Las Vegas Weekly

March 11, 2009 · 6:44 AM

Photo Gallery: It’s a Strip night of champions for the Pittsburgh Steelers

By Robin Leach

Santonio Holmes and Ray McDonald.

Photo: Jacob Dallegos/Tryst

You could safely call it a night of champions at Victor Drai’s Tryst in the Wynn. Many of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers were on hand to celebrate, and the celebrity list looked like the team’s roster, with running back Willie Parker and wide receivers Hines Ward and MVP Santonio Holmes leading the celebrity turnout along with star cornerbacks Ike Taylor and Deshea Townsend, plus former Steelers star Jerome Bettis.

Also attending were former Steeler Nate Washington, who has just signed a free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans, along with Ray McDonald of the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels, Detroit Lions running back Brian Calhoun and free agent Melvin Fowler.

Two Tryst nightclub cocktail servers brought out a surprise birthday cake for Hines and Jerome. With sparklers blasting from 15 other cocktail servers, Jerome was given the royal treatment when the deejay played “Wheels on the Bus” to mark his gridiron nickname of “The Bus.” The sexy servers lit up more sparklers when the deejay played “The Champ Is Here” for the players.

Also at Tryst watching the fun were actor Peter Gallagher, singer Sophia Maria and MTV reality star Casey Reinhardt. Next door at XS in the Encore were music producer Jermaine Dupri for two consecutive nights and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback A.J. Feeley.

The Pittsburgh players -- Hines and James Farrior, along with Jerome -- and Takeo Spikes of the San Francisco 49ers also teamed up for a night at Pure in Caesars Palace during their Las Vegas visit.

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