Name a place where have you taken your Terrible Towel.
The Terrible Towel is a talisman that has become known throughout the NFL. The average Pittsburgh Steelers fan knows that the towel was the brainchild of Myron Cope back in 1975. It started out as a call for fans coming to Three Rivers Stadium to grab black or yellow hand towels or wash rags from their linen closets to cheer the team on. It debuted in a December 1975 playoff game against the Baltimore Colts. Several players including Jack Ham, Ernie Holmes and Andy Russell did not buy into it saying, “we’re not a gimmick team.