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The Chief: Art Rooney and his Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: James P. O'Brien – Publishing. ISBN 1-886348-06-5. Wiebusch, John (2002). House of Steel: Heinz Field and the Dawn of a New Era in Pittsburgh. NFL Creative. ISBN 0-9721664-0-8. Freedman, Lew (2009). Pittsburgh Steelers: The complete illustrated history. MVP Books.
Riffle was selected in the second round of the 1938 NFL draft. [1] Riffle played for the Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons, from 1938–1940. In his rookie season, Riffle appeared in eleven games, starting four, and finished the season with 227 yards on 65 rushing attempts and one touchdown, which he scored against the Pittsburgh Steelers (then known as the Pittsburgh Pirates) in ...
Jack Richard Leftridge (April 14, 1944 – February 27, 2004) was an American professional football player. He played fullback for a single season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Leftridge was born in Hinton, West Virginia and played college football at West Virginia University (WVU).
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Ben Roethlisberger (2004–2021) started 247 games for the Steelers, the most in franchise history by any player.
The Steelers, whose history may be traced to a regional pro team that was established in the early 1920s, joined the NFL as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933. The team was owned by Art Rooney and took its original name from the baseball team of the same name , as was common practice for NFL teams at the time. [ 6 ]
The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise has had 16 head coaches throughout its history. Founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933, [1] the name was changed to the Steelers prior to the 1941 season to celebrate the city's heritage of producing steel. [2] Joe Bach served two separate terms as head coach and Walt Kiesling served three separate terms.
Richard John Hoak (born December 8, 1939) is an American former professional football player and coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Steelers as a running back. Hoak played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and was selected by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 1961 ...
William Terry Nofsinger (July 13, 1938 – October 2, 2007) was a professional American football player who played quarterback for seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1961–1964), the St. Louis Cardinals (1965–1966), and the Atlanta Falcons (1967).