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The 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 49th in the National Football League.After enduring an injury plagued 9–7 season the previous year and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1971, the Steelers had hoped that the 1980 season was just a small hiatus from contending for championships.
The Pittsburgh Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC; seven franchises in the National Football Conference (NFC) have longer tenures in the NFL. The team struggled to be competitive in its ...
The Steelers' first selection in the inaugural NFL draft was William Shakespeare, a halfback from Notre Dame. [5] The Steelers have selected first overall three times, drafting Bill Dudley in 1942, Gary Glick in 1956 and Terry Bradshaw in 1970. The team has selected second overall once, and third overall four times. [5]
The 1981 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City.
The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd regular season of the National Football League. ... The 1981 NFL draft was held from April 28 to 29, ... NFL Record and Fact Book ...
Since the NFL merger in 1970, the Pittsburgh Steelers have compiled a regular-season record of 444–282–2 (.635) and an overall record of 480–305–2 (.635) including the playoffs, reached the playoffs 30 times, won their division 22 times, played in 16 AFC championship games, and won six of eight Super Bowls.
Little was chosen in the seventh round (183rd pick overall) of the 1981 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, [11] and he played for the Steelers from 1981 to 1992. [12] He was a middle linebacker for the team, [12] at one point starting eighty-nine games in a row. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1990 season. [1]
Prior to the season, Hines Ward was released by the team and he retired shortly afterward. The 80th season in franchise history saw the Steelers miss the playoffs with an 8–8 record, their first non-winning season since 2006, with the team also setting the NFL record for the most games decided on the last play (6).