THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, BREWSTER, COSTA, FERLO, PIPPY, ORIE, SOLOBAY, VOGEL, STACK, SCARNATI, ARGALL, WARD, ALLOWAY, YAW, M. WHITE, GREENLEAF, D. WHITE, RAFFERTY, EARLL, WOZNIAK, PILEGGI, HUGHES, CORMAN, KASUNIC, MENSCH AND WAUGH, FEBRUARY 14, 2011

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 14, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Congratulating the Pittsburgh Steelers for winning the 2010 AFC

Championship and competing in Super Bowl XLV against the

Green Bay Packers in Dallas, Texas, on February 6, 2011,

making their eighth trip to the Super Bowl.

WHEREAS, The Pittsburgh Steelers, then named the Pittsburgh

Pirates, were founded on July 8, 1933, in Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania, by the late Arthur Joseph Rooney, one of the

pioneers of the American professional sports world, who is

enshrined in the Professional Football Hall of Fame and

remembered as one of the City of Pittsburgh's greatest citizens;

and

WHEREAS, The franchise, named to reflect the City of

Pittsburgh's prominence as a steelmaking center, is now the

fifth-oldest franchise in the National Football League (NFL);

and

WHEREAS, Over the last eight decades, the Steelers have

become a beloved part of the City of Pittsburgh and have brought

many great moments to the league and city; and

WHEREAS, Through draft selections in the 1970s, the Steelers

assembled a group of remarkably talented players, including many

future Hall of Fame inductees, to form one of the greatest NFL

teams in history, making the playoffs eight seasons in a row and

winning four Super Bowls; and

WHEREAS, The team is a true dynasty. Throughout its history,

the franchise has captured 20 division championships, made 26

playoff appearances, won eight conference championships and won

six league championships, becoming the first team in NFL history

to do so; and

WHEREAS, The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only team to win

back-to-back Super Bowls twice; and

WHEREAS, During the 2010 season, the Steelers secured a first

seed in the conference and advanced to the American Football

Conference game, where they defeated the New York Jets 24-19 on

January 23, 2011; and

WHEREAS, The Steelers represented Pennsylvania in Super Bowl

XLV on February 6, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas;

and

WHEREAS, Although recording 387 yards versus the Green Bay

Packers' 338 yards and having possession of the ball for 33.25

minutes of the game, the final score was Pittsburgh Steelers 25,

Green Bay Packers 31; and

WHEREAS, Team owner Dan Rooney and team president Art Rooney

II, the son and grandson, respectively, of Pittsburgh Steelers

founder Art Rooney, have remarkable loyalty to Steelers fans and

the City of Pittsburgh and have assembled an exceptional team of

players, coaches and staff that make achieving such success

possible; and

WHEREAS, For 78 years, the people of the City of Pittsburgh

have seen themselves in the grit, tenacity and success of the

Pittsburgh Steelers franchise, and they proudly join the team in

celebrating their eighth trip to the Super Bowl championship

game; and

WHEREAS, The Steelers have earned the admiration of the

residents of this Commonwealth for an outstanding season;

therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate the Pittsburgh

Steelers for winning the 2010 AFC Championship and making its

eighth trip to the league championship, competing in Super Bowl

XLV.