List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches

List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches

The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise has had 16 head coaches throughout its history. Founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933, [cite web |url= http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1931-1940#1933|title= NFL history 1933|accessdate=2008-04-27 |author= NFL.com|date= |work= |publisher=NFL.com] the team later changed their name to the Steelers, to represent the city's heritage of producing steel.cite web |url= http://news.steelers.com/MediaContent/2007/08/22/05/Steelers_History_80311.pdf|title= Steelers' History|accessdate=2008-04-27 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Pittsburgh Steelers] Joe Bach served two separate terms as head coach and Walt Kiesling served three separate terms. During the 1943 and 1944 seasons, due to the amount of players who fought in World War II, the Steelers combined their team with Philadelphia and Chicago, respectively. During these seasons, Steelers' coach Walt Kiesling shared coaching duties with Greasy Neale and Phil Handler, [cite web |url= http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=114|title= Walt Kiesling|accessdate=2008-05-05 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=ProFootballhof.com] who have not been included within this list.

Struggling for much of the franchise's early years, the team's first season with more wins than losses was coached by Jock Sutherland in 1942. In 1947, under Sutherland, the Steelers played their first playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Twelve of the 16 head coaches spent their entire professional coaching careers with the franchise, including John McNally, Bert Bell, and Chuck Noll, who have also been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [cite web |url= http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.html|title= Hall of Famers by Franchise|accessdate=2008-04-27 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=ProFootballHOF.com] One of only four men to coach the same team for 23 years Chuck Noll retired in 1991. Noll is also the only coach in National Football League history to win four Super Bowls. Bill Cowher, Noll's replacement, coached the Steelers to their fifth Super Bowl victory, in 2005. Hired prior to the 2007 season, the Steelers current coach is Mike Tomlin. [cite news |first= Gerry|last= Dulac|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Tomlin, 34, is NFL's rising coaching star|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07018/754788-66.stm|work= |publisher= Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date= 2007-01-18|accessdate=2008-04-27 ]

Coaches

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Footnotes

*INote|MixedBach's full coaching record with the Steelers is 48 regular season games coached with a record of 21–27 and a W–L percentage of .438.
*IINote|MixedKiesling's full coaching record with the Steelers is 90 regular season games coached with a record of 30–55–5 and a W–L percentage of .379.
*IIINote|MixedDuring the 1943 season the Steelers combined with the Philadelphia Eagles to form the "Steagles", Walt Kiesling shared the head coach position with Greasy Neale. During the 1944 season the Steelers combined with the Chicago Cardinals to form "Card-Pitt", Walt Kiesling shared the head coaching position with Phil Handler.

References

External links

* [http://www.steelers.com/ Pittsburgh Steelers official site]
* [http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/PIT Pittsburgh Steelers history at CBS]


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