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Above: Kids learned new skills on the field at this year’s Football clinic.(Photo courtesy Urban Impact)

Despite the rainy weather, over 300  Northsiders gathered on the field of Oliver High School on Tuesday for food, fun, Steelers and of course football.

Urban Impact held its annual Steelers Football Clinic gives Northside kids the opportunity to play and learn from professional football players who are in attendance to teach basic football skills.

Though the NFL lock out prevented the clinic last year, 14 Steelers including Maurkice Pouncey, Larry Foote, Heath Miller and Ryan Mundy were in attendance on Tuesday as well as members from Duquesne’s football team and Perry and Oliver’s football teams.

Two other notable guests were pro football players, Rod Rutherford, who graduated from Perry High School and played for the Steelers and Carolina Panthers, and Ray Zellars, who graduated from Oliver and played for the New Orleans Saints.  

Zellars and Rutherford came into Pittsburgh to promote the theme of this year’s clinic of Northside unity which was intended to help with the upcoming merger of Perry and Oliver high schools

“Can you imagine if these two guys were on the same team,” said Ed Glover, Urban Impact founder. “We have the opportunity now. We’ve got one team, one school gettin’ it done.”

Glover also encouraged Northsiders to come out to the first football game on September 27 to see Perry and Oliver students playing on one team.

Next year Perry players will wear an orange paw print on their helmets to recongnize the new players that will be former Oliver Bears.  

Urban Impact is a faith-based community organization that offers academic assistance, athletic programs and performing arts opportunities for local students.