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    The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Does anyone know where or what websites I can look for terrible towels? I collect them all and want to get my hands on whatever is out there. I have everyone from Steelers.com

    Here is what I have so far:

    The (Woven) SB XL towel with date/score
    The 5 time SB Champions one with no color
    The 75th Yr Towel
    The Terrible Towel with Steeler logos on each end
    The Hall of Fame Terrible Towel
    The toddler Terrible Towel
    The Heinz Field Terrible Towel
    The plain/original Terrible Towel
    The SB XLIII with score Terrible Towel
    The 6 Time SB Champions Terrible Towel
    The Myron Cope 1929 - 2008 Terrible Towel
    The 5 time SB Champions Terrible Towel in color
    The pink Terrible Towel for fighting cancer
    The black Terrible Towel
    The Winter Classic Terrible Towel
    The 35th year Terrible Towel
    And the best Terrible Towel of them all. Myron Cope signed Terrible Towel..

    Plus I have another 3 or 4 for games...
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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Quote Originally Posted by BucsPensStillerakawirels3 View Post
    Does anyone know where or what websites I can look for terrible towels? I collect them all and want to get my hands on whatever is out there. I have everyone from Steelers.com

    Here is what I have so far:

    The (Woven) SB XL towel with date/score
    The 5 time SB Champions one with no color
    The 75th Yr Towel
    The Terrible Towel with Steeler logos on each end
    The Hall of Fame Terrible Towel
    The toddler Terrible Towel
    The Heinz Field Terrible Towel
    The plain/original Terrible Towel
    The SB XLIII with score Terrible Towel
    The 6 Time SB Champions Terrible Towel
    The Myron Cope 1929 - 2008 Terrible Towel
    The 5 time SB Champions Terrible Towel in color
    The pink Terrible Towel for fighting cancer
    The black Terrible Towel
    And the best Terrible Towel of them all. Myron Cope signed Terrible Towel..

    Plus I have another 3 or 4 for games...
    What an impressive collection!
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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Thank You


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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    All I can say is...WOW!!!

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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Anyone know where I can get this TT?



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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Ebay, I pick up one there about a year ago. Just keep looking from time to time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by steelers7810 View Post
    Ebay, I pick up one there about a year ago. Just keep looking from time to time.

    Thanks.. If you see a link for any please post..

    Just went thru them on Ebay.. Have them all... I love how people put rare behind some.. lol


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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    have you checked craigslist? Found this one out there:

    http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/clt/2003060631.html


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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Quote Originally Posted by BucsPensStillerakawirels3 View Post
    Does anyone know where or what websites I can look for terrible towels? I collect them all and want to get my hands on whatever is out there. I have everyone from Steelers.com

    Here is what I have so far:

    The (Woven) SB XL towel with date/score
    The 5 time SB Champions one with no color
    The 75th Yr Towel
    The Terrible Towel with Steeler logos on each end
    The Hall of Fame Terrible Towel
    The toddler Terrible Towel
    The Heinz Field Terrible Towel
    The plain/original Terrible Towel
    The SB XLIII with score Terrible Towel
    The 6 Time SB Champions Terrible Towel
    The Myron Cope 1929 - 2008 Terrible Towel
    The 5 time SB Champions Terrible Towel in color
    The pink Terrible Towel for fighting cancer
    The black Terrible Towel
    And the best Terrible Towel of them all. Myron Cope signed Terrible Towel..

    Plus I have another 3 or 4 for games...
    Add these two to your want list:

    Three Rivers Stadium commemrative
    2010 season opener

    Also:
    Winter Classic at Hienz Field ???? It is a Terrible Towel.

    The Myron Cope 1929 - 2008 Terrible Towel has two versions. The one they sell and the one sold on opening day in 2008. It has the steelers logo on one side and heinz field on the other.

    I will look to see what others I have. I always wanted to know how many veriations of the towel have been produced and started collecting also. I will keep a look out for you for any of the others.

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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Quote Originally Posted by stlrtruck View Post
    have you checked craigslist? Found this one out there:

    http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/clt/2003060631.html
    That is the other Myron I was talking about.

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    Cool.. I would assume the Winter Classic one will show up on the Steelers.com site soon enough. I hate buying these if I'm not sure where the money is going... Thats newbie.. Your pretty cool.. Stick around and post with us..

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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Digging thru my Terrible Towels and here is a list:

    90's version (similar to the latest vintage version)
    2000's version (current, to be refered to as basic)
    Black version (basic but reversed)
    Pink version (basic but pink with cancer awareness)
    2 Logo (basic with steeler logo on each side)
    Heinz Field opening (basic with Heinz Field Logo on side)
    Three Rivers Commemorative (basic with picture of stadium on sides)
    Super Bowl XL (basic with date of game)
    Super Bowl XL (basic with date of game & score)
    5 Time champions (basic with black logo's & text)
    5 Time champions (basic with colored logo's & text)
    Myron Cope 35 Years (has his sayings on it with date 10/31/05)
    75th Anniversery (Basic with 75 year logo on sides)
    Super Bowl XLIII (basic with date of game)
    Super Bowl XLIII (basic with date of game & scores)
    6 Time champions (basic with colored logo's & text)
    Myron Cope Commemorative (basic with Microphone, another version- basic with Mic & Steelers/Heinz field logo's)
    2010 season opener (basic with first game of 2010 with opponent)
    Hall of Fame (basic with Hall Of Fame Logo on each side)
    Vintage (version from the 70's)
    Winter Classic (basic with logo's of the winter classic on each side)

    Maybe someone can help with more or the types from the 70's.

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    Now there is another Terrible Towel to purchase. Hopefully another win in 2 weeks will lead to a few more versions!!!


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    if you guys enjoy collecting theses towel then you need to visit this this link http://urdb.org/wr/terrible-towel-collection/4150 he is claiming towels that are exactly the same writing just made at a different time to be different varaitions. get on there and post your comments to this so we all have a chance to break the world record. look at the bottom row and the ones on the floor. his record is 31 but it should only be 18-20. post your comments please!!!!!!

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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Quote Originally Posted by BucsPensStillerakawirels3 View Post
    Anyone know where I can get this TT?

    Here ya go. Happy Bidding!
    http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-STEELERS-Ter...item1e6126bf57

    Or you can just buy this one.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/MYRON-COPE-TERRI...item2eb2d9047a

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    What? You don't have the SB XLIII




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    Quote Originally Posted by tube517 View Post
    What? You don't have the SB XLIII

    That thing was a disgrace.

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    NEPA, one of my coworkers asked if I had one of these and I just laughed in his face and said I wouldn't own anything or buy anything from Goodhell's tenure and told him this was Goodhell's lame attempt to capitalize on Myron Cope's great idea.

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    That thing was a disgrace.



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    Quote Originally Posted by tube517 View Post
    NEPA, one of my coworkers asked if I had one of these and I just laughed in his face and said I wouldn't own anything or buy anything from Goodhell's tenure and told him this was Goodhell's lame attempt to capitalize on Myron Cope's great idea.

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    I recently acquired a 1978 terrible towel from a collector who had season tickets for over 2 decades. I'm looking to sell this item. Anyone interested please let me know.

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    Is there a list somewhere with all the different versions?

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    BPS3 and steelers7810. Let me know if your vintage towels are like mine... I have one that was given to me by a former Pittsburgh resident in the late 80's when she found out I was a big Steelers fan that didn't have a terrible towel. I believe it is one of the first year towels sold at Gimbles. It has no other writing on it other than "the terrible towel". The guy with the "record" collection does not appear to have one.

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    I think I have that one too...

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    I have a very old towel that I bought around 1994 from the steelers catalog .My e-mail is cehlers@stny.rr.com if anyone is interested I can e-mail them a picture of it ,I would like to get a idea of how rare it is.

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    check out ebay i got all my towels there and be patient to get them at a great price. they got holiday themes too

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    I have a "Build a Bear" TT.... It is about 3" by 4" and it has an elastic loop on one corner so that it can be placed on my bear's wrist.... I bought it through the BaB website, but I haven't seen it on there for a few years - - I got it about 3 years ago.....

    My Colorado kid sent me a Camo TT a few weeks ago - - - I love it.... I am thinking about picking up the St. Pat's one that just came out, but I really have problems with things "green and yellow"..... There is already a glut of those colors in my neighborhood..... Sigh.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    Is there a list somewhere with all the different versions?
    Check out this facebook page...
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Terrib...55596441152177

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    Re: The Terrible Towel (Collecting)

    Do you still have the towel? If so, can you post a picture of it?

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    Do you still have the towel? If so, can you post a picture of it?
    Quote Originally Posted by pepsyman1 View Post
    BPS3 and steelers7810. Let me know if your vintage towels are like mine... I have one that was given to me by a former Pittsburgh resident in the late 80's when she found out I was a big Steelers fan that didn't have a terrible towel. I believe it is one of the first year towels sold at Gimbles. It has no other writing on it other than "the terrible towel". The guy with the "record" collection does not appear to have one.

    Do you still have the towel? If so, can you post a picture of it

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    Quote Originally Posted by BPS3akaWirels3 View Post
    Does anyone know where or what websites I can look for terrible towels? I collect them all and want to get my hands on whatever is out there. I have everyone from Steelers.com

    Here is what I have so far:

    The (Woven) SB XL towel with date/score
    The 5 time SB Champions one with no color
    The 75th Yr Towel
    The Terrible Towel with Steeler logos on each end
    The Hall of Fame Terrible Towel
    The toddler Terrible Towel
    The Heinz Field Terrible Towel
    The plain/original Terrible Towel
    The SB XLIII with score Terrible Towel
    The 6 Time SB Champions Terrible Towel
    The Myron Cope 1929 - 2008 Terrible Towel
    The 5 time SB Champions Terrible Towel in color
    The pink Terrible Towel for fighting cancer
    The black Terrible Towel
    The Winter Classic Terrible Towel
    The 35th year Terrible Towel
    And the best Terrible Towel of them all. Myron Cope signed Terrible Towel..

    Plus I have another 3 or 4 for games...
    Quote Originally Posted by steelers7810 View Post
    Digging thru my Terrible Towels and here is a list:

    90's version (similar to the latest vintage version)
    2000's version (current, to be refered to as basic)
    Black version (basic but reversed)
    Pink version (basic but pink with cancer awareness)
    2 Logo (basic with steeler logo on each side)
    Heinz Field opening (basic with Heinz Field Logo on side)
    Three Rivers Commemorative (basic with picture of stadium on sides)
    Super Bowl XL (basic with date of game)
    Super Bowl XL (basic with date of game & score)
    5 Time champions (basic with black logo's & text)
    5 Time champions (basic with colored logo's & text)
    Myron Cope 35 Years (has his sayings on it with date 10/31/05)
    75th Anniversery (Basic with 75 year logo on sides)
    Super Bowl XLIII (basic with date of game)
    Super Bowl XLIII (basic with date of game & scores)
    6 Time champions (basic with colored logo's & text)
    Myron Cope Commemorative (basic with Microphone, another version- basic with Mic & Steelers/Heinz field logo's)
    2010 season opener (basic with first game of 2010 with opponent)
    Hall of Fame (basic with Hall Of Fame Logo on each side)
    Vintage (version from the 70's)
    Winter Classic (basic with logo's of the winter classic on each side)

    Maybe someone can help with more or the types from the 70's.

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    Theres a nfl shop and steelers store

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