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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 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 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]
1981: 1981: NFL AFC Central 2nd 8 8 0 .500 1982: 1982: NFL AFC Central 4th: 6 3 0 .667 Lost First Round Playoffs 28–31 1983: 1983: NFL AFC Central: 1st: 10 6 0 .625 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–38 1984: 1984: NFL AFC Central: 1st: 9 7 0 .563 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 24–17 Lost AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 28–45 ...
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 ...
1942 first overall pick Bill Dudley was the first named NFL MVP and inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame 1945 first overall pick Charley Trippi retired as the leader in NFL offensive yards 1949 first overall pick Chuck Bednarik was one of the last NFL players to play offense and defense 1957 first overall pick Paul Hornung was the first Heisman Trophy winner inducted to the Pro Football ...
After posting a 9–31 record in the first 40 games of the series between the two cities, the Steelers have gone 66–27–1 (including 42–6 in games played in Pittsburgh) since 1970 and currently lead the series 75–58–1; [108] The Steelers have particularly dominated the Browns since their return to the NFL in 1999 and won twelve ...
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]