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[edit] Intro
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Founded in 1933, he Steelers are the oldest and most championed franchise in the AFC. The team has appeared in six Super Bowls and is one of three teams to have won the Super Bowl five times. They have appeared in 13 Conference Championship Games and have hosted more conference championship games than any other NFL franchise. From 1974 to 1979 the franchise became the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowl titles in six seasons, a feat which is yet to be matched. The 2005 team is the only sixth-seeded team in NFL history to advance to a conference championship game; they went on to win the game, followed by their latest Super Bowl victory, on February 5, 2006.
The Steelers have had 17 players and coaches inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the fourth most of any franchise in the NFL.[1] The fifth-oldest franchise in the NFL, ther Steelers were founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933, by Art Rooney.[2] The ownership of the Steelers has remained within the Rooney family since its founding. The current owner is Art's son, Dan Rooney, who has given much control of the franchise to his son Art Rooney II.
The Steelers currently play their home games in Heinz Field on Pittsburgh's Northside. Built in 2001, the stadium replaced Three Rivers Stadium which hosted the Steelers for 31 seasons.
[edit] History
[edit] Ownership (the Rooneys)
- See also: Rooney family
[edit] Finances
[edit] Colors and uniforms
[edit] Logo
[edit] Uniforms
[edit] Terrible Towel
[edit] Mascot
Prior to the 2007 season, the Steelers introduced Steely McBeam as their official mascot.[3] As part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the team, his name was selected from a pool of 70,000 suggestions submitted by fans of the team.[3] Diane Roles of Middlesex, Pennsylvania, submitted the winning name which was "meant to represent steel for Pittsburgh's industrial heritage, "Mc" for the Rooney family's Irish roots, and Beam for the steel beams produced in Pittsburgh. And also for Jim Beam, her husband's favorite alcoholic beverage."[4] Steely McBeam is visible at all home games and participates in the team's charitable programs and other club-sponsored events.[3]
The new mascot has not been embraced by Steelers fans. In poll of over 33,000 voters, McBeam received approval from less than 10%.[5] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named McBeam as one of the city's "dishonorable mentions" for 2007.[5] Some have created Anti-Steely apparel, dubbing the mascot "Steely McStupid."[6]
[edit] Rivals
[edit] Division
[edit] Historical
[edit] SteelerNation
The Steelers have a tradition of having a large fanbase, which has spread from Pittsburgh . The team has sold out every home game since the 1972 season.[7] In November 2007, the Steelers were ranked as the most popular sports franchise out of the 122 teams in the NHL, NBA, MLB and NFL, by a study from Turnkey Sports.[8][9] Another study ranked Pittsburgh as having the highest percentage of female fans of their local football team. Ranking twice as high as the average city.[10] An aspect of Steelers fandom, the Terrible Towel, is "arguably the best-known fan symbol of any major pro sports team".[7] Invented by broadcaster Myron Cope in 1975,[7] the towel's rights have since been given to the Allegheny Valley School in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania which cares for over 900 people with mental retardation and physical disabilities, including Cope's autistic son.[11] Since 1996, proceeds from the Terrible Towel have helped raise more than $2.2 million for the school.[11]
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[edit] Season by season record
Throught the 2007 season, the Steelers have a 541-517-21 all-time record, including playoffs. Over the past the Steelers have had mixed results, while making the playoffs four time and winning the Super Bowl once, they failed to break .500 during the 2003 season.
| NFL Champions (1920–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Conference | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Playoffs |
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| 2002 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 10 | 5 | 1 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Browns) 36-33 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Titans) 34-31 |
| 2003 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2004 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 20-17 Lost Conference Championship (Patriots) 41-27 |
| 2005 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 31-17 Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 21-18 Won Conference Championship (Broncos) 34-17 Won Super Bowl XL (Seahawks) 21-10 |
| 2006 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2007 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 31-29 |
[edit] Players
[edit] Current roster
[edit] All-time team
As determined by a fan vote in during the 75th anniversary of the franchise, in 2007.[12] At the time of selection of the 33 players, ten had been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[12]
[edit] Coaches
The Steelers have had sixteen coaches throught their history. Their first coach was Forrest Douds, who coached them to a 3-6-2 record in 1933. Chuck Noll had the longest term as head coach with the Steelers, he one of only four coaches to coach a single NFL team for 23 years.[2] Hired prior to the 2007 season, the Steelers current coach is Mike Tomlin.[13]
[edit] Current staff
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Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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[edit] References
- ^ Breakdown of Hall of Famers by Team. ProFootballHOF. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ a b Steelers history. PittsburghSteelers.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ a b c Dvorchak, Robert. "Catching up with their competitors, the Steelers christen a mascot", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-08-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Byko, Maureen. "Middlesex grandmother won Steelers 'Name the Mascot' contest", 2007-08-19. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b "2007's dishonorable mentions", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-12-23. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ SteelyMcStupid.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b c Associated Press. "Steelers' former radio announcer Myron Cope dies at 79", USA Today, 2008-02-28. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Anderson, Shelly. "Penguins Notebook: In this case, No. 20 ranking is huge", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-11-07. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Collier, Gene. "This is Hockeytown?", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2008-05-25. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Survey: Steelers Have Best Female Fan Base", KDKA, 2007-09-13. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ a b Allegheny Valley School Mourns the Loss of Myron Cope. Allegheny Valley School (2008-02-27). Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ a b "Steelers Announce All-Time Team as Part of Club’s 75th Season Celebration", PittsburghSteelers.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry. "Tomlin, 34, is NFL's rising coaching star", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-01-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
