As of April, 2008 Dan Rooney is the chairman and owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His father, Art, founded the Steelers.
There was no team at that time. The Steelers were founded on July 8, 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Steelers were founded in 1933.
Art Rooney founded the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933. In 1940 the team was re-named the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merged in the 1943 season and were known as the Steagles. That merger lasted one season.
The Steelers were founded by Art Rooney Sr. on July 8, 1933.
When the Steelers were founded in 1933 they were known as the Pittsburgh Pirates. They kept this name through the 1939 season.
Yes, they are. They were founded in 1933 .
The Steelers were founded on July 8, 1933. The 2010 season was their 78th season.
Art Rooney Sr. bought the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise (formerly known as the Pittsburgh Pirates) in 1933 for $2,500.
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 Steelers were never sold. They were founded on July 8, 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates by Art Rooney Sr. The Rooney family still owns the Steelers till this day.
The 2011 season will be the Steelers 79th season in Pittsburgh. The Steelers franchise began in 1933.