Pittsburgh Pirates

    The Pittsburgh Pirates, which are the modern day Pittsburgh Steelers, were an American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    Football Almanac is pleased present a comprehensive Pittsburgh Pirates history which includes links to every Pittsburgh Pirates roster in history (every roster has every player who appeared in a game so this means every Pittsburgh Pirates player is just a click away as well), some Pittsburgh Pirates franchise facts, Pittsburgh Pirates regular season records, Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famers and other Pittsburgh Pirates historical facts.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: See Pittsburgh Steelers team page for a comprehensive franchise history. This page ONLY contains data about the team while it was playing as the Pirates, and not during its franchise.

How did the Pirates become the Steelers? The original 1933 team was named the Pirates after the city's major league baseball team. In 1940, Owner Art Rooney Sr. changed the team name to Steelers to more properly represent the city's dominant steel industry. - Pro Football Hall of Fame (Franchise nicknames, Source)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates History by Football Almanac

Year Established:

1933

Home Town:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Year League Conference Team Rosters Wins Losses Ties Coach(es)
1939 NFL East 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 6 1 Walt Kiesling
1939 NFL East 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 3 0 Johnny McNally
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1938 NFL East 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 9 0 Johnny McNally
1937 NFL East 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 7 0 Johnny McNally
1936 NFL East 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 6 0 Joe Bach
1935 NFL East 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 0 Joe Bach
1934 NFL East 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 10 0 Luby DiMeolo
1933 NFL East 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 6 2 Forrest Douds
Pittsburgh Pirates History by Football Almanac


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