Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Current season
	Established July 8, 1933; First season: 1933; Play in Acrisure Stadium; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Headquartered in UPMC Rooney Sports Complex; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Training camp in; Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Steelers logo	Pittsburgh Steelers wordmark
Logo	Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
	National Football League (1933–present) Eastern Division (1933–1943, 1945–1949); Western Division (1944); American Conference (1950–1952); Eastern Conference (1953–1969) Century Division (1967–1969); ; American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC Central (1970–2001); AFC North (2002–present); ;
	Current uniform
Team colors	Black, gold;
Mascot	Steely McBeam
Personnel
Owner(s)	Rooney family
President	Art Rooney II
General manager	Omar Khan
Head coach	Mike Tomlin
Team history
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939); Pittsburgh Steelers (1940–1942, 1945–present); Phil-Pitt "Steagles" (1943); Card-Pitt (1944);
Team nicknames
	Steel Curtain (defensive line, 1971–1981); The Black and Gold; Blitzburgh;
Championships
	League championships (6); Super Bowl championships (6); 1974 (IX), 1975 (X), 1978 (XIII), 1979 (XIV), 2005 (XL), 2008 (XLIII);
	Conference championships (8) AFC: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1995, 2005, 2008, 2010;
	Division championships (24) AFC Central: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001; AFC North: 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020;
Playoff appearances (34)
	NFL: 1947, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023;
Home fields
	Forbes Field (1933–1963); Pitt Stadium (1958–1969); Three Rivers Stadium (1970–2000); Acrisure Stadium (2001–present); Temporary stadiums 1943 due to loss of players during World War II (temporary merger with Philadelphia Eagles): Shibe Park (four games); 1944 due to loss of players during World War II (temporary merger with Chicago Cardinals): Comiskey Park (two games);
Team owner(s)
	Rooney family (1933–present);
Team president(s)
	Art Rooney (1933–1975); Dan Rooney (1975–2002); Art Rooney II (2003–present);

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North Division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL, and the oldest franchise in the AFC.^[5]

In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL, where they were the oldest team never to have won a league championship, the Steelers of the post-merger (modern) era are among the most successful NFL franchises, especially during their dynasty in the 1970s.^[6]^[7]^[8] The team is tied with the New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl titles at six, and they have both played in (16 times) and hosted (11 times) more conference championship games than any other team in the NFL. The Steelers have also won eight AFC championships, tied with the Denver Broncos, but behind the Patriots' record 11 AFC championships. The team is tied with the Broncos and Dallas Cowboys for the second-most Super Bowl appearances with eight.

The Steelers, whose history may be traced to a regional pro team that was established in the early 1920s, joined the NFL as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933. The team was owned by Art Rooney and took its original name from the baseball team of the same name, as was common practice for NFL teams at the time.^[5] To distinguish them from the baseball team, local media took to calling the football team the Rooneymen, an unofficial nickname that persisted for decades after the team had adopted its current nickname. The ownership of the Steelers has remained within the Rooney family since the organization's founding.^[9] Art Rooney's son, Dan Rooney, owned the team from 1988 until his death in 2017. Much control of the franchise has been given to Dan Rooney's son, Art Rooney II.

The Steelers enjoy a large, widespread fanbase nicknamed Steeler Nation.^[10] They currently play their home games at Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh's North Side in the North Shore neighborhood, which also hosts the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. Built in 2001 as Heinz Field, the stadium replaced Three Rivers Stadium, which had hosted the Steelers for 31 seasons. Prior to Three Rivers, the Steelers had played their games in Pitt Stadium and at Forbes Field.

^ Varley, Teresa (May 19, 2020). "The day it all began for the Steelers". Steelers.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ Varley, Teresa (December 7, 2019). "Black and gold was everywhere". Steelers.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Steelers Team Capsule" (PDF). 2021 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book (PDF). NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^ "Steelers Front Office Roster". Steelers.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Pittsburgh Steelers Team History". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
^ "The NFL's Greatest Franchise: The Pittsburgh Steelers' Way". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "Steelers all-time 53-man roster: '70s legends, 'Killer Bs' headline legendary lineup". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "A Pittsburgh Steelers History Lesson: A Decade of Defensive Domination". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "The Best: Owner". ESPN. June 8, 2007. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
^ Mosley, Matt (August 29, 2008). "NFL's best fans? We gotta hand it to Steelers (barely)". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[1] Varley, Teresa (May 19, 2020). "The day it all began for the Steelers". Steelers.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[2] Varley, Teresa (December 7, 2019). "Black and gold was everywhere". Steelers.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

[3] "Pittsburgh Steelers Team Capsule" (PDF). 2021 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book (PDF). NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 11, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

[4] "Steelers Front Office Roster". Steelers.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[History-5] "Pittsburgh Steelers Team History". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

[6] "The NFL's Greatest Franchise: The Pittsburgh Steelers' Way". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[7] "Steelers all-time 53-man roster: '70s legends, 'Killer Bs' headline legendary lineup". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[8] "A Pittsburgh Steelers History Lesson: A Decade of Defensive Domination". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[9] "The Best: Owner". ESPN. June 8, 2007. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

[Mosley-10] Mosley, Matt (August 29, 2008). "NFL's best fans? We gotta hand it to Steelers (barely)". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

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