FUN FACTS
The Steelers were founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933, by Art Rooney , taking its original name from the baseball team.
The Steelers logo repersent the colors of the ingredients used in the steel-making
process: yellow for coal, red for iron ore, and blue for scrap steel.
- The much loved official Myron Cope Terrible Towel was created to appease
department store owners upset because their yellow and black handtowels were
being sold at a rate disproportionate to the matching bath towels.
- No player numbers have ever been retired by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but certain numbers are mysteriously not handed out to new players each season
The Steelers were founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 8, 1933, by Art Rooney , taking its original name from the baseball team.
The Steelers logo repersent the colors of the ingredients used in the steel-making
process: yellow for coal, red for iron ore, and blue for scrap steel.