1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season

The team was established by Arthur Rooney Sr., a former boxer and semi-pro football player, who paid the National Football League (NFL) its $2,500 expansion fee with winnings from successful weekend gambling at the Saratoga Race Track in New York.

[1] Home games were scheduled for Forbes Field, stadium used by the baseball Pirates.

[1] Rooney slyly circumvented the law by providing the superintendent of police with free box seats.

[1] Except for a brief period in 1940 and 1941, Rooney would remain the franchise's principal owner until his death in 1988.

The following week, the team got its first win, defeating the Chicago Cardinals at home 14–13.