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Pittsburgh Steelers Team History

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    New Nickname Steelers

    In early 1940, Rooney decided that he had had enough of the copycat Pirates moniker. He worked with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to run a contest to find a new name for the team. Former coach Joe Bach led the panel which selected the name Steelers from amongst the entries. The new name paid homage to the city’s largest industry of ...
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    Meet the Steagles

    Although the combined team was officially the Eagles and would have no city designation, it became known familiarly as the Phil-Pitt “Steagles”. The club split its home dates between the two cities with four games played in Philadelphia and two in Pittsburgh. Walt Kiesling shared coaching duties with Eagles coach Greasy Neale and the club adopted the T formation which ...
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  • Card-Pitt vs Giants 1944

    Card-Pitt Merge

    In 1944 they merged with the Chicago Cardinals and were known as “Card-Pitt” and informally known as the “Car-Pitts” or “Carpets.” They went winless through the season. The Steelers went solo again for the 1945 season and went 2–8. Dudley was back from the war by the 1946 season and became league MVP. The rest of the team did no ...
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  • Super Bowl IX Pittsburgh Steelers

    Super Bowl IX Winner 1974

    Super Bowl IX was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1974 season. The game was played on January 12, 1975, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, the last pro game at that venue ...
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  • Super Bowl X Pittsburgh Steelers 1975

    Super Bowl X Winner 1975

    Super Bowl X was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1975 season. The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 21–17 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl. They were the third team ...
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    Super Bowl XIII Winner 1978

    Super Bowl XIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1978 season. The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 35–31. The game was played on January 21, 1979, at the Orange Bowl ...
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  • Super Bowl XIV Pittsburgh Steelers 1979

    Super Bowl XIV Winner 1979

    Super Bowl XIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1979 season. The Steelers defeated the Rams by the score of 31–19, becoming the first team to win four Super Bowls (as well ...
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  • Super Bowl XL Pittsburgh Steelers 2005

    Super Bowl XL Winner 2005

    Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2005 season. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by the score of 21–10. The game was played on February 5, 2006, at Ford Field in ...
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  • Super Bowl XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers 2008

    Super Bowl XLIII Winner 2008

    Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2008 season. The Steelers defeated the Cardinals by the score of 27–23. The game was played on February 1, 2009, at Raymond James Stadium ...
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History of the Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a long and storied history in the NFL. Founded in 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates, they are one of the oldest teams in professional football. The team has won eight Super Bowl titles, six AFC Championships, and 21 Division Championships since its inception. They’ve also had numerous individual players inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame over the years.

The Steelers have a proud tradition that is known for its hard-nosed defense and smashmouth running game on offense—which helped them become one of only two teams to win four Super Bowls (the other being San Francisco). Their success can be attributed to many factors including an ownership group that has been committed to winning from day one; legendary head coaches such as Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, and Mike Tomlin; iconic players like Terry Bradshaw (QB), Franco Harris (RB), Joe Greene (DT), Lynn Swann(WR); great drafts which included Ben Roethlisberger(QB)and Troy Polamalu(SS); along with a rabid fan base who support their team through thick or thin no matter what city they play in or how bad things may get at times during any given season.

Despite all these accomplishments, there is still something special about this franchise: its ability to consistently find ways to compete year after year regardless if it's rebuilding with young talent or keeping veterans around for another run at glory. This type of resilience makes them unique amongst all other franchises because not many organizations can stay competitive throughout eras where rules change so drastically every few years due to advancements made by technology & analytics within sports science. As we move forward into 2020 expect nothing less than greatness from this organization & let us hope they continue making memories on the field while winning championships off it!





Established
1933

City
Pittsburgh

League History
1933 - Present / National Football League

Team History
1945 - Present / Pittsburgh Steelers
1944 / Card - Pitt
1943 / Philadelphia - Pittsburgh "Steagles"
1940 - 1942 / Pittsburgh Steelers
1933 - 1939 / Pittsburgh Pirates

Nickname
Steelers - For the first 7 years of the team's existence the Steelers shared their name with the city’s baseball team, the Pirates, but have never posted a winning record, owner Art Rooney decided to hold a renaming contest and changed the team name to Steelers in 1940 to more properly represent the city’s dominant steel industry.

Championship
Super Bowl 6
2009, 2006, 1980, 1979, 1976, 1975

Stadium
2022 - Present / Acrisure Stadium
2001 - 2022 / Heinz Field
1970 - 2000 / Three Rivers Stadium
1958 - 1969 / Pitt Stadium
1944 / Comiskey Park
1943 / Shibe Park
1933 - 1963 / Forbes Field

Owner
2017 - Present / Art Rooney II
1988 - 2017 / Dan Rooney
1933 - 1988 / Art Rooney

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Retired Number
70 / Ernie Stautner
75 / Joe Greene

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