Here, under the business acumen and efficient management of Frederick Rapp, they enjoyed such prosperity that by 1829 they dominated trade and the markets of Pittsburgh and down the Ohio River.

Pittsburgh, who dominated teams with their " Steel Curtain " defense and running game, finished the regular season with a league best 12 – 2 record and defeated the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs.

The Pittsburgh convention was dominated by moderates such as Hugh Henry Brackenridge, who hoped to prevent the outbreak of violence.

The Dolphins then found themselves dominated by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the playoffs.

Predictably, the rival Pennsylvania Railroad, which dominated rail service into Pittsburgh, looked askance upon such plans as they became known.

Green Bay dominated most of the first half of Super Bowl XLV, jumping to a 21 – 3 lead before Pittsburgh cut it down to 21-10 just before halftime.

While the 1972 team faced no competition that possessed a better record than 8-6 in the regular season, the 1973 team played a much tougher schedule that included games against the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys ( all playoff teams ), plus two games against a resurgent Buffalo Bills squad that featured 2, 000-yard rusher O. J.

The Redskins defeated the Bills by the score of 37 – 24, becoming the fourth team after the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Oakland Raiders, and the San Francisco 49ers to win three Super Bowls.

The Cowboys defeated the Bills by the score of 30 – 13, winning their fourth Super Bowl in team history, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers for most Super Bowl wins.

For example, only the Charlotte Hornets had the right to offer contracts to players from the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Detroit Lions, and only the Chicago Winds could offer contracts to players from the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

* Most fumbles recovered, game: 10, Denver Broncos ( 5 own, 5 opponents ) vs. Buffalo Bills, December 13, 1964 ; Pittsburgh Steelers ( 5 / 5 ) vs. Houston Oilers, December 9, 1973 ; Washington Redskins ( 2 / 8 ) vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 25, 1976

* Most fumble recoveries for touchdowns: 3 ; Detroit Lions ( 2 ) vs. Minnesota Vikings ( 1 ), December 9, 1962 ( 2 own, 1 opponents '); Green Bay Packers ( 2 ) vs. Dallas Cowboys ( 1 ), November 29, 1964 ( all opponents '); Oakland Raiders ( 2 ) vs. Buffalo Bills ( 1 ), December 24, 1967 ( all opponents '); Oakland Raiders ( 2 ) vs. Philadelphia Eagles ( 1 ), September 24, 1995 ( all opponents '); Tennessee Titans ( 2 ) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1 ), January 2, 2000 ( all opponents ').

* Jay Riemersma, former NFL tight end for the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers and former coach for the Zeeland Chix football team.

Several football alumni play in the National Football League, including Patrick Ramsey ( New Orleans Saints ), J. P. Losman ( Buffalo Bills ), Anthony Cannon ( Detroit Lions ), Mewelde Moore ( Pittsburgh Steelers ), Matt Forté ( Chicago Bears ), and Roydell Williams ( Tennessee Titans ).

Among them were Ray Pinney of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Cedrick Hardman of the 1970s San Francisco 49ers and early 1980s Oakland Raiders, Anthony Carter ( Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions ), Arthur Whittington ( Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills ), Bobby Hebert ( New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons ), Gary Plummer ( San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers ), Raymond Chester ( Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts ), Albert Bentley ( Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers ), Dave Browning ( Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots ), Ray Bentley ( Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals ), Dale Markham ( St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers ) and Derek Holloway ( Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ).

Along the way, the Cowboys made four straight appearances in the NFC Championship Game ( 1992 – 1995 ) and captured three Super Bowl titles with back-to-back wins over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII, and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX.

As 1970 approached, three NFL teams ( the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers ), agreed to join the ten AFL teams ( the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins had joined the original Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers ) to form the American Football Conference ( AFC ).

He has served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.

Reich would help the Bills defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round with a score of 23-7 before once again giving the team back to Kelly, who led them into Super Bowl XXVII, where they fell to the Dallas Cowboys 52-17.

Among Rein's top players at NC State were Outland Trophy winner Jim Ritcher, a center for the Wolfpack who later started at guard on four Super Bowl teams with the Buffalo Bills, and linebacker Bill Cowher, who later coached the Pittsburgh Steelers for 15 seasons and won Super Bowl XL.

In a 2005 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Haslett admitted to using steroids while playing for the Buffalo Bills.

After attending the University of Pittsburgh, Schottenheimer, a linebacker, was selected in the fourth round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts and in the seventh round of the 1965 American Football League draft by the Buffalo Bills.

The Bills won their next two matchups against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins, advancing to Super Bowl XXVII, where they were beaten by the Dallas Cowboys 52-17.

His grandson Tom Donahoe served as General Manager for the hometown Pittsburgh Steelers from 1991 until 1999, helping take the team to Super Bowl XXX, and later served as GM for the Buffalo Bills from 2001 until 2005, as well as a contributor to ESPN. com.

Pittsburgh scored on their first possession with Roy Gerela's 21-yard field goal, but the Bills responded with tight end Paul Seymour's 27-yard touchdown reception.

Tom Donahoe is a former general manager of both the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.

Those franchises include the Houston Oilers ( 1990 – 1994 ), Jacksonville Jaguars ( 1995 – 1996 ), Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1999 – 2000 ), Buffalo Bills ( 2002 – 2003 ), and currently is the offensive coordinator with the New York Giants.

Image: Allegheny Monongahela Ohio. jpg | The Allegheny River ( left ) and Monongahela River ( right ) join to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — the largest metropolitan area on the river.

Roberto Clemente Walker ( August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972 ) was a Puerto Rican baseball player whose Major League career comprised the 18 seasons stretching from 1955 through 1972, all of them played with the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder.

On August 5, in a game won by Pittsburgh, 1-0, another Mays line drive did not elude the Pirates ' right fielder, thus preserving a scoreless tie, though leaving Clemente hospitalized, having crashed face-first into Forbes Field's right-centerfield fence at the 375-foot mark.

On the second play of drive, Tarkenton's pass was deflected behind the line of scrimmage by Pittsburgh defensive lineman L. C. Greenwood, and bounced back right into the arms of Tarkenton, who then threw 41-yard completion to Gilliam.

The Allegheny ( left ) and Monongahela River | Monongahela ( right ) join to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Batting for the American League against Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis, the ball he hit soared above the right-field stands, striking the transformer of a light standard on the right field roof.

* Brandon Moss-Major League Baseball right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 1909, the right of way through the valley containing Castle Shannon was purchased by the Pittsburgh Railroad.

The first connection was with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad's line from Pittsburgh which continued down the right side of the river to Pittsburgh.

In 1998, a team of surgeons from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center attempted to transplant a group of brain cells to Alma Cerasini, who had suffered a severe stroke that caused the loss of mobility in her right limbs as well as limited speech.

* 31 December – The Pittsburgh Pirates ' legendary right fielder Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash near Puerto Rico on his way to bring relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

Amid fears that the Coyotes franchise will not right its ship by February 2011, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, and Ottawa rose as candidates for the 2011 game.

In 1920, Maurice R. " Robbie " Robinson founded the business he named Scholastic Publishing Company in his hometown of Wilkinsburg, right outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

With regard to retiree pensions, among other secondary issues, the Act did nothing to close the loophole created by the National Labor Relations Act to allow such ' permissive ', or ' not mandatory ', items from being dealt with by a union employer unilaterally, a right which was upheld by the Supreme Court as late as 1971 in Allied Chemical Workers Local 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company.

In some cities and large towns, such as Amsterdam, Essen ( Germany ), Pittsburgh, and Seattle, it is common for a right of way exclusive to public transport to be shared by both light rail and buses, and in some cases taxis.

Gibson then faced the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 15, when Roberto Clemente hit a line drive off Gibson's right leg.

The Red Line ( Pittsburgh ) operates on its own right of way and also through the streets of the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Hinske has spent time at the major league level with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves playing third base, first base, left field, and right field.

Pittsburgh sportscaster Myron Cope, in a 1997 article and in his 2002 book Double Yoi !, related that two days after the game he reviewed film taken by local Pittsburgh TV station WTAE-TV, and that the film showed " o question about it -- Bradshaw's pass struck Tatum squarely on his right shoulder.