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Pittsburgh steelers logo
The logo was born in 1962 when the Republic Steel of Cleveland approached the Steelers and suggested that they consider the Steelmark, the insignia used by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), as a helmet logo to honor Pittsburgh's steel heritage. The Steelmark logo, a circle enclosing three diamonds with inward-curving edges (see image on left) and the word 'Steel', was created by U.S. Steel Corp to educate consumers about the importance of steel in their daily lives.
The colors were chosen to promote the attributes for steel:
yellow lightens your work
orange brightens your leisure
blue widens your world
The logo's meaning was later amended to represent the three materials used to produce steel:
yellow for coal
orange for iron ore
and blue for steel scrap
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for recreational purposes back in the day...






