Steelers Take A Look Back At Their History On The Franchise's 88th Birthday
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The City of Pittsburgh isn't short on history and neither are its sports teams.
Thursday marked our beloved Steelers' 88th birthday and the team shared quite the relic on its Twitter account:
#OTD in 1933, #SteelersHistory began.
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) July 8, 2021
The day it all began ????: https://t.co/tTDWYjqfrg
Team ???? throughout our history: https://t.co/elHTo2k9la pic.twitter.com/JShoBuTBW4
A team photo from July 8, 1933, showing the "Pittsburgh Pirates Professional Football Squad" marked the beginning of the team here in the steel city.
While the name "Pirates" wouldn't stick - at least not in football - one name did remain.
Rooney.
In the far left of the picture, the man behind it all could be seen in his suit; Art Rooney Sr., The Chief, in his early 30s, poised to make history.
Here's to 88 years of Steelers history and many, many more.