Editing Forbes Field (section)

===Football===
The [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|University of Pittsburgh's football team]] moved from [[Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)|Exposition Park]] into Forbes Field upon its opening in 1909 and played there until 1924 when it moved into the larger [[Pitt Stadium]] only a few blocks away.<ref name=FF68>{{harvnb|Cicotello|2007|p=68|Ref=none}}</ref> In their first game at Forbes Field on October 16, 1909, the Panthers defeated [[Bucknell University]] 18–6.<ref name=FF69>{{harvnb|Cicotello|2007|p=69|Ref=none}}</ref> In 1910, Pitt's second year at Forbes Field, the Panthers went undefeated without allowing a single point. The Panthers had several successful seasons while playing at Forbes Field, including five in which they went undefeated<ref>{{harvnb|Cicotello|2007|p=223|Ref=none}}</ref> and were awarded [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|national championship]] titles in 1910, 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918.<ref name=FF68/><ref>{{cite web|title=College Football Data Warehouse: Pittsburgh Total National Championships |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigeast/pittsburgh/all_national_champs.php |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=September 7, 2008 |format=pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704202839/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigeast/pittsburgh/all_national_champs.php |archive-date=July 4, 2008 }}</ref> During their years at Forbes Field, Pitt's teams were led by [[College Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] coaches [[Joseph H. Thompson|Joe Thompson]], [[Glenn Scobey Warner|Glenn "Pop" Warner]] and [[Jock Sutherland]].<ref>{{harvnb|Cicotello|2007|pp=68–9|Ref=none}}</ref> Forbes Field was the site of yet another broadcasting first when on October 8, 1921, Harold W. Arlin announced live play-by-play action of the Pitt-West Virginia football game on radio station KDKA, the [[1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game|first live radio broadcast]] of a college football game in the United States.  Duquesne University also played many of their home games there in the 1930s and 1940s.

The [[1926 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team]] pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history by defeating the 8–0 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, shutting them out, 19–0. Legendary ND head coach, Knute Rockne, thought the Pittsburgh team would be easily defeated and did not show up for the game.

Pittsburgh native, [[Art Rooney]] founded his NFL team under the name the Pittsburgh Pirates, on July 8, 1933, for $2,500 (${{formatnum:{{inflation|US|2500|1933}}}} in present-day terms).<ref name=HOFfacts>{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh Steelers: Firsts, Records, Odds & Ends|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=25|publisher=National Football League|access-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref><ref name=Chief16>{{harvnb|O'Brien|2001|p=16|Ref=none}}</ref> The franchise's first game, against the [[New York Giants]], was held on September 20, 1933,<ref>{{cite web|title=74 Years with the Steelers |url=http://news.steelers.com/MediaContent/2007/08/22/06/Year-by-Year_Results_80326.pdf |publisher=Pittsburgh Steelers |date=August 22, 2007 |access-date=June 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112051739/http://news.steelers.com/MediaContent/2007/08/22/06/Year-by-Year_Results_80326.pdf |archive-date=November 12, 2007 }}</ref> at Forbes Field.<ref name=FF85>{{harvnb|Cicotello|2007|p=85|Ref=none}}</ref> The Giants won the game 23–2 in front of 25,000&nbsp;people.<ref name=FF85/><ref name=SteelHouse95>{{harvnb|Wiebusch|p=95|Ref=none}}</ref> Rooney wrote of the game, "The Giants won. Our team looks terrible. The fans didn't get their money's worth."<ref>{{harvnb|O'Brien|2001|p=17|Ref=none}}</ref> The Pirates rebounded to gain their first ever franchise victory a week later at Forbes Field, against the [[Chicago Cardinals]].<ref name=SteelHouse95/> The NFL's Pirates were renamed the Steelers in 1940, and otherwise struggled during much of their three-decades of tenancy at Forbes. The club achieved its first winning record in [[1942 Pittsburgh Steelers season|1942]]; its tenth season of existence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steelers' History |url=http://news.steelers.com/MediaContent/2007/08/22/05/Steelers_History_80311.pdf |publisher=Pittsburgh Steelers |date=August 22, 2007 |access-date=April 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528074040/http://news.steelers.com/MediaContent/2007/08/22/05/Steelers_History_80311.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2008 }}</ref> On November 30, 1952, the Steelers met the New York Giants at Forbes Field for a snowy afternoon game. Pittsburgh entered the game with a 3–6 record, but went on to set multiple team records, including scoring nine touchdowns, to win the game 63–7. Excited by their team's play, the 15,140&nbsp;spectators ran onto the field and began to tear the [[Field goal (football)|field goal posts]] out of the ground.<ref>{{harvnb|Cicotello|2007|p=87|Ref=none}}</ref> The University of Pittsburgh's acquisition of Forbes Field in 1958 gave the Steelers some options, and they began transferring some of their home games to the much larger Pitt Stadium that year. The Steelers played their final game at Forbes Field on December 1, 1963. The franchise moved to Pitt Stadium exclusively the following season.
[[File:Forbes Field football.jpg|thumb|900px|center|Pittsburgh Panthers game against [[Washington & Jefferson Presidents football|Washington & Jefferson College]] – 1915]]