Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) gold until 1948. Meanwhile, the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers would not exist until 1933, three years after the team left town and two years after the franchise folded altogether. The team not only borrowed the official city colors displayed on its seal, flag, fire hydrants, fire trucks and police cruisers, but literally "borrowed" their first logos from the city. In 1925, the Pirates founder and owner James Callahan was researching new uniforms and logos for the new team. He later called on his brother, a Pittsburgh Police officer, who provided him with old and surplus emblems, seals and patches for the
Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas when the team was playing the Cowboys on October 30, 1966 if the team was wearing the uniforms for Halloween. The uniforms were retired after two seasons. The team has mentioned publicly as recently as 2007 that they will never wear them in a game again. However, in 2008, the team began to sell customized versions of the jerseys on their official Web site. Fittingly, several Steelers players appear in the 2012 Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" in a scene which was filmed in Heinz Field. After just two years with the "Batman" uniforms, the current uniform designs