The Winningest Franchise in the NFL

The Pittsburgh Steelers are born

Jul 8, 1933

Art Rooney introduces the Pittsburgh Steelers into the NFL. The originial team name at that time was the Pittsburgh Pirates. During the club's first seven seasons they only managed to win 22 games and had 5 different head coaches.

First Playoff Game

Dec 21, 1947

The Steeles played the Philadelphia Eagles at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The winner would get to move on to the NFL Championship game. The Steelers lose 21-0.

Head Coach Chuck Noll

Period: Jan 27, 1969 to Dec 22, 1991

Legendary Coach Chuck Noll compliled a record of, 209-156-1, as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He achieved 9 AFC titles and 4 Superbowl victories.

Three Rivers Stadium

Period: Jul 16, 1970 to Feb 11, 2001

<a href='http://<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gtzQBBJdvjs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>' >CLICK FOR VIDEO</a>3 Rivers Implosion The Steelers moved into Three Rivers stadium on July 16th 1970. The Stadium would be the home of the Steelers for the next 30 years until it was imploded on February 11th, 2001.

Super Bowl IX

Jan 12, 1975

Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

Super Bowl X

Jan 18, 1976

Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Super Bowl XIII

Jan 21, 1979

Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

Super Bowl XIV

Jan 20, 1980

Steelers 31, Los Angeles Rams 19
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Head Coach Bill Cowher

Period: Jan 21, 1992 to Jan 5, 2007

Retirement SpeechHead Coach Bill Cowher achieved a record of 149-90-1 as the head coach of the Steelers. Coach Cowher appeared in 9 Division Championships, 2 Conference Championships and 2 Superbowls - winning one of them.

Heinz Field Opens

Aug 18, 2001

The Steelers new home, Heinz Field, opens it's doors on this date.

Super Bowl XL

Feb 5, 2006

Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10
Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Head Coach Mike Tomlin

Period: Jan 22, 2007 to Jan 31, 2015

Mike Tomlin was hired January 22nd 2007 as the Steelers head coach and is still currently the head coach today. His record is 82-46-0 with 2 Super Bowl appearances and 1 Super Bowl victory.

Super Bowl XLIII

Feb 1, 2009

Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida