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The Steelers only have one logo because when they originally put the steel mark on the helmets they wanted to see how it looked on the gold helmets and put it just on one side. And later that year they went to the playoffs for the first time so as good luck they decided to change the helmet to black to show the logo better and keep the one side.
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ProfessorIn 1962, the Steelers equipment manager Jack Hart applied the logo to the helmet (at that time the helmets were a solid gold color) and the Steelers were uncertain how it would look. So he applied them to the right side only. Later on, even after changing the helmet color to black, they left the logo on the right side only, due to the teams new found success & uniqueness of the logo. The Steelers are now the only team with a logo on only one side of the helmet.
The Steelers are the only NFL team that sports their logo on only one side of the helmet. At first, this was a temporary measure because the Steelers weren't sure they would like the look of the logo on an all-gold helmet. They wanted to test them before going all-out. Equipment manager Jack Hart was instructed to put the logo only on one side of the helmet - the right side. The 1962 Steelers finished 9-5 and became the winningest team in franchise history to date. The team finished second in the Eastern Conference and qualified for the Playoff Bowl. They wanted to do something special for their first postseason game, so they changed the color of their helmets from gold to black, which helped to highlight the new logo. Because of the interest generated by having the logo on only one side of their helmets and because of their team's new success, the Steelers decided to leave it that way permanently.
Longtime field and equipment manager Jack Hart was instructed to do this by Art Rooney in 1962 as a test to see how the logo appeared on the gold helmets; however, its popularity led the team to leave it that way permanently. A year after introducing the logo, they switched to black helmets to make it stand out more.
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What are the colors of the Pittsburgh Steelers helmet logo?
The Steelers logo has three colored astroids, a hypocycloid with four cusps, (yellow, red and blue) and the name Steelers written in black to the left of them. It is encased in a gray ringed, circular white background.
Has the Pittsburgh Steelers logo always been the hypocycloids?
See related link to Pittsburgh Steelers official website.
Why are the Pitttsburgh Steelers called the Steelers?
The team was called the Pirates (just like Pittsburgh's baseball team) from the time it was founded in 1933 until 1940. In 1940, the team held a contest for a new name. The winning entry was for the name "Steelers," reflecting Pittburgh's history as the nation's top steel-producing city. The team's logo on its helmet is the "Steelmark" logo created by U.S. Steel for the American Iron and Steel Institute. The only change is that the Steelers' logo changes the word "Steel" to "Steelers". This logo has been on the team's helmet since 1962.
What does the Pittsburgh Steelers logo 412 mean?
412 is the area code of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
What does the blue diamond mean on the Pittsburgh Steelers helmet logo?
The colors represent the ingredients used in the steel-making process: yellow for coal, orange for iron ore and blue for scrap steel.
