Pittsburgh Steelers with Darin Hayes of the Pigskin Daily History Dispatch

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Pittsburgh Steelers

         If there is a team in the NFL who has had an embarrassment of riches for a long period of time, it is the Pittsburgh Steelers. It wasn’t always this way- at the beginning of the franchise wins were hard to come by. Yet, through great coaches, draft picks, and lucky breaks, the Steelers turned things around in the 1970’s, and have held on to being one of the top NFL teams since then.

         Think about this: since 1970, the Steelers have had three coaches (Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, and Mike Tomlin). In comparison, the New York Jets have had 21 head coaches in that time frame.

         The Steelers struggled from the time they were founded in 1930’s.  They were once called the Pittsburgh Pirates (named after the baseball team in Pittsburgh). From the 30’s to the 70’s, the Steelers (who had to merge with other teams on two occasions during World War 2- the Card-Pitts and the Steagles) suffered as one of the worst teams in the NFL.

         Then came Chuck Noll. His leadership and great drafting (his first draft pick was “Mean” Joe Greene) catapulted the Steelers to 4 Super Bowls during his coaching run.

         Following Chuck Noll came Bill Cowher, who led the Steelers to two Super Bowls, winning one. When Cowher retired, Mike Tomlin took over, who led the Steelers to two Super Bowls, winning one.

         All in all, the Steelers have played in over 1,000 games, with a record (as of 2019) of 636 wins, 566 losses, and 22 ties in the regular season, and 36 wins, 25 losses in the post season. They have appeared in 15 AFC Championship games, 8 Super Bowls, with 6 Super Bowl wins. They also boast 24 Hall of Famers (according to steelers.com/history/hall-of-fame).

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