Pittsburgh Steelers Edit
Pittsburgh the pittsburgh steelers were back on the fields at the upmc rooney sports complex for practice monday morning after a brief bye week.
Pittsburgh steelers edit. The team posted a record of 11 3 in 1972 and won their first ever afc central division title. After the second game of the season steelers coach buddy parker formerly in detroit arranged a trade on october 6 that sent quarterback earl morrall and two draft picks to the detroit lions for quarterback bobby layne a future hall of famer. To do that. The pittsburgh steelers of the nfl first took to the field as the pittsburgh pirates on september 20 1933 taking its original name from the national league baseball team of the same name as was common practice for nfl teams to do at the time.
Pittsburgh steelers tackle alejandro villanueva decided to break with his teammates at their first game of the season monday night by replacing antwon rose jr s name on the back of. Many of my vietnam buddies are appalled at the pittsburgh steelers putting the names of criminals on their team helmets and honoring them like black lives matter. Team history edit founding edit. The 1958 pittsburgh steelers season was the franchise s 26th in the national football league.
The 1997 pittsburgh steelers season was the franchise s 65th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the national football league. The steelers will allow 5 550 fans into 68 400 seat heinz field for the first time this season after pennsylvania officials eased the restrictions on the size of outdoor gatherings.