Overview
- The Steelers unveiled the 2026 Hall of Honor class on Saturday during Back Together events at Saint Vincent College, naming longtime GM Kevin Colbert, cornerback J.T. Thomas and the late Craig Wolfley.
- The organization scheduled a formal induction dinner for Friday, Sept. 25 at Acrisure Stadium; several outlets also report an on-field or game-week welcome tied to the Sept. 27 home game against the Cincinnati Bengals, creating a small discrepancy in public accounts.
- Colbert attended the announcement and said the honor was “very shocking, humbling” after a front-office career from 2000–2022 that included 12 seasons as general manager and roster-building that helped produce two Super Bowl winners.
- Wolfley will be honored posthumously for his decade as a Steelers offensive lineman and more than two decades as a team broadcaster; he died on March 10, 2025 after a battle with cancer.
- The Hall of Honor, created in 2017 to recognize key players, coaches and staff, requires members to have been retired at least three years and generally at least three seasons with the team, and each 2026 inductee will receive a replica solid-steel football modeled on the 1982 original presented to founder Arthur J. Rooney Sr.