PITTSBURGH -- Joe Santoni, who named the Pittsburgh Steelers
in a contest in 1940, died at 82.
He died Friday of complications from heart surgery.
Santoni was an avid sports fan and in the 1930s followed an NFL
team then known as the Pittsburgh Pirates. But the team wanted a
new identity to differentiate it from the city's baseball team.
Santoni submitted the name Steelers and owner Art Rooney Sr. liked
it.
Santoni was given season tickets for a year and remained a
season ticket ...
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