Pittsburgh Steelers History

Steelers were founded

1933

founded by Arthur J. Rooney

Colorado becomes All-American

1938

Byron "Whizzer"

Now the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL

1940

Used to be called the Pittsburgh Pirates

frist winning season

1942

merging

1943

Steelers merged with the Eagles

divisional championship contenders

1957

coached by Buddy Parker and with quarterback Bobby Layne, defensive tackle Ernie Stautner and running back John Henry Johnson playing key roles

Head Coach of the team

1969

Chuck Noll

Steelers began one of the most incredible streaks in sports history

1970

they earned eight consecutive playoff berths, seven AFC Central titles and four AFC championships from 1972 to 1979.

Steelers wild card

2005

Bill Cowher, also became the first wild-card team in history to win three playoff road games and the Super Bowl.

Coach replacement

2006

Bill Cowher resigned and was replaced by Mike Tomlin