Pittsburgh Steelers History

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  • Joined NFL

    The Steelers joined the NFL, making them the seventh oldest club.

  • Name change

    Change name from Pirates to Steelers

  • Manpower shortage

    With rosters depleted by the manpower shortage of World War II, Rooney merged the Steelers with the Eagles (Phil-Pitt) in 1943

  • Promotion

    Secondary coach Dick LeBeau was promoted to the position of defensive coordinator

  • New head coach

    Head Coach Chuck Noll took control of the team.

  • AFC Central winners

    The Steelers struggled for their first 40 years without winning a championship of any kind until they won the AFC Central division title.

  • New coach

    Cowher resigned and was replaced by Mike Tomlin, who in his second season led the team to victory in Super Bowl XLIII

  • Wild card team history

    The Steelers became the first wild-card team in history to win three playoff road games and the Super Bowl.

  • Super Bowl record

    The Steelers became the first NFL team to capture six Super Bowl titles.

  • Season performance

    Pittsburgh topped that regular-season performance in with 13 wins, which tied with three other teams for the most in the NFL.