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
Petro (cryptocurrency) Petro (cryptocurrency) The petro, or "petromoneda", launched in February 2018, is a cryptocurrency developed by the government of Venezuela. it does not appear to function as a currency. Announced in December 2017, it is supposed to be backed by the country's oil and mineral reserves, and is intended to supplement Venezuela's plummeting bolívar fuerte currency, as a means of circumventing U.S. sanctions and accessing international financing. On August 20, 2018 the bolívar soberano ("Sovereign Bolivar") was introduced, with the government stating it would be linked to the petro coin value. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the petro in a televised