Pittsburgh Steelers

Arthur J. Rooney founded the franchise on July 8, 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates; it became the Steelers in 1940. The early team used Forbes Field and also scheduled games in other cities to avoid competing with local baseball and college football.⁠[1]

Rookie Bill Dudley led the league in rushing as the Steelers posted their first winning season in 1942. Wartime shortages prompted combinations with Philadelphia in 1943 and the Chicago CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team with roots in Chicago’s Morgan Athletic Club in 1898. A charter member of the league that became the NFL in 1920, the franchise has played in Chicago, St. Louis and Arizona. Its home is State Farm Stadium in Glendale.Open the full entry in 1944. Jock Sutherland led Pittsburgh to a divisional first-place tie in 1947, but it lost its first postseason game to the Eagles 21–0.⁠[1]

During Buddy Parker’s tenure, quarterback Bobby Layne, defensive tackle Ernie Stautner and running back John Henry Johnson were key players. Pittsburgh became a divisional contender but had yet to win a division or league championship.⁠[1]

Chuck Noll became head coach in 1969 and began building the championship teams of the 1970s. Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, Terry Bradshaw, Mel Blount and Franco Harris formed the core; all later entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame.⁠[1]

The Steelers won their first AFC Central title in 1972 and reached the playoffs in all eight seasons from 1972 through 1979. They collected seven division titles, four AFC championships and four Super Bowl victories in that span, becoming the first franchise to win four Super Bowls.⁠[1]

Bill Cowher’s Steelers entered the 2005 postseason as a wild card, won three road playoff games and defeated Seattle in Super Bowl XL. They became the first wild-card team to win three road playoff games and then the Super Bowl.⁠[1]

Cowher resigned after the 2006 season and was succeeded by Mike Tomlin. In Tomlin’s second season, Pittsburgh won Super Bowl XLIII and became the first team with six Super Bowl titles.⁠[1]

After the 2025 season, Tomlin stepped down following 19 years as head coach. His tenure produced 13 playoff appearances, eight AFC North titles and one Super Bowl championship.⁠[1]

The Steelers appointed Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy as the 17th head coach in franchise history. Previously the head coach of Green Bay and Dallas, he became Pittsburgh’s fourth coaching appointment since 1969.⁠[2]

The Steelers play at Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Team president Art Rooney II and general manager Omar Khan represented the organization in announcing the 2026 head-coaching appointment.⁠[3][2]

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