Today, I chatted with a legend.

Today, I got to do one of the coolest things I've ever done in as a writer: I got ten minutes on the phone with Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jack Ham.

Anyone who has known me for more than, oh, 37 seconds knows how much I love the Steelers. And I have been fortunate enough to have written about them off and on since 2008: first for The Steel Tradition of the now-defunct Most Valuable Network, then my own sites at Big Snack's Sweatsocks, Steel City Musings and Frazer On Sports. I've contributed to my friend Chris Cotter's One for the Other Thumb on occasion, and since April I have been a Staff Writer for Behind The Steel Curtain -- the largest Steelers-centered site not named Steelers.com.

Over the years, I've met a few former NFL players, including some who had played or coached for the Steelers. I met Bill Cowher at a high school basketball game, and I spent half of a high school football game talking defense with former Steelers cornerback DeWayne Washington.

But nothing I've done covering the Steelers -- heck, nothing I've done in journalism, period -- has been as cool as having the undivided attention of one of the best players to ever put on the Black & Gold and one of the best linebackers ever, regardless of team.

I'm not about to give away any of the content -- you can check Behind The Steel Curtain tomorrow morning to read it. I'm just excited to have had the opportunity, and thankful to Mr. Ham for taking ten minutes to let me pepper him with questions.

On the Cool-O-Meter, which goes from 1 to 10, this one comes in somewhere between "World's Best Banana Pudding" and "Every Happy Childhood Memory Ever".

UPDATE: Here's a link to the article.