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1930's- The Steeler franchise originated
in 1933. During their first season the Steelers went 4-7-2. They picked up
their first win on September 17, 1933 as they beat the New York Giants
16-9. However, throughout the '30s the team looked pretty bad. They
suffered losing seasons in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, and
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1940's- During the '40s, the
team had only two winning seasons; 1947 and 1942. In 1942, the team finished
at 7-4. They would have been in their first play-off game, but they
had to forfeit because they didn't have enough players. In
1947, the team finally made the play-offs, but lost to the Eagles
21-0. |
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1950's- During the '50s, the
team showed success at times, but still had losing seasons nine out of the
ten years of the decade. They did not make it to the play-offs once
in 10 years. The team continued to struggle. |
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1960's-The '60s were much
better. The team had 5 losing seasons and 5 winning seasons. In
1962, they lost their second play-off game to Detroit l7-10. The
'60s was an up and down decade |
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1970's-A 1-13 record in 1969
gave the Steelers the first round draft choice in 1970. They picked
the future Hall-of-Famer Quarterback, Terry Bradshaw. In addition,
they picked up Franco Harris and Mel Blount the next year. In 1972,
they finished with a 11-3 record and won their first play-off game against
Oakland 13-7 on Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception". They then
lost to Miami. However, the Steelers won Super Bowls IX, X, XII, and
XIV and was crowned "The Team of the 70s". |
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1980's-The team went through 6
losing seasons in the '80s. They had no Super Bowls and was not the
same in the '80s as they were in the '70s. The '90s were about to
begin and the Steelers were looking for a new decade. |
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1990's-In 1991, Chuck Noll
announced his retirement and Bill Cowher was selected as his
replacement. The team went to the Super Bowl in 1995 but lost to
Dallas, 27-17. There was no ring for the thumb! The Steelers had two
losing seasons to close out the '90s. |
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2000's-Could this be the decade
when the Steelers get "one for the thumb"? |
