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The 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team’s 8th in the National Football League. It was also the first season in which the team was known as the Pittsburgh Steelers and not the Pittsburgh Pirates.The 1940 Steelers were led by head coach Walt Kiesling in his first full season in the top job. Kiesling’s assistant coaches were Wilbur Bill Sortet and Hank Bruder who both also played. They held training camp at St.