A little late to the party. Literally. This day 84 years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers were bought by Art Rooney Sr. The price tag? $2500, a not-so-small sum in the middle of the Great Depression. As you may know, they were called the Pittsburgh Pirates until 1940.
They’ve been the Steelers ever since, save for two merger seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Cardinals due to World War II. The Steagles were a surprising success; the Cardinals, “Carpets,” utter disaster.
For too long, the team were the lovable losers.