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Pittsburgh Pirates

SPORTS FRANCHISE

NFL franchise, joined the league as an expansion team in 1933 for a $2,500 entry fee. Not to be confused with the Major League Baseball franchise with identical name, the Pittsburgh Pirates. The NFL's Pirates were renamed to become the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940.

Location:
Pittsburgh, PA

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Cal Hubbard
Football
31-Oct-1900 17-Oct-1977 NFL Hall of Famer, Baseball umpire
John Blood McNally
Football
27-Nov-1903 28-Nov-1985 The Vagabond Halfback
Art Rooney
Football
27-Jan-1901 25-Aug-1988 Pittsburgh Steelers owner
Byron White
Judge
8-Jun-1917 15-Apr-2002 US Supreme Court Justice, 1962-93




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