Bill Hillgrove Recalls Landing Steelers Announcing Gig: 'Next Thing You Know I'm A Candidate For A Job I Didn't Apply For'

Well, I got a call from Tony Quatrini, who was WTAE's sales manager, and he said, 'Mr. [Dan] Rooney keeps asking for your tape.' I said, 'Tape? I didn't submit a tape.' And he said, 'Well, he has one and he's using it to compare, and he likes yours.'

Heck of a way to fall into a dream job for the Pittsburgh-area native though. Sometimes, the best moves in life happen as a surprise. That certainly is the case with Hillgrove and the Steelers.

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