, died a week ago Friday.

He is the only NFL head-coach to win 4 Super Bowl titles.

Rush Limbaugh is the quintessential Steeler fan. And he paid tribute to Chuck Noll this week, in a moving commentary that rose above mere football, to salute Noll’s humanity.

Rush noted the great coach was a teacher of Life, a man who helped others bring out the best in themselves. For the fans that followed the Steelers, he embodied inspiration.

Chuck Noll never sought publicity, and deferred paid endorsements to his players. In a world where each position is a mere steppingstone to the next, he was an enigma…

…he never ‘cashed in’, never coached anywhere else after head-coaching the Steelers.

Rush Limbaugh’s monologue for Chuck Noll is an inspiration, yet some Rush followers inevitably complained that he should ‘stick-to-the-issues’ (meaning politics of the day).

It’s scary that they don’t know how wrong they are. Hey, ‘stick-to-the-issues’ crowd…

…What Were You Thinking? Chuck Noll personified the America we admire.

Rush may get down into the weeds when he starts talking ‘cigars’ or specific game details, but when it comes to what Chuck Noll embodied as an American spirit…

…that IS the issue we so definitely need to examine, revere, and EMULATE.

If America’s leadership had one iota of Chuck Noll’s qualities, we’d be better off.

Thanks, Rush…for sticking to the issue.

And to Chuck Noll…thanks for the inspiration, and the memories. R-I-P

(As for the ‘stick-to-the-issues’ crowd…get out of the shallows – there’s deeper water.)