History of the Pittsburgh Steelers 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 The new name paid homage to the city's largest industry of It is unclear who deserves credit for suggesting the name (which was already being used by at least one local high school team), but it appears there were a total of twenty-one winners, and each received a pair of season tickets to the
Sandwell Steelers 208 of which is seated, which they share with Tipton Town F.C.. They train at the nearby RSA Academy. Sandwell Steelers The Sandwell Steelers are an American football team based in Tipton, United Kingdom. They play their home games at the Tipton Sports Academy. They are a member of the Northern Football Conference 1 South in the BAFA National Leagues. The Steelers were formed in 2013, and lost their first game in the associate process to the Shropshire Revolution 42-12. In 2014, they were granted full BAFA status and placed in the National Leagues Central division, in the second tier