He was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 1976 NFL draft and started for them during their Super Bowl XIII victory.
Pinney was selected in the second round of the 1976 NFL draft (37th overall) by the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coaches Jim Owens and Don James and was a team captain for the Huskies in 1974 and 1975.
Pinney earned the start at right tackle in Super Bowl XIII in January 1979 over Larry Brown, who had been the starter the majority of the season.
[2] He had announced that he cleared out his locker at the end of the season, and Steelers' owner Dan Rooney notified him by phone that his contract would not be renewed.