▁the ▁Ste el ers ▁took ▁Brad sh aw ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁overall ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁they ▁won ▁four ▁Super ▁Bow ls ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁career ▁After ▁Br id gers ▁left ▁Pitts burgh ▁for ▁an ▁assistant ' s ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁he ▁became ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁at ▁Florida ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Despite ▁inher iting ▁a ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁athlet ic ▁def ic it , ▁he ▁turned ▁the ▁program ▁around ▁with ▁the ▁single ▁most ▁important ▁h ire ▁in ▁school ▁history , ▁convin cing ▁another ▁tal ented ▁coach ▁from ▁Alabama , ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁Bobby ▁Bow den ▁to ▁leave ▁West ▁Virginia ▁for ▁the ▁Sem in oles . ▁ ▁Turn ing ▁around ▁another ▁struggling ▁athlet ic ▁program , ▁Br id gers ▁left ▁Florida ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁where ▁his ▁win ▁brother ▁Frank ▁was ▁a ▁principal ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁engineering ▁firm . ▁He ▁encountered ▁a ▁program ▁where ▁major ▁NCAA ▁inf ra ctions ▁had ▁sur fac ed ▁in ▁the ▁basketball ▁program ▁under ▁Norm ▁Ellen berger , ▁prompt ing ▁an ▁F BI ▁investigation ▁into ▁trans cript - rig ging . ▁Br id gers ▁turned ▁the ▁sc andal - rid den ▁program ▁around ▁by ▁h iring ▁Gary ▁Col son , ▁and ▁head ed ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁department ▁as ▁the ▁football ▁Lob os ▁under ▁Joe ▁Mor r ison ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 1 ▁season