What is the "The TRARIBLE HOUTEL ™" in American football?
The terrible towel ™ is a well -known symbol of Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football team in the National Football League. The terrible towel was created as a promotional trick Steelers radio transmitter Myron Cope in 1975. In the week he led to play -off games against Baltimore Colts in December 1975, Cope encouraged Pittsburgh Steelers fans to bring small yellow towels Dish into the game.
Although the Steelers football games are now a terrible ™ ™ ™, many players initially hesitated thoughts. Linebacker Jack Ham reportedly told Myron Cope: "I think your idea stinks!" Even with the ambivalence of players, tens of thousands of fans came into the game and waved yellow towels excitedly. Steelers defeated Colts 28-10 and the legend of a terrible towel ™ began.
Steelers got via Play -off and were a representative of American Football Conference (AFC) in Super Bowl X. The team decided to make their own official towel, the "Myron Cope is the official The Table Houtel ™" decorated for the SUPER Bowl. Steelers continued to defeat Dallas Cowboys from the National Football Conference (NFC) score 21-17.
The success of the terrible towel ™ made other professional sports teams to create their own versions of the towel. Vancouver Canucks from the National Hockey League created in 1982 "Outllel Power". Minnesota Twins of Major League baseball developed in 1987 "The Homer Hanky". In 2009, the National Football League for the winner of the Super Bowl Championship was created.
With many other towels created over the years, the original terrible towel ™ is still probably the most popular and well -known sports towel. MYMON COPE trademark of its creation and in 1996 donated trademarks to the school Alleghena Valley School, which provides care and assistance to children and adults with mental and physical disabilities. Since 1996 have generated revenues from the sale of terrible towel ™ and related goodsOver $ 2.5 million for school.
Myron Cope was a radio transmitter for Pittsburgh Steelers for 35 years. In 2004 he retired and in 2005 he was introduced to the National Hall of Fame.