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The Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame (PPFHOF) is a nonprofit organization established in 2010. The PPFHOF is dedicated to honoring the greatest players, coaches and staff members in Pittsburgh professional football history. It was founded in 2010 and inducted its first hall of fame class in 2011.
Ten Panthers have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Pitt is tied for fourth among all colleges and universities for the number of former players inducted. [101] Pitt's ten Hall of Famers and their year of induction and years played are: Joe Schmidt (Enshrined in 1973; Played 1949–1952) Mike Ditka (Enshrined in 1988; Played 1957 ...
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Pro Football Hall of Fame includes players, coaches, and contributors (e.g., owners, general managers and team or league officials or other non-players) who have "made outstanding contributions to professional football". The charter class of seventeen was selected in 1963.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame will celebrate the golden anniversary of the Steelers’ trajectory-altering 1974 draft and season with a new, temporary exhibit titled, “A Legacy Forged in Black ...
The Steelers boast the third most "primary" inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, i.e. inductees that spent most or all of their NFL careers in Pittsburgh. They also can claim the most honorees of any franchise founded on or after 1933 and the only franchise with three members of ownership in the Hall of Fame. [154]
The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers, represent the University of Pittsburgh in the sport of American football, and they compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise has had 16 head coaches throughout its history. Founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933, [1] the name was changed to the Steelers prior to the 1941 season to celebrate the city's heritage of producing steel. [2] Joe Bach served two separate terms as head coach and Walt Kiesling served three separate terms.
John Bradshaw Butler (November 12, 1927 – May 11, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). In 2012, he was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.