The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most successful and iconic teams in American professional football history. The team was founded in 1933 by Arthur Joseph Rooney, Sr., and has since become a proud member of the National Football League (NFL). As part of the AFC North division, the Steelers have earned numerous championships and accolades, including six Super Bowls titles, two conference championships, and 24 divisional titles. The Steelers began their journey to success as “The Pirates” when they were created in 1933.
That name was changed to “Steelers” after merging with another team four years later due to financial issues. From there on out, the team has gone from strength to strength – winning eight divisional titles between 1972 and 1979 alone – leading them to become one of the most dominant forces in NFL history. Throughout this period of success, some incredible players have graced Steeler’s colours over their storied history. This includes Hall-of-Famers such as Terry Bradshaw (quarterback), Franco Harris (running back) Joe Greene (defensive tackle), Lynn Swann (wide receiver) and Jack Ham (linebacker). These players helped lead Pittsburgh to an unprecedented run of four Super Bowl victories between 1975-1980 under legendary head coach Chuck Noll.
Since then, further successes have come for the Steel City franchise with several more divisional championship wins over subsequent decades under coaches Bill Cowher and current leader Mike Tomlin respectively. With stars like Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell and Troy Polamalu all playing key roles throughout this period – it is no surprise that Pittsburgh got back into contention for a seventh Super Bowl title during 2010/11 season before narrowly losing out against rivals Green Bay Packers at Cowboys Stadium Texas at Super Bowl XLV. Today’s Steelers remain one of America’s most beloved franchises for both fans old-and-new alike thanks to its consistent success on field combined with its passionate fan base known as ‘Steeler Nation’ which can be found proudly representing their beloved colours across all parts of U.S & beyond!