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.
Pittsburghâs football team shared the same nickname as the cityâs baseball team, the Pirates, from 1933 to 1940. Before the 1940 season, owner Art Rooney held a rename-the-team contest. A change couldnât hurt, as Pittsburgh had failed to post a winning season in its first 7 years.