ARCHIVE: Steelers Super Bowl XL parade in Downtown Pittsburgh

Tuesday marks 17 years since one of the biggest celebrations ever in the city of Pittsburgh.An estimated 250,000 people came out for a parade to honor the Super Bowl champion Steelers on Feb. 7, 2006.Super Bowl XL parade in Downtown Pittsburgh: Click the video player above to watch our archive video!Pittsburgh hadn't won the Super Bowl since 1980. But after 26 years, the Steelers finally got that elusive "one for the thumb" — the fifth Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.Four members of the Super Bowl XL team — Jerome Bettis, Alan Faneca, Troy Polamalu and head coach Bill Cowher — have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They will almost certainly be joined by Ben Roethlisberger, who is eligible for induction starting in 2027.Just three years after Super Bowl XL, the Steelers would win a sixth Lombardi Trophy. Roethlisberger and Polamalu played on that championship team as well.