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[[Image:SB XLIII.jpg|thumb|Super Bowl XLIII]]
[[Image:SB XLIII.jpg|thumb|Super Bowl XLIII]]
The '''Pittsburgh Steelers''' are a [[National Football League]] franchise team based in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. They are part of the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC) and play in the AFC North Division. Originally called the Pittsburgh Pirates (the same as the baseball team), they took their present name in 1940.
The '''Pittsburgh Steelers''' are a [[National Football League]] franchise team based in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. They are part of the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC) and play in the AFC North Division.
The Steelers won the [[Super Bowl XLIII]] on February 1, 2009. They have now six titles (tied with New England for the most Super Bowl wins) in seven appearances. Santonio Holmes was considered the MVP (Most Valuable Player). However, during World War II, due to a lack of available players, they were temporarily merged with other teams: in 1943 with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] to form the "Phil-Pitt Eagles" (more popularly called the "Steagles") and the following year with the [[Arizona Cardinals|then Chicago Cardinals]] to form "Card-Pitt" (mockingly called the "Carpets", fitting for a combined team finishing 0-10, the franchise's only winless season).
==History and League Success==
The Steelers entered the league in 1933, and were originally called the Pittsburgh Pirates (the same as the baseball team), before taking their present name in 1940.
Prior to the AFL-NFL merger they were one of the league's worst franchises: they never appeared in the NFL championship game and had only one playoff appearance (1947). Also, during World War II, due to a lack of available players, they were temporarily merged with other teams: in 1943 with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] to form the "Phil-Pitt Eagles" (more popularly called the "Steagles") and the following year with the [[Arizona Cardinals|then Chicago Cardinals]] to form "Card-Pitt" (mockingly called the "Carpets", fitting for a combined team finishing 0-10, the franchise's only winless season).
Upon the merger of the leagues, the Steelers (along with the [[Cleveland Browns]] and the then [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]) were moved to the AFC to equalize the number of teams in each conference. After the merger, the Steelers became (and remain) one of the league's dominant franchises: they have been to eight [[Super Bowl]]s (tied with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] for second-most; the Steelers and Cowboys are the only teams to meet each other in three different Super Bowls, with the Steelers winning the first two and the Cowboys winning their most recent meeting), winning six (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2005, and 2008, tying them with the [[New England Patriots]] for the most wins).
==Rooney Rule==
Dan Rooney, the owner of the Steelers, was named the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland on July 1, 2009 <ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125608.htm.</ref> The Rooney family also instituted the NFL's "Rooney Rule", which requires for any head coach or senior operations manager vacancy that one ethnic minority person must be interviewed (it does not require actual hiring, and thus is often ignored by teams who interview a "token" candidate having already decided who will be hired).
Dan Rooney, the owner of the Steelers, was named the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland on July 1, 2009 <ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125608.htm.</ref> The Rooney family also instituted the NFL's "Rooney Rule", which requires for any head coach or senior operations manager vacancy that one ethnic minority person must be interviewed (it does not require actual hiring, and thus is often ignored by teams who interview a "token" candidate having already decided who will be hired).
==AFC North Rivals==
==AFC North Rivals==