Pittsburgh Pirates the city's other 2 more relevant sports franchises. While the team's recent struggles compared to Pittsburgh's other two teams can be partly to blame (since the Pirates last World Series championship in 1979, the Steelers have won the Super Bowl 3 times (XIV, XL, and XLIII) and the Penguins the Stanley Cup five times in 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, and 2017, including both in 2009), distractions off the field have also caused the team's popularity to slip in the city. While the team was ranked first in Pittsburgh as recent as the late 1970s, the Pittsburgh drug trials in 1985
2013 Hampton Pirates football team the Pirates defensive coordinator. Previously Clark served as defensive coordinator for Hampton under Rose in 2009. At the MEAC Media Days on July 26, Hampton was picked to finish 6th in the 2013 MEAC season. Hampton also entered the season with one defensive player and two special teams players having been selected for 2nd team All-Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. At the end of the season, head coach Donovan Rose was fired after 5 seasons. 2013 Hampton Pirates football team The 2013 Hampton Pirates football team