“You know what it is, black and yellow, black and yellow.”

The song lyrics by Wiz Khalifa became the unofficial anthem of the Pittsburgh Steelers this year as the team competed in Super Bowl XLV this past February.

Zac Graham, sophomore shooting guard for the St. Edward’s University men’s basketball team, has strong ties to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although Graham was born in Austin, his father’s side of the family is from Pittsburgh. Graham and his family have been to Pittsburgh many times for family vacations.

“The first football game I remember seeing was when I was 5,” Graham said. “It was Super Bowl XXX and it was the Steelers and the [Dallas] Cowboys.”

At the party for this game, Graham remembers rooting for the Steelers with his dad while everyone else was cheering for the Cowboys. His passion for the Steelers was sparked and has not faltered since.

Besides his family ties to Pittsburgh, Graham also loves the team for its tradition.

Steelers fans wave the infamous yellow “Terrible Towel” as a way to cheer on their players and support the Steelers’ dynasty. Graham has five Terrible Towels of his own.

Graham also supports the Steelers for their style of play.

“I think their rough play represents the fans well because the people of Pittsburgh are a tough bunch,” Graham said. “The Steelers win with defense, and you don’t see that a lot in sports anymore. Most of the credit has to go to their defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau, who refined the zone blitz.”

Graham said the Steelers’ unique style of play helps fans relate to the players on a deeper level.

“I think the tough style of play really allows the fans to connect with the players because I think a lot of the Steelers fans feel like they can relate that to their lifestyle,” Graham said.

Graham said the Steelers have the most Super Bowl wins of any team in the NFL. The Steelers have played in eight Super Bowls and have won six times.

One of those appearances was in this year’s Super Bowl, in which the Steelers played the Green Bay Packers.

“The Packers definitely deserved to win the game this year because the Steelers made too many mistakes in the first half,” Graham said. “I was definitely proud of the team for making the Super Bowl because they went through a lot of adversity.”

Graham explained that the Steelers faced problems on the field, as the Steelers were fined heavily because of illegal hits. He believes that some of the fines were questionable.

Of all his memories, Graham narrowed his favorites down to two moments in Steelers history.

“Either Santonio [Holmes] making the winning catch in Super Bowl XLIII or them winning Super Bowl XL,” Graham said.

In Super Bowl XL, the running back and Pittsburgh hero Jerome Bettis returned to his hometown of Detroit for the big game in his last season. The Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals and held off a late drive by former Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner to claim its sixth Super Bowl title in its history.