Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a National Football League team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Founded: 1933.

Home stadium: Heinz Stadium[?]

Uniform colors: Black and gold

Helmet design: Solid black on the left side. The team logo, appearing only on the right side, says "Steelers" and is based on the old U.S. Steel[?] logo. The diamonds in the logo are officially known as "hypocycloids".

League championships won: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979.

Super Bowl appearances: IX (won), X (won), XIII (won), XIV (won), XXX (lost)

Franchise history

The team was so named because of the abundant steel industry in the city. The team won four Super Bowls and is regarded as The Team of The Seventies.

The team had a dominant defense known as The Steel Curtain and an offense led by Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris[?], Lynn Swann[?], and John Stallworth[?]. Their coach was Chuck Noll[?].

The Steelers had a long history of futility before 1972, their first postseason appearance. In fact, they had only eight winning seasons prior to that season.

During World War II, the Steelers experienced player shortages. They twice merged with other NFL franchises in order to field a team. In 1942 they merged with the Chicago Cardinals and were known as the "Car-Pitts" or "Carpets". During the 1943 season, they merged with the Philadelphia Eagles and were known as the "Steagles".

Players of note

Football Hall of Famers:

• Terry Bradshaw
• Bill Dudley[?]
• "Mean" Joe Greene[?]
• Franco Harris[?]
• Chuck Noll[?]
• Lynn Swann[?]
• Jack Lambert[?]
• Jack Ham[?]

Current stars: Tommy Maddox #8[?] Hines Ward #86[?] Plaxico Burress #80[?] Joey Porter #55[?] Jason Gildon #92[?] Kendrell Bell #97[?] Alan Fanaca #66[?]

Retired numbers:

Not to be forgotten:

• Byron White

External links

• Pittsburgh Steelers official web site (http://www.steelers.com/)