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stillers4me
08-14-2011, 09:48 AM
In Pittsburgh, all the major pro sports team's colors are black and gold.

Why? Because those are the colors on the flag (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f3fTVkavMVg/Sb8BBoTLX0I/AAAAAAAABes/-G-owc18l_E/s400/800px-Flag_of_Pittsburgh%252C_Pennsylvania_svg.png) of the city of Pittsburgh. This wasn’t always the case. The Pittsburgh Pirates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates#Logos_.26_uniforms) used to be red, white, and blue. They switched to the Steelers' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers#Logo_and_uniforms) colors of black and gold back in 1948. Also, for one season, the Steelers merged with the Philadelphia Eagles during WWII, they were wearing green and white.........


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