Steagles

1943 Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Eagles-Steelers season
OwnerAlexis Thompson, Art Rooney & Bert Bell
Head coachGreasy Neale and Walt Kiesling
Home fieldShibe Park, Forbes Field
Local radioWCAU · KDKA
Results
Record5–4–1
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The Steagles were the team created by the temporary merger of Pennsylvania's two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, during the 1943 season. The two franchises were compelled to field a single combined team because both had lost many players to military service during World War II. The league's official record book refers to the team as "Phil-Pitt Combine",[1] but the unofficial "Steagles", despite never being registered by the NFL, has become the enduring moniker.[2]

  1. ^ "1943 Statistics". National Football League. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Robinson, Joshua (January 14, 1989). "Steelers Shared Resources With 2 Teams During World War II". The New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2011.