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Pittsburgh is known for steel so they named them after the steel and their logo is the steel symbol only in different colors.
The Steelers logo has three colored astroids, a hypocycloid with four cusps, (yellow, red and blue) and the name Steelers written in black to the left of them. It is encased in a gray ringed, circular white background.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merged in the 1943 season and were known as the Steagles. That merger lasted one season.
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The Steelers were first named the Pittsburgh Pirates and in 1940 they were renamed the Steelers.
The team was called the Pirates (just like Pittsburgh's baseball team) from the time it was founded in 1933 until 1940. In 1940, the team held a contest for a new name. The winning entry was for the name "Steelers," reflecting Pittburgh's history as the nation's top steel-producing city. The team's logo on its helmet is the "Steelmark" logo created by U.S. Steel for the American Iron and Steel Institute. The only change is that the Steelers' logo changes the word "Steel" to "Steelers". This logo has been on the team's helmet since 1962.
From 1933-1939 the Steelers were named the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Because they represent the steel mills in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is famous for its steel mills. When the Steelers entered the NFL in 1933 they were known as the Pirates. A contest was held by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1940 to rename the team and Steelers was chosen. This may have had a lot to do with the large steel industry located in Pittsburgh and its surrounding area. Yes, the choice of the Steelers name is related to the steel industry. In fact the Steelers logo is actually the Steel Logo created in 1959 to help identify products made of steel. The three star like shapes represent the raw materials used to make steel. Those materials include iron ore, coal, and limestone. See Web Links for an image of the "Steel Trademark" See Web Links for more information on Pittsburgh and the steel industry
Pittsburgh Steelers
No, they were not. The Steelers were originally known as the Pirates.Pittsburgh Pirates - (1933-1939)Pittsburgh Steelers - (1940-1942)Phil-Pitt "Steagles" - (1943)Card-Pitt - (1944)Pittsburgh Steelers - (1945-present)
There is no Steelers player on the current roster with that name.