Pittsburgh Steelers

Just checking to see if you are paying attention.  Of course the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t have cheerleaders…not anymore.   They did at one time and they were called the Steelerettes…in fact they were the first NFL team to have cheerleaders.  The group only lasted nine years, due mainly to the owner’s traditional values. By the late […]

By Konstantine Fekos Meadville Tribune Action on the field, bright stadium lights and fellowship from the Rah-Rah Sisterhood all made Conneautville’s Carolyn Crandall feel like a celebrity at Heinz Field when she was recognized as an alumna of what’s said to be the NFL’s first cheerleading squad Sunday night.  “I just felt like I was […]

The Steelers fired up the Way-Back machine last month and took the field in the 80th anniversary bumblee jerseys. The jerseys, originally worn in 1934 were…let’s just call a spade a spade…they were ugly. Fugly, even. But if you ask me, that’s sort of the point of the whole thing. Why go vintage if you […]

By Heather Svokos DFW.com Tuesday, Feb. 01, 2011 Here we are, in the homeland of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, about to wage a Super Bowl battle … without the aid of cheerleaders. Seems like some kind of cruel, cosmic joke, right? But the Packers and the Steelers are among six of the NFL’s 32 teams […]

By Tom Weir USA Today Jan 21, 2011 There has been much ado this week about three of the NFL’s oldest and most storied teams still being alive in the playoffs. But it also might be said that the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers are three of the NFL’s most stodgy teams, […]

This week, SportsIllustrated.com takes us back to the 60s. Click here.] The young lady below is a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos. I can scarce believe my eyes – the DBC rocked the blue top and white, fringed, star-spangled vest before the Cowboys Cheerleaders did it? Who knew?