History of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Bell's Eagles went to Pittsburgh, where they became the Steelers, while Thompson's Iron Men moved to Philadelphia, where they took on the Eagles moniker. This was described at the time as "one of the most unusual swaps in sports history". In fact, though the Pittsburgh team played as the Steelers, they operated under the name the "Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc." for the next several years. Because the entire strange turn of events all took place during the off-season and the Steelers never actually missed a game in Pittsburgh, the NFL considers the Rooney reign unbroken. The transaction, which
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