Steve Petro from 1973 to 1984. Steve's Pitt nickname was "The Rock," based on Petro, a derivation of the Greek word petros, which means rock. The Pitt Panther mascot's nickname is ROC, in Steve's honor. Steve Petro Stephen Lawrence Petro (October 21, 1914 – August 15, 1994) was an American football guard who played two seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth round of the 1939 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and attended Greater Johnstown High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Steve played
Petros Lantzas the Ottoman Sultan by placing a present containing explosives in front of him. Lantzas died in 1608 during a trip to Ragusa on the Adriatic shore. Petros Lantzas Petros Lantzas (; died 1608) was a Greek rebel, spy, and privateer. He initially worked for the Republic of Venice and from 1574 was employed by the Spanish Empire. Lantzas was involved in various plots to overthrow Ottoman rule in Greek-inhabited regions. In 1608 he devised a plan for the assassination of the Ottoman Sultan by placing a present containing explosives in front of him. Petros Lantzas was born on the island