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The Steagles were the only professional sports team where all the players held full-time war jobs as it was a requirement of the team. [12] Playing football was seen as an extracurricular activity. All of the 22 players on the roster kept full-time jobs in defense plants.
The notion for a single team between the two cities was revived, when for one season in 1943, forced to do so by player shortfalls brought on by World War II, the two clubs temporarily merged as the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles". The league only approved the merger for one year; Pittsburgh was willing to merge again for 1944 but not ...
Card-Pitt was the team created by the temporary merger of two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, during the 1944 season.
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The Eagles–Steelers rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers.Historically a significant in-state matchup between the two NFL teams located in Pennsylvania, the rivalry has been marked by its infrequent matchups due to its interconference nature, which has been cited as a reason for its low intensity.
Phil-Pitt "Steagles" 571 116 4.9 56 4 3 Harry "Flash" Clarke: Chicago Bears: 556 120 4.6 20 3 4 Ward Cuff: New York Giants: 523 80 6.5: 65 3 5 Tony Canadeo: Green Bay Packers: 489 94 5.2 35 3 6 Ernie Steele: Phil-Pitt "Steagles" 409 85 4.8 47 4 7 Johnny Butler: Phil-Pitt "Steagles" 362 87 4.1 69 3 8 Johnny Grigas: Chicago Cardinals: 333 105 3.2 ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles merged their teams during the 1943 season and became the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles". That year the Steelers and the Eagles merged their teams during the 1943 season and became the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles". The merger was a result of manning shortages due to World War II ...