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Steelers legend, five-time Super Bowl champion dies at 86

Star Ledger reaches for "champion" where The Political Insider stays flat.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of November 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened He spent 45 years in the NFL as a player and coach.
The headline split The left frames it as "Steelers legend, five-time Super Bowl champion dies at 86". The right frames it as "Steelers Legend Dick Hoak, Five-Time Super Bowl Champ, Dies at 86".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftSteelers legend, five-time Super Bowl champion dies at 86

Star Ledger · Center-left · News report

CenterSteelers legend, five-time Super Bowl champion dies at 86

The Post-Standard (Syracuse) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightDick Hoak, Steelers great and Jeannette legend, dies at age 86

Pittsburgh Tribune Review · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewNews report · Nov 11, 4:36 PM

Dick Hoak, Steelers great and Jeannette legend, dies at age 86

Dick Hoak, a longtime Pittsburgh Steelers player and coach and a Westmoreland County football legend, died at age 86, the Steelers announced Wednesday.

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The Political InsiderNews report · Nov 11, 5:55 PM

Steelers Legend Dick Hoak, Five-Time Super Bowl Champ, Dies at 86

Dick Hoak, a Jeannette native and Penn State alum, has died at 86, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced Wednesday. He joined the team as a seventh-round pick in 1961 and became one of its most...

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Star LedgerNews report · Nov 11, 5:21 PM

Steelers legend, five-time Super Bowl champion dies at 86

champion

He spent 45 years in the NFL as a player and coach.

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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Nov 11, 5:21 PM

Steelers legend, five-time Super Bowl champion dies at 86

He spent 45 years in the NFL as a player and coach.

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Nov 11, 6:22 PM

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Dick Hoak dies at 86

Dick Hoak, a longtime Steelers player and a coach on five Super Bowl-winning teams, has died, the team announced Wednesday.

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Details50/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
50/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 11, 4:36 PM: Pittsburgh Tribune Review joined the source map.

Nov 11, 5:21 PM: Star Ledger joined the source map.

Nov 11, 5:21 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Nov 11, 5:55 PM: The Political Insider joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.