the steel curtain
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An American Story. THE STEEL Curtain. The Beginning. The start of a franchise. Founder of the Fifth oldest Franchise in the National Football League Founded July 8 th , 1933 Bought the Pittsburgh Pirates with Horse Racing Money Changed name after 8 losing seasons. About Arthur Rooney. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE STEEL CURTAINAn American Story
The Beginning
THE START OF A FRANCHISE
ABOUT ARTHUR ROONEY• Founder of the Fifth
oldest Franchise in the National Football League
• Founded July 8th, 1933
• Bought the Pittsburgh Pirates with Horse Racing Money
• Changed name after 8 losing seasons
ART’S STRUGGLES
• In 1942 war caused Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to combine teams become the Phil-Pitt Combine
• In 1944 they combined with the Chicago Cardinals becoming the Card-Pitt Combine & winless season
• Unlucky seasons for the next 20 years
A NEW beginning
THE START OF A DYNASTY.
WHO IS CHUCK NOLL ?• Charles Henry “Chuck” Noll hired
January 27, 1969
• Played for Cleveland Browns 1953-1959
• Assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Colts
• Implemented a defensive system in Pittsburgh that became known as the legendary “Steel Curtain” defense
CHUCK NOLL STATS AS HEAD COACH
Coached 23 years342 games winning 193, losing 148, 1 tie, 12 post-season appearances,4 Super Bowl Championships
Team
Year Game
Win Loses
Ties Finish
Post- SeasonWins Loses
Results
PIT 1974 14 10 3 1 1st in AFC
3 0 SUPERBOWLCHAMPIONS
PIT 1975 14 12 2 0 1st in AFC
3 0 SUPERBOWLCHAMPIONS
PIT 1976 14 10 4 0 1st in AFC
1 1 Lost 7-24 @ Oakland Raiders
PIT 1977 14 9 5 0 1st in AFC
0 1 Lost 21-34 @ Denver Broncos
PIT 1978 16 14 2 0 1st in AFC
3 0 SUPERBOWLCHAMPIONS
PIT 1979 16 12 4 0 1st in AFC
3 0 SUPERBOWLCHAMPIONS
HALL OF FAMERS UNDER THE CHUCK NOLL ERA
Mel Blount (CB) Terry Bradshaw(QB) Joe Greene (DE)
Jack Ham (LB) Franco Harris (RB) Jack Lambert (LB)
John Stallworth (WR) Lynn Swann (WR) Mike Webster (C)
Keeping hope alive
THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
BILL COWHER • Became Head Coach January 21, 1992• Coached 15 Seasons • 21 playoff games • 6 AFC Championships• 2 Super Bowl Appearances (1995, 2006)• 1 Super Bowl Ring
CHANGE IN FIELDS
Three River Stadium
Heinz Field
The stadium opened in 2001, after the controlled implosion of the teams' previous stadium.
Young and in Charge
THE NEW GUY ON THE BLOCK
MIKE TOMLIN• Hired January 22, 2007 at age
34
• youngest head coach in NFL history to both coach in and win a Super Bowl in victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII
• .672 winning percentage in his first five seasons
• three division titles in his first four seasons.
• Two Super Bowl Appearances in 4 Years
• Super Bowl Ring
ROAD TO WINNING1ST YEAR SUPER BOWL YEAR
Won 10 Games Lost 4 Games Lost in the Post Season
to the Jacksonville Jaguars
Won 12 Games Lost 2 Games Won the Super Bowl
Against the Arizona Cardinals
THREE COACHES SIX RINGS• Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, Mike Tomlin
Win Loses
209
156149
9066
33
Wins per last three head coaches
Chuck Noll Bill Cowher Mike Tomlin
Total Wins 424 Total Loses 279