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franchise has had 16 head coaches throughout its history. Founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates in , the name was changed to the Steelers prior to the season to celebrate the city's heritage of producing

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. Joe Bach served two separate terms as head coach and Walt Kiesling served three separate terms. During the and seasons, due to the number of players who fought in

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, the Steelers combined their team with

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and

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, respectively. During these seasons, Kiesling shared coaching duties with

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and

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, who have not been included within this list. Struggling for much of the franchise's early years, the team's first season with more wins than losses was coached by

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in . In , under Sutherland, the Steelers played their first playoff game against the

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. Ten of the 16 head coaches spent their entire professional coaching careers with the franchise, including Kiesling, John McNally, and

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, who have also been voted into the

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. One of only four men to coach the same team for 23 years, Noll retired in .

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, who was Noll's replacement, coached the Steelers to their fifth Super Bowl victory, in 2005 and was voted into the Hall of Fame in 2020. The Steelers' sixth Super Bowl win came in

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, while head-coached by

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, the team's current head coach. As of 2021, the Steelers have had only three head coaches in the last 52 years.

List of head coaches

Coaches

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, during the 2007 season.

Footnotes

* Bach's full coaching record with the Steelers is 48 regular season games coached with a record of 21–27 and a W–L percentage of .438. * Kiesling's full coaching record with the Steelers is 90 regular season games coached with a record of 30–55–5 and a W–L percentage of .353. * In the Steelers combined with the

to form the "

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", and Walt Kiesling shared the head coach position with

. In the Steelers combined with the

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to form "

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", and Walt Kiesling shared the head coaching position with

External links

Pittsburgh Steelers history at CBS
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List of head coaches

Coaches

Footnotes

See also

References

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