# Canonical recap data for Pittsburgh Steelers Founded (1933)
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slug: steelers-founded
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1933/steelers-founded"
title: Pittsburgh Steelers Founded
subtitle: The founding of the Pittsburgh Steelers marked a pivotal expansion of professional American football and created one of the sport's most storied franchises.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1933-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1933
decade: 1930
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL, and the oldest franchise in t
summaryLong: The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the seventh-oldest franchise in the NFL, and the oldest franchise in the AFC.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Uniforms_2025.png/1280px-Pittsburgh_Steelers_Uniforms_2025.png"
heroImageCredit: DaRealConMan · via Wikipedia
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers"
  title: Pittsburgh Steelers
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of
wikidataQid: Q191477
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260703225315/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-03
  label: Pittsburgh Steelers
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers"
