Card-Pitt
NFL Temporary team season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Card-Pitt was the team created by the temporary merger of two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, during the 1944 season. It was the second such merger for the Steelers, who had combined with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1943 to form the "Steagles". The arrangement was made necessary by the loss of numerous players to World War II military service, and was dissolved upon completion of the season. The war ended before the start of the 1945 season, and both teams resumed normal operations.
Quick Facts 1944 Chicago-Pittsburgh Cardinals-Steelers season, Head coach ...
1944 Chicago-Pittsburgh Cardinals-Steelers season | |
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Head coach | Phil Handler, Walt Kiesling |
Home field | Comiskey Park, Forbes Field |
Local radio | WGN · KDKA |
Results | |
Record | 0–10 |
Division place | 5th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Card-Pitt finished with a 0–10 record in the Western Division, which led sportswriters to derisively label the team the "Car-Pitts", or "carpets".[1]