Pittsburgh Steelers as a American football professional team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Steelers compete in the NFL National Football League , as a member club of the league’s AFC American Football Conference North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the American Football Conference.
Pittsburgh Steelers Current season
Established July 8, 1933; 85 years ago[1]
First season: 1933
Play in Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Headquartered in UPMC Sports Performance Complex Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Training camp in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
National Football League (1933–present)
Eastern Division (1933–1943, 1945–1949)
Western Division (1944)
American Conference (1950–1952)
Eastern Conference (1953–1969)
Century Division (1967–1969)
American Football Conference (1970–present)
AFC Central (1970–2001)
AFC North (2002–present)
Personnel
Owner(s) Rooney family
President Art Rooney II
General manager – Kevin Colbert
Head coach – Mike Tomlin
Team history
Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1940–1942; 1945–present)
Phil-Pitt “Steagles” (1943)
Card-Pitt (1944)
Team nicknames
Steel Curtain (Defensive line, 1969–1981)
Steeler Nation
Championships League championships (6)
Super Bowl championships (6)
1974 (IX), 1975 (X), 1978 (XIII), 1979 (XIV), 2005 (XL), 2008 (XLIII)
Conference championships (8)
AFC: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1995, 2005, 2008, 2010
Division championships (23)
AFC Central: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001
AFC North: 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017
Playoff appearances (31)
NFL: 1947, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Home fields
Forbes Field (1933–1963)
Shibe Park (1943)
Comiskey Park (1944)
Pitt Stadium (1958–1969)
Three Rivers Stadium (1970–2000)
Heinz Field (2001–present)
Team owner(s) Rooney family (1933–present)
Team president(s)
Art Rooney (1933–1975)
Dan Rooney (1975–2002)
Art Rooney II (2002–present)