1 In German, an ig at the end of a word is somewhat pronounced as a light ch, almost like the h sound in the English word huge. 2  Find a German teacher to teach you further about the German language. A German v is normally pronounced like an English f. 2  An esset (Î²) normally sounds like an English ss. 3  The German 1(one) is written accentually, making it look like a 7. 4  Find a study group and practice the pronunciation and the spelling of the numbers.
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.
Contrary to popular belief, Pittsburgh did have an NHL franchise before the Penguins which was known as the Pirates. The Pirates came to fruition in 1925 after the departure of an amateur team, the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets.