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brush

(53,871 posts) Fri Dec 23, 2022, 05:29 AM Dec 2022

Anyone know why all the Pittsburgh pro sports teams...

sport black and gold colors—the Steelers, the Pirates and the Penguins?

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Anyone know why all the Pittsburgh pro sports teams... (Original Post) brush Dec 2022 OP

Yes, those are the city's colors. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2022 #1

Thank you. I knew there had to be something to it. brush Dec 2022 #2

It wasn't always that way. cloudbase Dec 2022 #3

BlueTsunami2018

(3,503 posts)

1. Yes, those are the city's colors.

Reply to brush (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2022, 05:32 AM

Dec 2022

Based on Sir William Pitt’s coat of arms.

brush

(53,871 posts)

2. Thank you. I knew there had to be something to it.

Reply to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 23, 2022, 05:40 AM

Dec 2022

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cloudbase

(5,525 posts)

3. It wasn't always that way.

Reply to brush (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2022, 09:28 AM

Dec 2022

The Penguins initially wore blue and white, changing to black and gold in 1980. Prior to getting the NHL franchise in 1967, the minor league Hornets wore black and gold.

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