Pittsburgh Steelers second place in their division, or with a record better than .500 (). Pittsburgh did make history in by signing Byron White, a future Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, to what was at the time the biggest contract in NFL history, but he played only one year with the Pirates before signing with the Detroit Lions. Prior to the 1940 season, the Pirates renamed themselves the Steelers. During World War II, the Steelers experienced player shortages. They twice merged with other NFL franchises to field a team. During the 1943 season, they merged with the Philadelphia Eagles forming the
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