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CBS News
4 days ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Historic Terrible Trolley on display at Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington County
A valuable piece of Pittsburgh history and a callback to days past was brought back to life. The Terrible Trolley — once the idea of a young girl who made a request to the city's mayor — was revealed Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in Washington County. It was originally introduced in 1980 as a rallying point for Pittsburgh Steelers fans before Super Bowl XIV. The Steelers went on to beat the Los Angeles Rams, becoming the first team in NFL history to win four Super Bowls. The idea for the trolley was originally suggested by Kim Sever, who was 9 years old when she wrote a letter to then-Pittsburgh Mayor Richard Caliguiri. It was inspired by the "Terrible Towel," which was created by longtime Steelers' radio announcer Myron Cope in 1975. "Mr. City Promoter, my name is Kim Sever," the letter reads. "I'm 9 years old, and I had this idea that maybe the city could have a trolley painted black and gold that says 'The Terrible Trolley.' "If the city doesn't have the money for a new trolley, you could just paint one of the old trolleys black and gold, okay?" Caliguiri honored Sever's request by relaying it to the Port Authority in January 1980, and the newly repainted trolley car debuted in time for the big game. The trolley's restoration was thanks to the efforts of KDKA-TV's "Fan N'ation," which reached out to the museum about the Terrible Trolley in 2022. Former executive director Scott Becker eventually tracked down the trolley, which was owned by a private collector. "He said, 'It's funny you called,'" said Becker, recalling the conversation. "'I just sold the land and the building it's in, and I need to find it a new home.'" The trolley was brought to the museum, and a team of volunteers got to work to restore it. "We really wanted to make this as accurate of a restoration as possible," said Michael Buchta, the trolley restoration's project manager. "But obviously with the steel repairs and body work, make it as thoroughly well done as we could." And that hard work was celebrated in the presence of the museum crew, former transit employees and former Steelers defensive lineman John Banaszak, a member of the 1979-80 championship team.
Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
The Steelers' hideous 2025 throwbacks are somehow not their grossest
The simple beauty of the Pittsburgh Steelers is a steadfast grip on tradition. The glory of the team's run through the 1970s established them as an icon, creating outposts at unofficial "Steelers bars" across the globe where the same fans gather each Sunday in the fall. The Terrible Towel preserved Myron Cope's legacy as not only a gravel-voiced chorus that rang across western Pennsylvania but as a fandom innovator. The franchise has had three presidents in 89 years of existence, all from the Rooney family. Pittsburgh has had three general managers since 1991 and three head coaches since 1969. The team's uniforms are clean and classic enough that the University of Iowa, itself a sigil of throwback football now and until the heat death of the universe, copied them almost wholesale (with permission). This is all to say, the Steelers persist. That means when it's time to dust off an old school uniform, they have to go all the way back to a time before the Super Bowl existed. And when you're borrowing from the 1930s, you wind up in a place where stripes were considered a bold and innovative new design. Let's dispatch the elephant in this room. The jerseys, busy as they may be, are not the problem on their own. But matching them with a yellow helmet that allows little room for contrast was always going to heighten that static. When you add beige pants -- a different color that's not nearly different enough -- things truly begin to look rough. Factor in yellow socks (not beige) and you get the distinct impression the 1930s were a time where post-war rationing was still a thing and mostly applied to pant fabric. Still, it's a throwback to a different era that ties in plenty of local history from the franchise itself to the great city of Pittsburgh. That's a different time that saw the franchise go 25-71-6 in its first nine seasons, but it's a lovely sentiment. More importantly, it's not the worst uniforms the Steelers could have dug up. Let us remember, friends, the bumblebee alternates of 2012 through 2016. Pittsburgh chose the less gross of two options when it came to 1933, eschewing the pre-World War II swarm look for the slimming effect of vertical stripes. It also took advantage of the league's expanded helmet rules to bring back the yellow lids that came with those 30s kits and made a brief comeback in the late 2000s. So the Steelers will certainly look different for at least one game this fall. And they'll look at least a little bit ugly, too. But they won't look the worst they ever have, because for five straight seasons we got to see Ben Roethlisberger clumsily lope through the backfield before winging touchdown passes like an overfed bumblebee. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Steelers' hideous 2025 throwbacks are somehow not their grossest
USA Today
21-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
The Steelers' hideous 2025 throwbacks are somehow not their grossest
The simple beauty of the Pittsburgh Steelers is a steadfast grip on tradition. The glory of the team's run through the 1970s established them as an icon, creating outposts at unofficial "Steelers bars" across the globe where the same fans gather each Sunday in the fall. The Terrible Towel preserved Myron Cope's legacy as not only a gravel-voiced chorus that rang across western Pennsylvania but as a fandom innovator. The franchise has had three presidents in 89 years of existence, all from the Rooney family. Pittsburgh has had three general managers since 1991 and three head coaches since 1969. The team's uniforms are clean and classic enough that the University of Iowa, itself a sigil of throwback football now and until the heat death of the universe, copied them almost wholesale (with permission). This is all to say, the Steelers persist. That means when it's time to dust off an old school uniform, they have to go all the way back to a time before the Super Bowl existed. And when you're borrowing from the 1930s, you wind up in a place where stripes were considered a bold and innovative new design. Let's dispatch the elephant in this room. The jerseys, busy as they may be, are not the problem on their own. But matching them with a yellow helmet that allows little room for contrast was always going to heighten that static. When you add beige pants -- a different color that's not nearly different enough -- things truly begin to look rough. Factor in yellow socks (not beige) and you get the distinct impression the 1930s were a time where post-war rationing was still a thing and mostly applied to pant fabric. Still, it's a throwback to a different era that ties in plenty of local history from the franchise itself to the great city of Pittsburgh. That's a different time that saw the franchise go 25-71-6 in its first nine seasons, but it's a lovely sentiment. More importantly, it's not the worst uniforms the Steelers could have dug up. Let us remember, friends, the bumblebee alternates of 2012 through 2016. Pittsburgh chose the less gross of two options when it came to 1933, eschewing the pre-World War II swarm look for the slimming effect of vertical stripes. It also took advantage of the league's expanded helmet rules to bring back the yellow lids that came with those 30s kits and made a brief comeback in the late 2000s. So the Steelers will certainly look different for at least one game this fall. And they'll look at least a little bit ugly, too. But they won't look the worst they ever have, because for five straight seasons we got to see Ben Roethlisberger clumsily lope through the backfield before winging touchdown passes like an overfed bumblebee.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Steelers announce 50th Anniversary Terrible Towel release date
This soon-to-be-released piece of merch could make you the envy of Steeler Nation. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Thursday that the limited-edition 50th Anniversary Terrible Towel will drop at 10 a.m. EST July 1. Advertisement Only 5,000 of the towels have been created. Sports broadcaster Myron Cope created the Terrible Towel Dec. 27, 1975, in an effort to excite fans before a playoff game. The Steelers will celebrate the towel's anniversary throughout their upcoming season. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Steelers Announce New Terrible Towel for 2025
Steelers Announce New Terrible Towel for 2025 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Pittsburgh Steelers' symbol of fandom, the famous rally towel known as the Terrible Towel, has become an emblem of not just the team, but the city itself. Advertisement The Terrible Towel has seen the top of Mount Everest, and it has visited the International Space Station. And it all started as a gimmick in the 1975 playoffs with the help of legendary broadcaster Myron Cope. There have been numerous and varying versions of the rally towel, but the Steelers seem ready to upgrade, announcing a new Terrible Towel for 2025. The Pittsburgh Steelers will reveal the 50th anniversary edition of the Terrible Towel next week, as the team announced on its X account Thursday. At the time, the towel idea was mocked by local media, particularly the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Before that playoff game in 1975 against the Baltimore Colts, Cope noted that there were fewer than a dozen original Terrible Towels on display at the stadium. Advertisement However, he noted that changed as the Steelers players were in the tunnel prior to introductions, as he wrote in his book, "Double Yoi!" Cope recalled, "Nearing kickoff, the Steelers gathered in their tunnel for introductions, whereupon the crowd exploded — and suddenly, by my estimation, 30,000 Terrible Towels twirled from the fists of fans around the stadium!" The Steelers beat the Colts that day 28-10, cementing the Terrible Towel in Steelers lore. Had Pittsburgh lost the game that day, who knows what would have become of the Terrible Towel. We may have never heard from it again. Related: Steelers Ship All-Pro Pass Rusher to NFC in Trade Proposal Related: Ex Steelers QB and Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw Stuns Audience This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
