Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC. It might come to a surprise to most, but the Steelers have been in no less than 5 different divisions and 3 conferences over their history.
In 1947, the Steelers made it to the play-offs (8-4) and tied for first with the Philadelphia Eagles. Sadly, they lost a tie-break play-off game (21-0) against the Eagles and for the next 25 years, they remained out of the play-offs. In 1962, they did qualify for the the Play=Off Bowl as the 2nd best team in their conference but it wasn't considered an official play-off.
Enter the "Chuck Noll" era...
Hired as the Steelers Head Coach in 1969, We all knew how great of a coach he was but his true gift to the fans was drafting talent. Drafting Hall of Famers "Mean" Joe Greene in 1969, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, Franco Harris in 1972, and finally, in 1974, pulling off the incredible feat of selecting four Hall of Famers in one draft year, Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' 1974 draft was their best ever; no other team has ever drafted four future Hall of Famers in one year, and only very few (including the 1970 Steelers) have drafted two or more in one year.
Let us not forget, 4 Superbowl rings and arguably the best dynasty in football.
more to come...
- Eastern Division (1933–1943, 1945–1949)
- Western Division (1944)
- American Conference (1950–1952)
- Eastern Conference (1953–1969)
- American Football Conference (1970–present)
In 1947, the Steelers made it to the play-offs (8-4) and tied for first with the Philadelphia Eagles. Sadly, they lost a tie-break play-off game (21-0) against the Eagles and for the next 25 years, they remained out of the play-offs. In 1962, they did qualify for the the Play=Off Bowl as the 2nd best team in their conference but it wasn't considered an official play-off.
Enter the "Chuck Noll" era...
Hired as the Steelers Head Coach in 1969, We all knew how great of a coach he was but his true gift to the fans was drafting talent. Drafting Hall of Famers "Mean" Joe Greene in 1969, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, Franco Harris in 1972, and finally, in 1974, pulling off the incredible feat of selecting four Hall of Famers in one draft year, Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster.
The Pittsburgh Steelers' 1974 draft was their best ever; no other team has ever drafted four future Hall of Famers in one year, and only very few (including the 1970 Steelers) have drafted two or more in one year.
Let us not forget, 4 Superbowl rings and arguably the best dynasty in football.
more to come...