Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a cheerleader of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .. American football. American football. The Steelers compete in the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- , as a member club of the league 's American Football Conference -LRB- AFC -RRB- North division .. American Football Conference. American Football Conference. AFC. AFC Championship Game. National Football League. National Football League. North. AFC North. Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC .. AFC. AFC Championship Game. In contrast with their status as perennial also-rans in the pre-merger NFL , where they were the oldest team to never win a league championship , the Steelers of the post-merger -LRB- modern -RRB- era are one of the most successful NFL franchises .. merger. AFL–NFL merger. Pittsburgh has won more Super Bowl titles -LRB- 6 -RRB- and hosted more conference championship games -LRB- 11 -RRB- than any other NFL team .. Super Bowl. Super Bowl. The Steelers have won 8 AFC championships , tied with the Denver Broncos , but behind the New England Patriots record 9 AFC championships .. AFC. AFC Championship Game. AFC championships. AFC Championship Game. Denver Broncos. Denver Broncos. New England Patriots. New England Patriots. They share the record for most conference championship games played in with the San Francisco 49ers -LRB- 15 -RRB- .. San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco 49ers. The Steelers share the record for second most Super Bowl appearances with the Broncos , and Dallas Cowboys -LRB- 8 -RRB- , but again behind by the Patriots -LRB- 9 -RRB- .. Super Bowl. Super Bowl. Dallas Cowboys. Dallas Cowboys. The Steelers lost their most recent championship appearance , Super Bowl XLV , on February 6 , 2011 .. Super Bowl. Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLV. Super Bowl XLV. The Steelers were founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8 , 1933 , by Art Rooney , taking its original name from the baseball team of the same name , as was common practice for NFL teams at the time .. 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates ( NFL ) season. Art Rooney. Art Rooney. baseball team of the same name. Pittsburgh Pirates. To distinguish them from the baseball team , local media took to calling the football team the Rooneymen , an unofficial nickname which persisted for decades after the team adopted its current nickname .. The ownership of the Steelers has remained within the Rooney family since its founding .. Rooney family. Rooney family. Art 's son , Dan Rooney owned the team from 1988 until his death in 2017 .. Dan Rooney. Dan Rooney. Much control of the franchise has been given to Dan 's son Art Rooney II .. Art Rooney II. Art Rooney II. Art Rooney. Art Rooney. The Steelers enjoy a large , widespread fanbase nicknamed Steeler Nation .. fanbase. Pittsburgh Steelers#Fanbase. Steeler Nation. Steeler Nation. The Steelers currently play their home games at Heinz Field on Pittsburgh 's North Side in the North Shore neighborhood , which also hosts the University of Pittsburgh Panthers .. Heinz Field. Heinz Field. North. AFC North. North Side. North Side ( Pittsburgh ). North Shore. North Shore ( Pittsburgh ). University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh. Panthers. Pittsburgh Panthers football. Built in 2001 , the stadium replaced Three Rivers Stadium which hosted the Steelers for 31 seasons .. Three Rivers Stadium. Three Rivers Stadium. Prior to Three Rivers , the Steelers had played their games in Pitt Stadium and Forbes Field .. Forbes Field. Forbes Field. Pitt Stadium. Pitt Stadium