Pittsburgh is the only city in the US where all the sports teams share the same colors: black and gold!
Pittsburgh is rich in history, including sports history. They had one of the founding members of the NBA, the Pittsburgh Ironmen, though they only played one season. From the beginning of the 1900s, they’ve had pretty successful basketball teams. Hockey has been played since the late 1800s in Pittsburgh. They even had the largest indoor ice rink for years.
The first professional football game was actually held in Pittsburgh. As for golf, they have the oldest continuous country club in the U.S. dating back to 1887. In recent years they have worked to revitalize their rivers and promote fishing. They’ve even hosted several competitions. The city also promotes tennis, rowing/rafting/kayaking, soccer, rugby, and biking.
The city has held strong to the colors black and gold. All their professional sports teams wear the combination of colors. They’re actually the only city in the entire U.S. that has all the sports teams sharing the same colors.
