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 Pizanias Greek, French, and English in the journals: "Ta Istorika, The Greek Review of Political Science, Annales-Économies, Sociétés, Civilisation," etc. In 2015 he was nominated Emeritus Professor of History of the Ionian University. Petros Pizanias Petros Th. Pizanias was born in 1947, Athens. His parents were Theodore Pizanias, a tailor and Anastasia Pizanias, a housewife. They originally came from the island of Kalymnos and the city of Piraeus, respectively. He is married to Alice Vaxevanoglou, Dr. of History, researcher in the Academy of Athens and tutor of modern European history at the Hellenic Open University. They have a son, Stefanos Pizanias,