Steve Petro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSteve Petro
American football player
Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1914
Place of Birth: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 15-Aug-1994
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Steve Petro
- Stephen Lawrence Petro (October 21, 1914 – August 15, 1994) was an American football guard who played two seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL).
- He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth round of the 1939 NFL Draft.
- He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and attended Greater Johnstown High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.Steve played football for the Pittsburgh Panthers under head coach Jock Sutherland and later was an assistant football coach for the Panthers from 1950 to 1972.
- He was also the Assistant to the Athletic Director from 1973 to 1984.
- Steve's Pitt nickname was "The Rock," based on Petro, a derivation of the Greek word petros, which means rock.
- The Pitt Panther mascot's nickname is ROC, in Steve's honor.
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