Snoop Dogg draws attention as guest at Steelers-Cowboys game in Pittsburgh
Chaz Palla | TribLive
Rapper Snoop Dogg walks around Acrisure Stadium before the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Dallas Cowboys was scheduled to begin Sunday night.
Rapper Snoop Dogg has never been shy about his affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Sunday, he certainly didn’t keep a low profile while in attendance at a Steelers game.
Snoop was ubiquitous at Acrisure Stadium throughout the early evening Sunday up to the originally-scheduled start time of a game against the Dallas Cowboys. Kickoff was delayed by a heavy storm passing though the area.
The official social-media accounts of the NFL and the Steelers posted multiple videos and photos of Snoop’s antics on the field. Wearing a jacket adorned with several Steelers logos, black pants with Steelers-style gold and white striping down the legs and black-and-gold sneakers, Snoop was filmed admiring the natural grass turf and the midfield painted logo, as well as riding an exercise bike on the sidelines and mingling with the Steelers special-teamers.
Snoop over the past week had teased his visit to Pittsburgh for the game, which was broadcast by NBC. Snoop had done work for the network during the Olympics over the summer.
Snoop performed the duty as the official pregame “Towel Twirler” the Steelers employ for home games. The team played Snoop’s music after notable players early in the game.
Snoop, whose given name is Calvin Broadus, was born and raised in Southern California. The 52-year-old is an avid sports fan — mostly of Los Angeles-area teams. He has said he became a fan of the Steelers as a youth in the 1970s because of his grandfather. The Steelers won their first of four Super Bowl championships in the 70s.
Snoop was at the Steelers UPMC Rooney Sports Complex headquarters on Saturday.
“You don’t have to ask me how excited I am to be here,” Snoop said in a post to the Steelers’ X account Sunday. “Guess where I’m at, y’all? I’m in the building. D-O, double G, is in the place to be. It’s game time, ya. Here we go.”
Snoop’s 1993 debut studio album, Doggystyle, sold more than 11 million copies worldwide.
