High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season constitutes what many consider to be the turning point of this once-moribund franchise. 1969 was the first season for Hall of Fame head coach Chuck Noll, the first season for defensive lineman "Mean Joe" Greene and L. C. Greenwood, the first season for longtime Steelers public relations director Joe Gordon, and the team`s last season in Pitt Stadium before moving into then-state-of-the-art Three Rivers Stadium the following season.