Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers "Steagles"; the team's colors at that time were green and white as a result of wearing Eagles uniforms. These are the colors of the city's official flag which are the colors of the city's namesake Sir William Pitt. The colors black and gold are also representative of the two ingredients to create steel, coal and iron ore. Originally, the team wore gold colored helmets and black jerseys. Unique to Pittsburgh, the Steelers' black and gold colors are now shared by all major professional teams in the city, including the Pittsburgh Pirates in baseball and the Pittsburgh Penguins in ice hockey.
2013 Hampton Pirates football team the Pirates defensive coordinator. Previously Clark served as defensive coordinator for Hampton under Rose in 2009. At the MEAC Media Days on July 26, Hampton was picked to finish 6th in the 2013 MEAC season. Hampton also entered the season with one defensive player and two special teams players having been selected for 2nd team All-Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 4–4 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. At the end of the season, head coach Donovan Rose was fired after 5 seasons. 2013 Hampton Pirates football team The 2013 Hampton Pirates football team