pittsburgh steelers played denver broncos in the first playoff game.
pittsburgh steelers played denver broncos in the first playoff game.
who do the pittsburgh steelers play in the first playoff game?
denver broncos
van dyke was selected in the 12th round of the 1966 nfl draft by the philadelphia eagles and in the 15th round of the 1966 afl draft by the kansas city chiefs. he signed with the eagles and played there his rookie year. the following season he was traded to the pittsburgh steelers where he played right guard for the next seven seasons. his first year with the steelers the team had won only one game. in 1972 pittsburgh finished the season with an 11-3 record and won the afc central title. in week 8 of the 1972 steelers season van dyke was named a.p. offensive player of the week after a 40-17 win over the cincinnati bengals. that same year the steelers made their first playoff appearance since the 1947 season and won their first franchise playoff game beating the oakland raiders 13-7. during that game, one of the most memorable plays in both van dyke's career and nfl history occurred. trailing 7-6 with 22 seconds left in the game, franco harris scored the winning touchdown on the final play of the game. this play, of course, is known as the immaculate reception. in 1974, van dyke was traded to the green bay packers, where he was reunited with his former college coach dan devine. while in green bay he switched to left guard and retired from football after the 1976 season. in 2008, van dyke was named to the pittsburgh steelers legends team.
bruce van dyke
in 1933, as the oldest of nine children art rooney, who had been raised on the north side of pittsburgh, founded the pittsburgh steelers. originally nicknamed the pirates, the team later changed their name to the steelers, to represent the city's heritage of producing steel. the steelers' first season with a winning record came in 1942. however, they lost their first playoff game in 1947. in 1969, the steelers hired head coach chuck noll who strategically drafted players in order to improve the team. three years later, in the first playoff game at three rivers stadium pittsburgh's rookie running back franco harris returned an errant pass that bounced off an opposing player for a game-winning touchdown in a play that later became labeled the immaculate reception. in 1974, the steelers won their first super bowl in franchise history—a feat which they would repeat in 1975, 1978, and 1979 to become the first nfl franchise to win four super bowls. in 1992, noll was succeeded by bill cowher, who led the franchise to its fifth super bowl victory in 2005. mike tomlin succeeded cower and led the steelers to an nfl record sixth super bowl victory in 2008. as of 2009, the steelers have 18 members in the pro football hall of fame. in october 1964, ernie stautner, who played on the steelers from 1950 to 1963, became the only steelers' player to have his number—"70"—retired. charles "mean joe" greene had his number -75- retired in 2014. in 2008, espn.com ranked steelers' fans as the best in the nfl, citing their "unbelievable" sellout streak of 299 consecutive games. steelers chairman dan rooney, son of founder art rooney, became the majority owner of the steelers in november 2008 along with his son art ii, after they bought all of the shares of two of his four brothers.
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