Gordon Dedman

With the new NFL season upon us, I thought I would take a look at each Steelers game from a historic point of view and pick one of the great…

Chuck Noll was the Pittsburgh Steelers most successful coach, but the Rooneys almost missed out when they came to replace Bill Austin in 1969. The previous year, Austin coached the…

When the Post-Gazette reflected on the Pittsburgh Steelers first season that ended with a playoff berth, they praised Coach Jock Sutherland for turning in one of the best coaching jobs…

At the midway point of the 1947 season when the Steelers were atop the Eastern division, their fans were hoping they would not witness another collapse as they had done…

After his first year coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 5-5-1 season, Coach Jock Sutherland observed, “That’s all history, I hope we can do better next fall.” His goal was…

September 20, 1946 was a big day in Pittsburgh. As part of Pennsylvania week, the steel mill at Homestead held its first open house since the beginning of the war…

With a new head coach in Jock Sutherland, Art Rooney was determined to leave the calamitous previous three years behind and enjoy a winning 1946 season. The signing of Sutherland…

The challenge the Pittsburgh Steelers faced in their early years was competing with the more popular collegiate football in Pittsburgh. In 1946, Art Rooney and Bert Bell found the perfect…