Steelers throwback uniforms

[SteelerNation1]

Did I miss something? Did the Steelers ever announce what game or games they're going to wear the throwbacks this year?

[stlrz d]

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I hope not for the Chargers game...I don't like the throwbacks.

[SteelerNation1]

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I hope not for the Chargers game...I don't like the throwbacks.

That would fit the theme of the last 2 yrs. They've worn them in primetime. I'm thinking chargers and packers December 21

[SteelHead]

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I LOVE those throwback uniforms with the gold helmets. I'll be rockin my #43 come opening day ! GO STEELERS !!

[Starlifter]

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i know we rehash this every year - but these 'throwback' uniforms don't suit me at all. i don't know when they ever wore something similar in the past - it's just another jersey to sell. the only throwback that would get me going are the block number jerseys from the mid-90's. greg lloyd in that 95 - AWESOME!!!

[Acero]

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the only throwback that would get me going are the block number jerseys from the mid-90's.

Not to be nitpicky, but the block design didn't change for almost 30 years. It's the block jerseys from late 60's to early 90's. And I agree, I'd love to see those back. How about a nice block #43 or #7? Conversely, a rounded #58 seems like blasphemy.

[stlrz d]

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I hope not for the Chargers game...I don't like the throwbacks.

That would fit the theme of the last 2 yrs. They've worn them in primetime. I'm thinking chargers and packers December 21

They can wear them for the Packers game but I really hope they don't for the game I'll be attending.

[frankthetank1]

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i wish they would just wear the throw back jersey's white pants with the black helmet. it would look so much better than the ugly yellow helmet. i love the jersey and white pants. the yellow helmet is the football equvialent of the late 70's pirates hate. the one with the stripes going around it. man was that hideous

[Acero]

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I actually really really dig both the yellow lid and the 70's pirates cap. And personally, I really dislike the white pants. I guess it's all just a matter of personal preference.

[frankthetank1]

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I actually really really dig both the yellow lid and the 70's pirates cap. And personally, I really dislike the white pants. I guess it's all just a matter of personal preference.

man those are ugly yea its all personal preference. i also hated when the pirates had the pin stripe uniforms. some teams look good with pin stripes and some dont

[RuthlessBurgher]

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I actually really really dig both the yellow lid and the 70's pirates cap. And personally, I really dislike the white pants. I guess it's all just a matter of personal preference.

I agree with loving the black jersey with gold block letters, liking the gold helmets, and disliking the white pants. As for the Pirate schwag, I could care less. Baseball sucks.

Did you guys see that they are now selling the 1967 Throwback jerseys?





[url]http://news.steelers.com/article/97476/[/url]

1967 Authentic Jersey

In the late 1960s, the Green Bay Packers were the National Football League’s dominant team. They had won championships in 1961, 1962, 1965 and 1966, and they had played for the title in 1960. In that respect, every NFL team wanted to be like the Packers.


Dan Rooney might have wanted the Steelers to win like the Packers, but he didn’t necessarily want them to look like the Green Bay Packers.


In early 1966, the Steelers players had an executive committee that would meet with ownership about issues that concerned them. At that time, one of the issues was the uniform. John Campbell, a linebacker going into his second season with the team, was on the executive committee and he was the one who asked Dan Rooney to do something about the uniform.


Mindful of how many teams were morphing into Packers look-a-likes, Dan Rooney decided to make an attempt at something distinctive. That also was the time when the City of Pittsburgh was trying to remake its image, trying to get away from the perception of a dirty, smoky city. One of the areas being refurbished was Downtown, called the Golden Triangle because that was the shape of the land created by the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers flowing into the Ohio River.


Dan Rooney decided to incorporate this unique bit of the city’s geography into the Steelers new uniforms, and that’s how the triangle design came to be a part of the jersey. The triangle was always gold, with the rest of the home jersey being black with white numbers and the road jersey being white with black numbers.


But if the intent of linking the team to its city was a nice idea, the practical execution of it didn’t always go smoothly.


For example, washing the uniforms. In 1966, the Steelers preseason finale was against the Cleveland Browns in Birmingham, Ala., and they were to wear the black jerseys with the gold triangles, because the Browns always preferred to wear their white jerseys. But in laundering the Steelers’ jerseys, the black bled into the gold triangles and created an aesthetic mess.


And then, not everyone was able to make the connection between the Steelers’ jerseys and Pittsburgh’s geography. Midway through the 1966 season, the Steelers were set to play a game against the Cowboys in Dallas on Oct. 30. Shortly before kickoff, Dan Rooney appeared on the Cowboys pregame radio show where he was asked, “Are your wearing those uniforms because tomorrow is Halloween?”


And so following the 1967 season, the Steelers “retired” their golden triangle jerseys for good, but they still remain an interesting part of the franchise’s rich history.

[frankthetank1]

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the worst throwbacks ever imo were the ones that the steelers wore in the early 90's. they looked like soccer uniforms and the gold pants they wore were also ugly

[RuthlessBurgher]

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the worst throwbacks ever imo were the ones that the steelers wore in the early 90's. they looked like soccer uniforms and the gold pants they wore were also ugly

Not to mention no logo on either side of the helmet!

[Acero]

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the worst throwbacks ever imo were the ones that the steelers wore in the early 90's. they looked like soccer uniforms and the gold pants they wore were also ugly

Not to mention no logo on either side of the helmet!

I actually really dig the '94 throwbacks. Also, I know I'm in the minority, but I also like the Batman jerseys. Glad to see they're re-issuing them for fan consumption, I might get one!

[feltdizz]

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the worst throwbacks ever imo were the ones that the steelers wore in the early 90's. they looked like soccer uniforms and the gold pants they wore were also ugly

Not to mention no logo on either side of the helmet!

I actually really dig the '94 throwbacks. Also, I know I'm in the minority, but I also like the Batman jerseys. Glad to see they're re-issuing them for fan consumption, I might get one!

those jersey's were beast.. I like any throwback uni we rock.