1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season "at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts" Scoring drives: "at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York" Scoring drives: "at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" Scoring drives: "at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia" Scoring drives: "at Polo Grounds, New York City" Scoring drives: 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season The 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates was the debut season of the team that would eventually become the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team was founded after Pennsylvania relaxed its blue laws that, prior to 1933, prohibited sporting events from taking place on Sundays, when most NFL games took place. The new squad was composed largely of local semi-pro players, many of whom
Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team more recent players — due both to the team's and because many fans never saw the older players perform — many noteworthy players from the team's first four decades would be overlooked. The Legends team was created to address this oversight. Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney summed up the sentiment to create the Legends team thus: "There were a lot of great Steelers prior to 1970 who were as good as today's superstars, but fewer people got to see them play. We are looking forward to welcoming the Legends Team and having today's fans see some of the great Steelers from