Question: when did the steelers win their 1st super bowl
Answer: North ( 2002 -- present ) Current uniform Team colors Black , Gold Mascot Steely McBeam Personnel Owner ( s ) Rooney family President Art Rooney II General manager Kevin Colbert Head coach Mike Tomlin Team history Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1933 -- 1939 ) Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1940 -- 1942 ; 1945 -- present ) Phil - Pitt `` Steagles '' ( 1943 ) Card - Pitt ( 1944 ) Team nicknames Steel Curtain ( Defensive line , 1969 -- 1981 ) Steeler Nation Championships League championships ( 6 ) Super Bowl championships ( 6 ) 1974 ( IX ) , 1975 ( X ) , 1978 ( XIII ) , 1979 ( XIV ) , 2005 ( XL ) , 2008 ( XLIII ) Conference championships ( 8 ) AFC : 1974 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 , 1995 , 2005 , 2008 , 2010 Division championships ( 23 ) AFC Central : 1972 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1979 , 1983 , 1984 , 1992 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 2001 AFC North : 2002 , 2004 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 Playoff appearances ( 31 ) NFL : 1947 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1979 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1989 , 19