No, they are not. But they are the oldest franchise in the NFL's American Football Conference.
The Browns-steelers rivalry is a National Football League rivalry between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. With 121 meetings and counting , it is the oldest rivalry and the most storied in the American Football Confrence.
The Browns Steelers rivalry is a National Football League rivalry between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. With 121 meetings and counting, it is the oldest rivalry and the most storied in the American Football Conference.
Yes, they are. They were founded in 1933 .
The Pittsburgh Steelers are an AFC team, but originally they were an NFLteam until they were kicked out in 1969 (and subsequently are the oldest AFC team). They have since shown that being kicked out of the NFC was not exactly the worst thing in the world, having reached 15 AFC Championships and being the winningest team in the Super Bowl era. Karma.
The fifth-oldest franchise in the NFL, the Steelers were founded on July 8, 1933 by Arthur Joseph Rooney. Originally named the Pittsburgh Pirates, they were a member of the Eastern Division of the 10-team NFL. The other four current NFL teams in existence at that time were the Chicago (Arizona) Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and New York Giants.
The Oldest football player in history of football is George Blanda.
The oldest AFC team's are the "original NFL" franchises that are now in the AFC. The oldest is by far the Pittsburgh Steelersfounded in 1933. Second were the Browns in 1946 and third were the Colts in 1953.The first AFL teams were founded in 1959. When the league began play in 1960 their were 8 teams but the original 6 were as follow:Dallas Texans (Chiefs) , New York Titans (Jets), Houston Oilers (Titans), Denver Broncos, and the Los Angeles Chargers (San Diego). The sixth was Minnesota (Vikings) who opted out of the AFL before the season started in order to join the NFL as an expansion team in 1960.The founder of the AFL Lamar Hunt created the Dallas Texans now known as the Chiefs so it could be said that they were "first" AFC team...
These are the five oldest players on the 2011 Steelers:Charlie Batch - 12/5/1974James Farrior - 1/6/1975Hines Ward - 3/8/1976Chris Hoke - 4/6/ 1976Aaron Smith - 4/19/1976 (Injured Reserve)
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SHYAM-STAR is the world oldest professional football club in the world
The NFL is split into two "groups" AFC (American football conference) and NFC (National Football Conference) the teams are split equally throughout the NFL. NFC vs AFC and NFL PRo Bowl Preview http://todaysports.co.uk/?p=204 AFC vs NFC NFL Pro Bowl Two Division is together http://todaysports.co.uk/?p=200
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