We're Heading to Pittsburgh... The Stadium is Haunted

[ColoradoBills]

 

[SirAndrew]

On 11/24/2025 at 6:32 PM, stevewin said:

We've driven past Pitt traveling between NC and Buffalo for over 30 yrs and only a few years ago decided to stop and check it out - did a lot of the stuff mentioned and had a good time.  Now each year we try to stop at least once on way to/from to take in a baseball game.  I found it to be a nice little city to walk around (including river walk) - and definitely nice park see a game

 

The first time we stayed Downtown, but now for a quick stop to see a game we've been staying on North Shore - convenient for game and everything is still walkable if you wanted to go across the river to Downtown, Point etc.  Never seen a ghost.

Pittsburgh is a really nice city, but the metro area has always been strange to me. As great as the city is, the suburbs don’t seem like somewhere I’d want to live. There’s a lot of sprawl and some of the areas outside of the city are rough looking former industrial towns. I agree though, the city itself did a great building around its strengths. 

[without a drought]

On 11/24/2025 at 5:40 PM, Fleezoid said:

We're screwed! Ghosts won't get called for holding!

Not true, I've seen or actually didn't see the phantom holding call, but I've saw the resulting flag.

[RyanC883]

On 11/24/2025 at 3:04 PM, MasterStrategist said:

Living in Pittsburgh, nobody ever talks about Heinz Field/Acrisure being haunted... or ghost tours/etc --- this is definitely an interesting take.

 

If you're traveling in for a couple days, the typical touristy things to do:

1. Mt Washington --- amazing views, great/expensive restaurants

2. the Incline

3. Walking Point State Park

4. Strip District --- so many shops to walk to, this is the most cultural part of the city

5. Keep driving past strip district and you'll  hit some great food spots, Lawrenceville to Point Breeze

6. Primantis - you'll find a ton around the city

7. Market Square

8. Tons of museums, science center, etc

9. Rivers Casino

 

Hit me up if you need any tips on parking, where to stay/eat, etc.

 

 

EDIT: and I was at the 1996 Bills vs Steeler playoff game, my first experience at a game as a 13-year old.  Had a cousin who played LB for the Steelers, sat in the players' "family section" -- got plenty of dirty looks/my dad had to deal with lots of heckling fans every time I stood up yelling

 

Yeah, living in PGH I can say this is the first I've heard of it.  Great list of things to do, btw.  For those interested in history/subs, there is a WW2 era sub docked at the Science Center that you can tour (It's right by the stadium).  Also, a lot of interesting mid 1700's history here and the French and Indian War history (including the Point).  

 

Pitt also plays Miami on Saturday, so a good chance to root against Miami! 

 

 

[MasterStrategist]

7 hours ago, SirAndrew said:

Pittsburgh is a really nice city, but the metro area has always been strange to me. As great as the city is, the suburbs don’t seem like somewhere I’d want to live. There’s a lot of sprawl and some of the areas outside of the city are rough looking former industrial towns. I agree though, the city itself did a great building around its strengths. 

You must be traveling to the wrong suburbs.

 

South Hills/Mt Lebo, Sewickley (northwest of city), North Hills/Cranberry all amazing areas.  Go a little further north, Zelienople great small town feel.

[Stroke 17]

On 11/24/2025 at 8:45 AM, Bill from NYC said:

It is haunted, and I am living proof. 

 

In 1996, the Bills were headed to Pittsburgh for a playoff game. I read in the paper that Bruce Smith was listed as doubtful due to the "flu." I was beyond furious. I called him everything but a child of God. Flu? I can't express how much of a wimp I considered him to be. We lost, and Bruce was just so great we may have won with him in there. Who knows?

 

Well, a week or two later I was driving home and was freezing on not the coldest day. i was so cold put on the heater full blast. Walking from my drivway to the house I was shivering, and had the worst flu of my lifetime. I lost 14 pounds in a week, and was hallucinating yellow and red cartoons on my bedroom wall. On the 4th day I was able to eat half pice of toast with no butter and a few sips of black tea. I realized that I would more than likely live. That same flu today would surely kill me and I am the first on line for flu shots.

 

My point? I was just so angry at Bruce for not playing. I wanted him to go to Pittsburgh and play professional football with that flu in 20 degree weather, and it turned out that making it from my bed to the bathroom was barely if at all possible.

 

I guarantee that others on this board remember that game. Bruce wound up in the hospital as I recall. Well, karma came around to haunt me for my judgemental rant lol.

 

[Uncle Monkeyhead]

On 11/24/2025 at 6:45 AM, Bill from NYC said:

It is haunted, and I am living proof. 

 

In 1996, the Bills were headed to Pittsburgh for a playoff game. I read in the paper that Bruce Smith was listed as doubtful due to the "flu." I was beyond furious. I called him everything but a child of God. Flu? I can't express how much of a wimp I considered him to be. We lost, and Bruce was just so great we may have won with him in there. Who knows?

 

Well, a week or two later I was driving home and was freezing on not the coldest day. i was so cold put on the heater full blast. Walking from my drivway to the house I was shivering, and had the worst flu of my lifetime. I lost 14 pounds in a week, and was hallucinating yellow and red cartoons on my bedroom wall. On the 4th day I was able to eat half pice of toast with no butter and a few sips of black tea. I realized that I would more than likely live. That same flu today would surely kill me and I am the first on line for flu shots.

 

My point? I was just so angry at Bruce for not playing. I wanted him to go to Pittsburgh and play professional football with that flu in 20 degree weather, and it turned out that making it from my bed to the bathroom was barely if at all possible.

 

I guarantee that others on this board remember that game. Bruce wound up in the hospital as I recall. Well, karma came around to haunt me for my judgemental rant lol.

I met my Wife in 2021 here in Arizona. She's from Pittsburgh, and a Steeler fan. We were cleaning out our storage area last year and came across a poem she wrote before that game kicked off. It makes mention of Bruce being out. 😂 I'll see if I can find it again and post it

[SirAndrew]

6 hours ago, MasterStrategist said:

You must be traveling to the wrong suburbs.

 

South Hills/Mt Lebo, Sewickley (northwest of city), North Hills/Cranberry all amazing areas.  Go a little further north, Zelienople great small town feel.

I agree, there are nice suburbs, and some are rough. My issue is somewhere like Cranberry and many of the nice suburbs are quite the distance from the city center. Cranberry is twenty five minutes from Pittsburgh. It’s one thing I like about Buffalo, even Clarence isn’t that far from the city. It seems like you have to drive over hills, valleys and winding roads to get everywhere. 

Edited 13 hours ago by SirAndrew

[SoonerBillsFan]

On 11/24/2025 at 8:49 PM, ColoradoBills said:

 

"Aim for the flat top!"

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

On 11/24/2025 at 8:03 AM, ryguy101 said:

I came across this random, weird CBS article about Acrisure stadium...

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/acrisure-stadium-why-it-might-be-haunted/

 

Here's a synopsis on the article:

 

Here's the History:

Pittsburgh is a community that is rich in history, and there's no better source for a good history-based ghost story than the Heinz History Center's Andy Masich, who took us back to July 1755 and Braddock's defeat in the French and Indian War. 

 

"It was a massacre, the British lost 500 killed on the battlefield, and many prisoners were taken back to the point," he said. 

 

But they weren't taken to the point, which was then the French outpost at Fort Duquesne. 

 

"They sent those prisoners over to a place called 'Kill Buck Island,' which is right about where Acrisure Stadium is today," Masich said. 

 

If you've never heard of Kill Buck Island, there's a good reason for that: at some point, the land between the island and the North Shore was filled in. 

 

"The prisoners from Braddock's defeat were tortured and burned at the stake on that island; their screams could be heard echoing off of Mount Washington," he explained. 

 

Another Spiritual Connection:

 

"The Allegheny Athletic Association paid Pudge Heffelfinger $500, but he didn't want to risk his amateur status, so they kept it on the down-low," Masich explained. 

 

Pudge was an amazing mountain of a man, a Yale graduate, and he led the Allegheny Athletic Association to undefeated seasons from 1888 to 1891. 

 

"To this day, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has not deemed it appropriate to name Pudge Heffelfinger to the Hall of Fame," he said. "It's possible that Pudge could still be walking the corridors at Acrisure Stadium." 

 

Here's a video as well describing it: https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/video/ghosts-inside-acrisure-stadium-and-who-is-haunting-the-steelers-home/

 

Alright... Fellow Buffalo Bills fans don't stay too late after the game and hopefully you won't hear anything paranormal 

i’m a believer, but i usually keep it to myself. my mom had a beautiful old ranch in Bushnell’s Basin in Pittsford, NY (100 feet from the Erie Canal) Things would happen in that house all of the time to the point that it just became natural and not even scary. Well, at least until my mom took a picture of her friends daughter w/ her dog and there’s a floating head peaking behind her shoulder. Still the clearest picture i’ve ever seen of a “ghost.” People think it’s BS, but i was there when the photo was taken. 

Edited 2 hours ago by ChronicAndKnuckles

[Augie]

17 hours ago, Uncle Monkeyhead said:

I met my Wife in 2021 here in Arizona. She's from Pittsburgh, and a Steeler fan. We were cleaning out our storage area last year and came across a poem she wrote before that game kicked off. It makes mention of Bruce being out. 😂 I'll see if I can find it again and post it

 

If you find a little voodoo doll and some needles with the letter, you had better mind your P’s and Q’s. Just some friendly advice.  

[WotAGuy]

On 11/24/2025 at 8:45 AM, Bill from NYC said:

It is haunted, and I am living proof. 

 

In 1996, the Bills were headed to Pittsburgh for a playoff game. I read in the paper that Bruce Smith was listed as doubtful due to the "flu." I was beyond furious. I called him everything but a child of God. Flu? I can't express how much of a wimp I considered him to be. We lost, and Bruce was just so great we may have won with him in there. Who knows?

 

Well, a week or two later I was driving home and was freezing on not the coldest day. i was so cold put on the heater full blast. Walking from my drivway to the house I was shivering, and had the worst flu of my lifetime. I lost 14 pounds in a week, and was hallucinating yellow and red cartoons on my bedroom wall. On the 4th day I was able to eat half pice of toast with no butter and a few sips of black tea. I realized that I would more than likely live. That same flu today would surely kill me and I am the first on line for flu shots.

 

My point? I was just so angry at Bruce for not playing. I wanted him to go to Pittsburgh and play professional football with that flu in 20 degree weather, and it turned out that making it from my bed to the bathroom was barely if at all possible.

 

I guarantee that others on this board remember that game. Bruce wound up in the hospital as I recall. Well, karma came around to haunt me for my judgemental rant lol.

Sounds like the brown acid they were warning against at Woodstock. 

[Bill from NYC]

24 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

Sounds like the brown acid they were warning against at Woodstock. 

It was scary lol.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!