Today in history, on July 8, 1933, Arthur Joseph Rooney founded the fifth oldest franchise in the National Football League, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Originally named after the MLB team Pittsburgh Pirates, they were renamed the Steelers in 1940.
Due to World War II, there was a shortage of players. In 1943, they merged with the Philadelphia Eagles to become the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Steagles. In 1944, they merged with the Chicago Cardinals to become Card-Pitt.
In 1945, they once became the Pittsburgh Steelers again. They would play in the National Football League until 1970, when they, along with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts, moved to the American Football Conference.
In their long history, they did not win their first championship until Superbowl IX. They have won 18 division championships, six conference championships, and five Superbowls.
They made the playoffs 23 times, four of those times as a wildcard team and a one-game playoff. After the one-game playoff, they did not make it into the postseason again until the 1972 season.
In the 75 seasons of the Pittsburgh Steelers, their regular season record was 513-498-21, and their postseason record was 28-19. The total record was 541-517-21.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will begin their 76th season on September 7 vs. the Houston Texans.
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