the pittsburgh steelers joined the nfl on july 8, 1933.
the pittsburgh steelers joined the nfl on july 8, 1933.
when did the pittsburgh steelers join the nfl?
july 8 , 1933
the steelers, whose history traces to a regional pro team that was established in the early 1920s, joined the nfl as the pittsburgh pirates on july 8, 1933, owned by art rooney and taking its original name from the baseball team of the same name, as was common practice for nfl teams at the time. to distinguish them from the baseball team, local media took to calling the football team the rooneymen, an unofficial nickname which persisted for decades after the team adopted its current nickname. the ownership of the steelers has remained within the rooney family since its founding. art's son, dan rooney owned the team from 1988 until his death in 2017. much control of the franchise has been given to dan's son art rooney ii. the steelers enjoy a large, widespread fanbase nicknamed steeler nation. the steelers currently play their home games at heinz field on pittsburgh's north side in the north shore neighborhood, which also hosts the university of pittsburgh panthers. built in 2001, the stadium replaced three rivers stadium which hosted the steelers for 31 seasons. prior to three rivers, the steelers had played their games in pitt stadium and forbes field.
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bullet::::- paul duhart, former nfl halfback, quarterback and defensive back for the green bay packers (1944), pittsburgh steelers (1945), and boston yanks (1946)









































bullet::::- shayne edge, former nfl punter for the pittsburgh steelers (1996)









































bullet::::- dan fike, former nfl offensive lineman for the cleveland browns (1985–92), and pittsburgh steelers (1993)









































bullet::::- larry gagner, former nfl offensive lineman for the pittsburgh steelers (1969–72), and kansas city chiefs (1972)









































bullet::::- marcus gilbert, current nfl offensive lineman for the pittsburgh steelers (2011– )









































bullet::::- clark goff, former nfl tackle for the pittsburgh pirates (1940)
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