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The Pittsburgh Pirates was the original name of the Steelers franchise. They were called the Pirates from when they were founded in 1933 up until the end of the 1939 season.
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What was the Pittsburgh Steelers original name when they began play in the NFL?
From 1933-1939 the Steelers were named the Pittsburgh Pirates.
How much were the Pittsburgh Steelers originally purchased for?
Art Rooney Sr. paid a $2,500 entrance fee to the NFL for a team in Pittsburgh. He named the team the Pittsburgh Pirates. Their name was changed to the Steelers in 1940-42 and then again from 1945 to the present.
Who did the Pittsburgh Steelers play in their first game in 1933?
The Steelers, then known as the Pirates, became an expansion team in the NFL when Art Rooney Sr. paid the NFL a $2,500 franchise fee for the rights to a new team to be located in Pittsburgh.
What are the two NFL teams that Art Rooney owned?
Pittsburgh Steelers & Philadephia EaglesArt Rooney founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (originally the Pittsburgh Pirates).later, he sold the Pittsburgh franchise and bought 70% of the Philadephia Eagles franchise.
How old is the Pittsburgh Steelers team?
The Pittsburgh NFL team, then known as the Pirates, first took to the field on September 20, 1933, losing 23-2 to the New York Giants. Through the 1930s the Pirates never finished higher than second place in their division, or with a record better than .500 (1936). Pittsburgh did make history in 1938 by signing Byron White, a future justice on the U.S. Supreme Court to what was at the time the biggest contract in NFL history, but he only played one year with the Pirates before signing with the Detroit Lions. The Pirates changed their name to the "Steelers" before the 1940 season.
