Hollywood Icon and Lifelong Steelers Supporter Passed Away at 89, Entire Steelers Community Mourns
Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker whose career spanned more than six decades, has died at 89. His publicist Cindi Berger confirmed that Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home in Sundance, Utah, surrounded by family.
“Robert Redford passed away at his home in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved most, surrounded by those he loved most. He will be missed greatly,” Berger said in a statement to CNN. “The family requests privacy.”
Redford became a Hollywood icon through classics like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men, while also directing acclaimed films such as Ordinary People and A River Runs Through It. His passion for filmmaking helped establish the Sundance Institute, which became a global force for independent cinema through the Sundance Film Festival.
Beyond Hollywood, Redford was a lifelong environmentalist. After moving to Utah in 1961, he fought tirelessly to preserve the American West’s natural landscape and became a leading voice in conservation.
But few outside his inner circle knew of another passion: football. Redford was a devoted Pittsburgh Steelers fan, often seen wearing the team’s black and gold and speaking fondly of the grit and toughness that reminded him of his own upbringing. Friends said he rarely missed a game on Sundays, even during his busiest years in Hollywood.
Redford continued acting into his later years, reuniting with Jane Fonda in Netflix’s Our Souls at Night (2017) and starring in The Old Man & the Gun in 2018, a film he once described as his final role.
His legacy as an actor, director, activist, and lifelong Steelers fan ensures he will remain etched in both Hollywood history and the hearts of Pittsburgh Nation.
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