Mark Duffus on His Favorite Sports Team

Dec. 29, 2009 - PRLog -- Mark Duffus and the Pittsburgh Steelers

If you were to ask Mark Duffus which sports team he favored the most, Mark Duffus would simply say the Pittsburgh Steelers. For all who know Mark Duffus, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Could it be there incredible skills on the field? Precisely.

Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC. Pittsburgh has won more Super Bowl titles (6), won more AFC Championship Games (7) and hosted more conference championship games (10) than any other AFC or NFC team. They have played in more AFC conference championship games than any other team and are tied with the Dallas Cowboys with 14 championship game appearances in either the NFC or AFC contests. With the exception of the 1960s which featured only three Super Bowls, the Steelers have appeared in at least one Super Bowl in every decade of the contest. The Steelers are the current National Football League champions, having won Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009.

The fifth-oldest franchises in the NFL, the Steelers were founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933, by Art Rooney.[1] The ownership of the Steelers has remained within the Rooney family since its founding.[2] The current owner is Art's son, Dan Rooney, who has given much control of the franchise to his son Art Rooney II.

The team enjoys a large, widespread fanbase nicknamed Steeler Nation[3] and currently play their home games in Heinz Field on Pittsburgh's North Side, which also hosts the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. Built in 2001, the stadium replaced Three Rivers Stadium which hosted the Steelers for 31 seasons. Prior to Three Rivers, the Steelers had played their games in Pitt Stadium and Forbes Field.

If you too are a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and would like to learn more about when and where there games are or about their long history, visit the team’s official site http://www.steelers.com/.

For a time in high school Mark Duffus was involved in his schools football team. Pittsburgh Steelers was the one team Mark Duffus hoped and dreamed to play for. As life happens, so do choices on what path you would like to go down career wise. Although Mark Duffus might have chosen a different career, the Pittsburgh Steelers will always reign supreme in his favorite sports category.

Resources: www.Wikipedia.org

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About Mark Duffus: A man of good character and devotion to his work, Mark Duffus is a role model we all can look up to and admire. Mark Duffus currently owns Body Tech Fitness club.