At Findlay High School, in Findlay, Ohio, Ben Roethlisberger was a member of the football, basketball, and baseball teams. Roethlisberger did not play quarterback until his senior year.

Ben played college quarterback at Division I Miami University in Oxford. At Miami, he got a chance to start as a redshirt freshman and started three years of Division I college football. Ben holds every major passing record at the school and a number of passing records in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) despite playing just three years before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Steelers won Super Bowl XL 21–10 over the Seattle Seahawks in Detroit on February 5, 2006. With the victory, Roethlisberger, at 23 years of age, became the youngest quarterback to win the Super Bowl.

Ben and the 2008 Steelers return to the Superbowl tomorrow, February 1, 2009.

Ben also has a foundation with the following mission statement: "The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation seeks to (a): provide support for police and fire departments throughout the U.S. with a particular emphasis on service dogs and (b): to enhance the quality of life for residents of Findlay, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."