▁( now ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ). ▁Records ▁of ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁playing ▁other ▁Western ▁Pennsylvania ▁teams ▁( including ▁the ▁Mc Ke es port ▁Olympics ) ▁continue ▁up ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁after ▁which ▁point ▁most ▁teams ▁dissol ved ▁due ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II ; ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁( by ▁now ▁renamed ▁the ▁Ste el ers ) ▁then ▁shift ed ▁its ▁exhibition ▁schedule ▁to ▁other ▁minor ▁league ▁teams . ▁ ▁Circ uit ▁" ch ampion ships " ▁ ▁Other ▁circuit ▁teams ▁Er ie ▁V eter ans ▁G lass port ▁O dd s ▁Je ann ette ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁J . P . ▁Ro one ys ▁( a . k . a . ▁“ H ope - Har ve ys ” ▁and ▁“ M aj estic ▁Rad ios ” ) ▁Mc Ke es port ▁Olympics ▁O il ▁City ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁Pit ca ir n ▁Qu akers ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ly ce um ▁Wars low ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁ ▁Historic ▁professional ▁football ▁first s ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁and ▁individuals , ▁in ▁the ▁circuit , ▁pione ered ▁several ▁historic ▁first s ▁for ▁professional ▁football . ▁These ▁accomplish ments ▁include : ▁ ▁William ▁" P ud ge " ▁He ff elf inger ▁( Al leg hen y ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ) ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁professional ▁football ▁player ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁Sport ▁D onn elly ▁( Al leg hen y ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ) ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁professional