Snoop Dogg draws attention as guest at Steelers-Cowboys game
Rapper Snoop Dogg has never been shy about his affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
On Sunday, he certainly didn’t keep a low profile while in attendance at Acrisure Stadium.
Snoop was seemingly everywhere throughout the early evening Sunday up to the originally scheduled start time of a game against the Dallas Cowboys. Kickoff was delayed by a severe thunderstorm storm.
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The official social media accounts of the NFL and the Steelers posted multiple videos and photos of Snoop’s antics. 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 midfield logo as well as riding an exercise bike on the sidelines and mingling with Steelers special-teamers.
Snoop over the past week had teased his visit for the game, which was broadcast by NBC. Snoop had done work for the network during the Olympics over the summer.
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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 7, 2024
Snoop performed the duty as the Steelers’ official pregame “Towel Twirler.” The team played Snoop’s music 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 in the 1970s because of his grandfather.
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.
Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at cadamski@triblive.com.
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