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
BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award by Scottish teams; Celtic in 1967, after they became the first British football club to win the European Cup, and the 1990 Grand Slam winning Scotland rugby union squad. Football has had the highest representation among the winners, with 13 recipients. The most recent award was presented in 2017 to the England women's cricket team. This table lists the total number of awards won by nations that the teams have represented. This table lists the total number of awards won by the teams sporting discipline. BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award The BBC Sports Personality Team of the