Pittsburgh Steelers with Darin Hayes of the Pigskin Daily History Dispatch

<p>Football Is Family is part of the <a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear</a>.</p><p>Pittsburgh Steelers</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If there is a team in the NFL who has had an embarrassment of riches for a long period of time, it is the Pittsburgh Steelers.&nbsp;It wasn’t always this way- at the beginning of the franchise wins were hard to come by.&nbsp;Yet, through great coaches, draft picks, and lucky breaks, the Steelers turned things around in the 1970’s, and have held on to being one of the top NFL teams since then.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Think about this: since 1970, the Steelers have had three coaches (Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, and Mike Tomlin).&nbsp;In comparison, the New York Jets have had 21 head coaches in that time frame.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Steelers struggled from the time they were founded in 1930’s. &nbsp;They were once called the Pittsburgh Pirates (named after the baseball team in Pittsburgh).&nbsp;From the 30’s to the 70’s, the Steelers (who had to merge with other teams on two occasions during World War 2- the Card-Pitts and the Steagles) suffered as one of the worst teams in the NFL.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then came Chuck Noll.&nbsp;His leadership and great drafting (his first draft pick was “Mean” Joe Greene) catapulted the Steelers to 4 Super Bowls during his coaching run.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Following Chuck Noll came Bill Cowher, who led the Steelers to two Super Bowls, winning one.&nbsp;When Cowher retired, Mike Tomlin took over, who led the Steelers to two Super Bowls, winning one.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All in all, the Steelers have played in over 1,000 games, with a record (as of 2019) of 636 wins, 566 losses, and 22 ties in the regular