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Back in 1962 when the Steelers logo became associated with the team, the organization chose to only put it on one side of the helmet, and they haven't changed it since. Why is that?
The helmets are gold with the Steelers logo on the right side and a single black stripe running down the center from front to back. The helmet was worn during the 1962 season, which was the first year that the present Steelers logo began to appear on their helmets.
Why does the Pittsburgh Steelers helmet only have the logo on one side? An accidental quirk turned iconic tradition, the logo embellishes only one side of the helmet—a unique design choice stemming from a tentative 1962 testing.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have an iconic logo that any NFL fan will recognize. So why is it only on one side of the team's helmets?
If you are an older Pittsburgh Steelers fan, you might already know the story of why the Pittsburgh Steelers are the only NFL team with their logo only on one side of their helmets.
The "Steelmark" logo, originated by U.S. Steel and now a trademark of the American Iron and Steel Institute, is used to promote the steel industry. The logo of the Pittsburgh Steelers is based on the Steelmark.
In the 1950s, when helmet logos became popular, the Steelers added players’ numbers to either side of their gold helmets. Later that decade, the numbers were removed and in 1962, Cleveland’s Republic Steel suggested to the Steelers that they use the Steelmark as a helmet logo.
Most NFL teams have logos on either side of their helmets, but the Steelers only have one. Here's why.
This logo, used by the American Iron and Steel Institute, is three hypocycloids (curvy-looking stars, for you amateurs) in a circle with the word “steel,” changed to “Steelers” for the helmet.
It was originally the logo for the American Iron and Steel Institute, and features a circle around three four-pointed geometric shapes called hypocycloids in yellow, red and blue. Those colors...