There were reports of a Big Ben's possible loss
of his cool decision making in March 2010. when a 20-year-old woman accused
Roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her inside the bathroom of a Georgia
nightclub. There were rumors that he may have touted some of this other
attributes to the girl that have also earned him the nickname "Big Ben". The
Steelers'
star met with the local police and denied any assault and no charges were
filed.
Some fans might assume that
Ben was just promoting another sausage to the girl - the sausage, beef, and egg
sandwich called the Roethlisburger (with just one alteration in the spelling of
his name). Technically, since the sausage
and ground beef are not in a patty, the sandwich is not a burger, but it was the only logical choice for a name. Considering the hundreds of sandwiches named
after sports celebrities in their home towns, the Roethlisburger has really
caught on nationally and is on the menus in more than thirty cities. There
are the usual conflicting claims on who invented the Roethlisburger but the best bet is Lou Bosser and Jeff Trebac who
own Peppi’s Old
Time Sandwich Shops in Pittsburgh. In 2004, they had a beef,
sausage and egg sandwich with no name. About the same time Pittsburgh
inserted its rookie, Ben Roethlisberger, as quarterback into the line-up. It
soon became obvious to Peppi’s crew that "Roethlisburger" would be
the best name for
its nameless sandwich. After his Super Bowl XL win, the previous
nameless sandwich became a national favorite in football towns throughout
the country.
While enjoying a Roethlisburger,
be sure to watch Ben and some other of his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates
take the field as extras in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises
(2013) in a scene at their home stadium, Heinz Field. The film uses
Pittsburgh as a stand-in for Gotham "I'm kind of getting everybody
together" Ben told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I heard it's
going to be a neat thing at the stadium. I don't think it will be a big
part, it's not like we're chasing Batman down or anything."
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