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To: galtman
Pittsburghers Rooting for the Eagles?

In 1943 the Steelers and Eagles did merge squads, due to the fact that so many players had been called up in the Draft and gone off to war. They were called the Steagles.

In 1944 they merged squads with the Chicago Cardinals.


17 posted on 03/31/2014 6:04:52 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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I live in that hideous town ... I know the history!


22 posted on 03/31/2014 7:03:17 AM PDT by galtman (All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing)
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