HAS OUR STORY FROM GREENFIELD. JIMMY GRAY TELLS ME MIKE MCCARTHY HAS SPENT HIS LIFE SUPPORTING THIS GREENFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE HE GREW UP PLAYING BASEBALL, RIGHT HERE ON HAMER FIELD. AND HE SAYS OVER THE YEARS HE HAS COME BACK AND HE HAS CONTRIBUTED. HE WAS GENEROUS, DOWN TO EARTH, TRUTHFUL, DEDICATED. JIMMY GRAY HAS KNOWN MIKE MCCARTHY FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. 1975 WOULD WANT TO DO SOME CHAMPIONSHIP, AND HE WAS ONE OF THE KEY PLAYERS ON THAT TEAM. MCCARTHY WAS 12. EVEN AT THAT TIME, YOU COULD SEE A LOT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS. HE WAS ALWAYS A LEADER, YOU KNOW, WORKED HARD, ALWAYS GIVE 100%, GREG SAYS. WHEN MCCARTHY LEFT PITTSBURGH, BECOMING THE HEAD COACH IN GREEN BAY, THEN DALLAS, HE VISITED HIM THERE. BUT HE SAYS MCCARTHY ALWAYS CAME HOME. HIS PARENTS STILL LIVE IN GREENFIELD, AND GREG SAYS MCCARTHY SPENT YEARS SUPPORTING HIS FORMER GRADE SCHOOL, SAINT ROSALIA, AND GREENFIELD BASEBALL. HE SAYS WHEN WORD GOT OUT THAT HE WOULD BE THE STEELERS NEW HEAD COACH, HIS NEIGHBORHOOD CELEBRATED. IT WAS GREAT. YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE A HOLIDAY HERE IN GREENFIELD SATURDAY. EVERYBODY WAS EXCITED. I SENT HIM A TEXT, ACTUALLY, AND I JUST TOLD HIM CONGRATULATIONS. AND I SAID, GREENFIELD PRIDE. AND FOR GREG MCCARTHY BACK HOME AS THE STEELERS HEAD COACH IS NOT ONLY GOOD FOR THE TEAM, BUT GREAT FOR GREENFIELD. I JUST FINISHED MY 60TH YEAR COACHING GREENFIELD BASEBALL, SO A LOT OF KIDS. HE ACTS AS A ROLE MODEL FOR THEM. THEY SEE THAT. HERE’S A YOUNG GUY FROM GREENFIELD, HOW SUCCESSFUL HE IS. IF HE CAN DO IT, WHY CAN’T I DO IT? GREG TELLS ME HE AND ALL OF HIS GREENFIELD NEIGHBORS ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE MCCARTHY BACK HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, GIVING BACK AND COACHING THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. OF COURSE, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUN
Greenfield welcomes Mike McCarthy’s return as Pittsburgh Steelers head coach
Updated: 6:42 PM EST Jan 27, 2026
Mike McCarthy, a Greenfield native known for his leadership and dedication, has returned to Pittsburgh as the new head coach of the Steelers, sparking excitement and pride in his hometown community.Jimmy Gregg, who has known McCarthy for over 50 years, described him as “generous, down to earth, truthful, dedicated.”Reflecting on their shared history, Gregg recalled, “In 1975, we won the diocesan championship, and he was one of the key players on that day.”McCarthy was just 12 years old at the time.”Even at that time, you could see he had a lot of leadership skills. He was always a leader, worked hard, always give 100%,” Gregg said.Despite McCarthy’s career taking him to Green Bay and Dallas, Gregg said McCarthy always came home, supporting his former grade school, St. Rosalia, and Greenfield baseball. The community celebrated when they heard he would be the Steelers’ new head coach.”Oh, it was great. It was like a holiday here in Greenfield Saturday. Everybody was excited,” Gregg said. “I sent him a text actually. I just told him congratulations, and I said ‘Greenfield Pride.'”For Gregg, McCarthy’s return as the Steelers head coach is not only beneficial for the team but also for Greenfield.”I just finished my 60th year of coaching Greenfield baseball. A lot of kids — he acts as a role model for them,” Gregg said. “They see that here’s a young guy from Greenfield, how successful he is. If he can do it, why can’t I do it?”Gregg said he and his Greenfield neighbors are thrilled to have McCarthy back in the community, giving back and coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers.
PITTSBURGH —
Mike McCarthy, a Greenfield native known for his leadership and dedication, has returned to Pittsburgh as the new head coach of the Steelers, sparking excitement and pride in his hometown community.
Jimmy Gregg, who has known McCarthy for over 50 years, described him as “generous, down to earth, truthful, dedicated.”
Reflecting on their shared history, Gregg recalled, “In 1975, we won the diocesan championship, and he was one of the key players on that day.”
McCarthy was just 12 years old at the time.
“Even at that time, you could see he had a lot of leadership skills. He was always a leader, worked hard, always give 100%,” Gregg said.
Despite McCarthy’s career taking him to Green Bay and Dallas, Gregg said McCarthy always came home, supporting his former grade school, St. Rosalia, and Greenfield baseball. The community celebrated when they heard he would be the Steelers’ new head coach.
“Oh, it was great. It was like a holiday here in Greenfield Saturday. Everybody was excited,” Gregg said. “I sent him a text actually. I just told him congratulations, and I said ‘Greenfield Pride.'”
For Gregg, McCarthy’s return as the Steelers head coach is not only beneficial for the team but also for Greenfield.
“I just finished my 60th year of coaching Greenfield baseball. A lot of kids — he acts as a role model for them,” Gregg said. “They see that here’s a young guy from Greenfield, how successful he is. If he can do it, why can’t I do it?”
Gregg said he and his Greenfield neighbors are thrilled to have McCarthy back in the community, giving back and coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers.