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Roethlisberger during the Super Bowl XL victory parade in Pittsburgh
Quarterback
Date of birth: (1982-03-02) March 2, 1982 (age 30)
Place of birth: Lima, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 241 lb (109 kg)
College: Miami (OH)
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11
Debuted in 2004 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers (2004-present)
Roster status: Active
AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2004) Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year (2004) 2× Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII) 3× AFC Champion (2005, 2008, 2010) 2× Pro Bowl (2007, 2011) "Joe Greene Great Performance Award" (2004) #7 jersey retired (Miami University Redhawks) 2009 Steelers MVP Other Records and Awards
TD-INT 165-100 Passing yards 26,579 Passer rating 92.1 Stats at NFL.com

Benjamin Todd "Ben" Roethlisberger (/ˈrɒθlɨsbɜrɡər/; born March 2, 1982), nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round (11th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami University.

Roethlisberger earned the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2004 and his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007. He became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback in NFL history, helping lead the Steelers, in his second professional season, to a 21–10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of 23. Roethlisberger led the Steelers to a second Super Bowl title in four seasons as they defeated the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, 27–23, after completing a game-winning touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes in the final 35 seconds.

Roethlisberger has been one of the most efficient passers in NFL history. He currently ranks 10th all-time in NFL passer rating (92.9), 5th in yards per attempt (8.06), and 11th in completion percentage (63.24%) among quarterbacks with a minimum of 1,500 career attempts. He has the fourth highest career winning percentage (.710) as a starter in the regular season among quarterbacks with a minimum of 100 starts.

Off the field, Roethlisberger has been involved in high-profile incidents, including a nearly fatal motorcycle accident in 2006 and sexual assault allegations in Lake Tahoe in 2008 and in Milledgeville, Georgia, in 2010. Neither allegation resulted in charges being filed; however, the latter act resulted in Roethlisberger being suspended for six games (reduced to four) under the NFL's personal conduct policy for the start of the 2010 season.

Known for playing outside the quarterback pocket in what he calls "backyard football", Roethlisberger grew up idolizing John Elway, and has often been compared to him. Roethlisberger wears number 7 in Elway's honor.