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30 most iconic logos in sports

By Jeremy Lambert

TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 17: A detailed logo of the Pittsburgh Steelers is seen at the center of the field during an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 17, 2017 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 17: A detailed logo of the Pittsburgh Steelers is seen at the center of the field during an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 17, 2017 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Pittsburgh Steelers

Pressure makes diamonds and someone stuck those diamonds on the Pittsburgh Steelers logo. Diamonds are forever and so is the Steelers logo.

Pittsburgh loves to brag about all their professional sports teams having the colors black and yellow. Wiz Khalifia made an entire song about Pittsburgh sports. But the Steelers are more advanced than your average Pittsburgh team. Looking at you, Pirates.

While they use the black and yellow colors, they add some more color to their logo. The diamonds are yellow, orange, and blue. For those that don’t know, yellow represents coal, orange is ore and blue is steel scrap. Thanks, Google.

In further proof that Pittsburgh is ahead of the game, they only have their logo on one side of the helmet. The organization thought so much of this logo that they said, “We only need it on one side of the helmet.” And it’s worked. It has set them and their logo apart from every other team in the league.

The one knock against this logo is that it was originally used for education purposes. This has nothing to do with how recognizable it is and how it’s stood the test of time, but it’s an interesting fact. According to the Steelers website, “The logo was used as part of a major marketing campaign to educate consumers about how important steel is in our daily lives.”

Water. Water is an important part of our daily lives.

Don’t try to educate me with a football logo, Pittsburgh. There’s a little thing called school for that.

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