Big Ben to be Featured in "Fanfare" the Magazine

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's magazine, Fanfare, features Big Ben in the September 2008 issue. Pictured left is Ben Roethlisberger with his 2 dogs Zeus (4-year-old Rottweiler; right) and Hercules (3-year-old Bernes Mountain Dog; left).

The article, "Big Ben's Big Give," focuses on Roethlisberger's charity The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation which donates K-9 police dogs to local police departments.

It was in Roethlisberger's hometown where his foundation took root. In 2006, Flip, the town's K-9 police dog, was shot and killed. Some of the guys on the force, old school buddies of Ben, called with the news. His dad, Ken, suggested that Ben might help.

He did. And he was hooked.

"I've always been a dog person, so it just made sense to do this for my hometown. A couple of months later, my dad asked, 'Wouldn't it be nice to buy a dog for every city that you play in?'"

And this is how his foundation was born. It is current run and managed by his father, Ken Roethlisberger. To read the entire article, visit "Fanfare the Magazine" webpage.