The Pittsburgh Steelers are an American football franchise representing Pittsburgh. They are the seventh-oldest club in the National Football League (NFL), which they joined in 1933.[1] The only surviving NFL teams with a longer history are the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals (then the Chicago Cardinals), Detroit Lions (then the Portsmouth Spartans), Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and Washington Commanders (then the Boston Redskins). The Philadelphia Eagles joined the league concurrently with the Steelers in 1933.
The team was founded by Arthur J. "Art" Rooney. The Rooney family has held a controlling interest in the club for almost its entire history. Since its founding the team has captured six league championships and competed in more than a thousand games. In 2008 the Steelers became the first NFL team to capture six Super Bowl titles. Currently the club is fourth in total NFL Championships behind the Packers (13), Bears (9), and Giants (8). Eighteen Steelers players, coaches or administrators have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[2]
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers: Firsts, Records, Odds & Ends". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers: Hall of Famers". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 10, 2011.