The Bus

meaning Jerome Bettis, number 36, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers; a nickname earned by Bettis "at Notre Dame because he carried so many people with him when he ran."

as in

authority Barnes, Tom, Torry Jack, and Robert Dvorchak. "PAT Misses The Bus, but--Yoi!--Myron Doesn't." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 24 November 1996, E-7.

and 1996 Steelers Most Valuable Player;

and 1997 Steelers Most Valuable Player.

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Sources:

Bouchette, Ed. "Ticket to Ride Steelers' Bus Pass Costs $14.4 Million, Good for Four Years." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18 February 1997, E-1.

Robinson, Alan. "Bettis Refuses to Look Back." New Pittsburgh Courier, 12 October 1996, A8.

"Use 'Bettis Pass' to Stadium." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8 October 1997, B-4.