'It's special:' Miller, four others inducted into Hall of Honor Museum

For 11 years, whenever Heath Miller made a catch at home, the Heinz Field crowd would serenade him with an elongated "HEATH."

He was so beloved, that years after his retirement in 2015, the crowd would still call for Heath whenever a tight end made a catch.

"It feels nice," Miller said. "When you're removed from the situation a little more, you realize how special it was."

Louie Lipps knows how special those calls from the crowd are. Rewind to the 80s, and the "LOU" callback could be considered a precursor to "Heath."

"When I first heard it, I thought they were booing," Lipps said. "But at that time, Three Rivers was always facing the big screen, and they had the L with all the Os. And I was like, 'oh, that's what they're doing.' "

The two were fan favorites in their day. On Sunday, they were cemented as Steelers legends.

Miller is one of four new inductees into the Hall of Honor this year, alongside broadcaster Myron Cope, guard Sam Davis and halfback Ray Mathews. Lipps, a member of the 2021 class, was also enshrined with this group.

"It means a lot," Miller said. "I know the history of the Steelers organization, and to be thought in that regard and join some of the other great players that played here, it's special."

The museum opened to the public Friday and offers a look at the near 90-year legacy of the Steelers franchise.

"I think [if] there's any team in the NFL that deserves to memorialized in that regard," Miller said, "it's the Steelers."

Both players, plus family of the other three players who have passed, will be recognized at Acrisure Stadium at halftime against the Saints.

"Just hearing them say Lou one more time," Lipps said, smiling, about what he's looking forward to.