stillers4me
07-08-2012, 11:54 AM
In mostly every corner of the country, the date July 8 has little significance. In Pittsburgh, it should rival the National Holiday that falls four days earlier.
As pointed out by the folks at BehindTheSteelCurtain.com, the Steelers were founded on July 8, 1933 (http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2012/7/8/3144769/happy-79th-birthday-pittsburgh-steelers-heres-to-many-more). That makes them 79 years old, as of today.
Actually, they were the Pirates at first. The teams didn’t become the Steelers until 1940, the name coming as a result of a contest administered with the help of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. And the Steelers didn’t become the Steelers until 32 years laters, when rookie tailback Franco Harris caught on the run a ball that had bounced off the shoulder pads of Raiders safety Jack Tatum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07zsdF0ysP0), lifting the Steelers to the first postseason win in franchise history..............
readmore @ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/08/happy-birthday-pittsburgh-steelers/
As pointed out by the folks at BehindTheSteelCurtain.com, the Steelers were founded on July 8, 1933 (http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2012/7/8/3144769/happy-79th-birthday-pittsburgh-steelers-heres-to-many-more). That makes them 79 years old, as of today.
Actually, they were the Pirates at first. The teams didn’t become the Steelers until 1940, the name coming as a result of a contest administered with the help of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. And the Steelers didn’t become the Steelers until 32 years laters, when rookie tailback Franco Harris caught on the run a ball that had bounced off the shoulder pads of Raiders safety Jack Tatum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07zsdF0ysP0), lifting the Steelers to the first postseason win in franchise history..............
readmore @ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/08/happy-birthday-pittsburgh-steelers/