I guess. A lot of folks wonder why the logo, as rich in nuance as it is, only gets applied to the right side of the helmet. According to the team's official history, the equipment manager was instructed to do so, and the following year, the Steelers finished That kind of record would have people calling for Cowher's head today, but at the time it was the best the team had ever done.
The Steelers even made the playoffs, and as the team history explains, the owners "wanted to do something special for their first postseason game, so they changed the [background] color of their helmets from gold to black, which helped to highlight the new logo. So why are the Steelers the only team that leaves the logo on one side?
In part because they're the only team that does it, and in part because an old gambler like team owner Art Rooney knew better than to toss away a lucky charm. As the team's history explains, "Because of the interest generated by having the logo on only one side of their helmets and because of their team's new success, the Steelers decided to leave it that way permanently.
I sort of like the stubborn idiosyncrasy of that; in a way, it's more emblematic of our city than the logo itself. Especially now that steel's importance here has waned. We do things in a Pittsburgh way that may seem odd or backwards to others, but it's ours. And anyway, the defense was once supposed to be an anachronism as well. Nebby post alert: Joke candidacy in Edgewood confused social media users, but not voters.
Can you find out anything about the Jewish community here that would have supported a temple? Where is Dream Street located? But how many fans know what the starlike figures mean and where the logo came from? In fact, the three four-pointed starlike figures within the circle, called hypocycloids for their geometric origin, made it to the NFL in , when Rooney adopted the Steelmark for his football team.
The Steelmark was originally created for United States Steel Corporation to promote the attributes of steel: yellow lightens your work; orange brightens your leisure; and blue widens your world. The logo's meaning was later amended to represent the three materials used to produce steel: yellow for coal; orange for iron ore; and blue for steel scrap.
Back in the early s, the Steelers had to petition the AISI in order to change the word "Steel" inside the Steelmark to "Steelers" before the logo was complete. Cleveland's Republic Steel suggested to the Steelers that they use the Steelmark as a helmet logo. The Steelers are the only NFL team that sports their logo on only one side of the helmet. At first, this was a temporary measure because the Steelers weren't sure they would like the look of the logo on an all-gold helmet. By Ernesto Cova.
Ever since the dawn of football, the Pittsburgh Steelers became one of the most popular teams in the world. Their tough defenses, physical rushing attacks, and relentless desire to compete paved their way to a huge success around the NFL.
Then again, it seems like even some of the team's diehard fans just can't seem to crack one of the league's ancient mysteries: Why do they only have their logo on one side of the helmet instead of both sides? There have been countless theories about this particular design but, obviously, most of them are just made up.
They also represent the three materials used to produce steel: yellow for coal, orange for iron ore and blue for steel scrap. When the Steelmark logo was created, U. Steel attached the following meaning to it: Steel lightens your work, brightens your leisure and widens your world. The logo was used as part of a major marketing campaign to educate consumers about how important steel is in our daily lives.
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