The Steelers began life as the football Pirates of Pittsburgh in 1933 in the National Football League. The Patriots began as the Boston Patriots in the American Football League in 1960.
Currently, the Steelers do not have a cheerleading squad.
The Arizona Cardinals will play against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2009 Super Bowl 43. It is the first appearance for the Cardinals in a Super Bowl and the Pittsburgh Steelers will be trying to become the first team to win 6 Super Bowls.
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Neil O'Donnell started his first NFL game at quarterback with the Steelers in 1991.
Play college football and play well.
He was drafted from Georgia......where surprisingly, he played QB!
The Steelers changed their name from the Pirates to the Steelers for two main reasons. The main reason was because the incoming baseball club wanted the name. The other reason was because Pittsburgh was starting to become known as steel city, so the named themselves the Steelers.
In the 2004 AFC Divisional game, the Steelers defeated the New York Jets 20-17 in overtime. They lost the next round to the New England Patriots 41-27 in the AFC Championship game. Both playoff games were played in January 2005.
Terry Hanratty.
He paid the NFL a franchise fee, reportedly $2,500, and was awarded an expansion team for Pittsburgh that began play in 1933.
The Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks to win their 5th Super Bowl championship.
Because the Steelers believed that Troy Polamalu had exceptional talent and could become a huge asset for their team in the future. They were 100% correct.