ARCHIVE: Steelers fans celebrate at Pittsburgh Super Bowl parade in 2009

Terrible Towels were on parade in February 2009 as huge crowds came out to cheer the Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers, who had beaten the Arizona Cardinals. Fans were in trees and leaning out of windows as Hines Ward, Ben Roethlisberger, Charlie Batch, and the rest of the team winded through Downtown. The parade led to early dismissal from schools — but when asked whether the dismissals were school-sanctioned, students, with a wink, had no comment.Relive the victory in the blur of Black and Gold in the video player above.

PITTSBURGH —

Terrible Towels were on parade in February 2009 as huge crowds came out to cheer the Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers, who had beaten the Arizona Cardinals.

Fans were in trees and leaning out of windows as Hines Ward, Ben Roethlisberger, Charlie Batch, and the rest of the team winded through Downtown. The parade led to early dismissal from schools — but when asked whether the dismissals were school-sanctioned, students, with a wink, had no comment.

Relive the victory in the blur of Black and Gold in the video player above.