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The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading to their seventh Super Bowl
game, facing the Arizona Cardinals on February 1, 2009. The
Super Steelers and their fans hope to make NFL history by
winning the franchise's sixth NFL title. It may be hard to
imagine now, but all did not start well for Pittsburgh
professional football.
It took 40 years for the Steelers to finally win their first
division title in 1972, but over the next decade they achieved
a level of success unprecedented in professional football. The
Steelers won their first of six consecutive AFC Central titles
in 1974 their first Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl IX. The
fierce Pittsburgh defense led the way to a 16-6 victory vs. the
Minnesota Vikings. In 1975 the Steelers became the third team
in NFL history, joining Green Bay and Miami, to win
back-to-back Super Bowls with a 21-17 win versus the Dallas
Cowboys in Super Bowl X. In 1978 the Steelers made history in
their 35-31 Super Bowl XIII win versus Dallas. This made the
Steelers the first team to win three Super Bowls. The following
year the 1979 Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 31-19, in
Super Bowl XIV to make them the first team in history to win
four Super Bowls. With six consecutive AFC Central crowns,
eight straight years of playoff appearances and four Super Bowl
championships, the Steelers were tagged the "Team of the
Decade" for the 1970s.
The 1980s were not as kind to the Steelers. Most of
their legends were now aging and suffering from the physical
abuse of pro football. Steeler stars such as Terry Bradshaw,
Franco Harris and Jack Lambert just could not perform up to
past levels. The team never found a fully qualified replacement
for Bradshaw and lived through a series of mediocre
seasons.
On December 26, 1991 Coach Chuck Noll announced his retirement
from football after 39 consecutive seasons, the last 23 as the
Steelers' head coach. He left as the fifth-winningest coach in
NFL history with an overall record of 209-156-1, and as the
only coach to win four Super Bowls. A new era began in 1992
with arrival of 34-year-old Bill Cowher, the NFL's youngest
head coach. Cowher enjoyed success and brought a new dimension
to the Steelers, a loud, in your face style of head coach. In
1995 the Steelers once again made a trip to the NFL's title
game to play Dallas. This time though the Steelers were not
successful, losing Super Bowl XXX 27-17.
The Steelers and Cowher did not return to the Super Bowl until
ten years later, when the franchise finally got "One For The
Thumb" in Super Bowl XL in Detroit. Jerome Betis led the
Steelers to the win over Seattle.
Now the team is looking for it's sixth title, under a new young
exciting coach in Mike Tomlin. Under Tomlin the Steelers have
the NFL's best defense, one that may even rival the legendary
"Steel Curtain" of the 1970s.
To help fans connect and enjoy every aspect of the Pittsburgh Steelers
and the Super Bowl, PittsburghSportsLive.com is offering
Steelers fans free video sharing, video ratings and comments
and all the latest Steelers news and information in one easy to
use social network.
Online media and social networking provide users with new was
to connect to friends, family and complete strangers with
similar interests. PittsburghSportsLive.com combines the power
of social networking with the loyalty of sports fans. This
allows fans to make real connections based on their love of
their sport and their team.
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by Brian Andrews -
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