how come the steelers only have one emblem on their helmets?
374516
In 1962, the equipment manager, Jack Hart was instructed to put the logo on one side to see how it would do for the year.  Previously, the Steelers had put the players numbers on the helmets (like Alabama). Anyways, back to 1962, the Steelers went 9-5 and were the winningest franchise to date and made it to the 'Playoff Bowl'. During the season the logo was on a yellow helmet, they wanted to do something special for the playoffs so they went to Black. This helped the logo stand out more. A combination of interest of the one-sided logo and superstition kept the Steeler's helmet the way it is to this day.
1133818
The reason why so many people hate the Steelers is because there are so many people that love them. They are a great organization with stable ownership and coaches.\nThey do not follow any trends,fashions,or fads of the NFL\nAlso, they are about to win more superbowls than any other team in the league. Basically they are a meat and potatoes football team.
989544
I'd say the colors are more orange than gold.  I don't think anyone would mix up the Bengals and the Steelers, so I think it's a non-issue.  Plus, how many teams use red and white in their color pallete?  By my count, there's the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators, and Carolina Hurricanes.  And, to the guy who has never seen a black duck, I do believe that Duck Hunt on the original Nintendo had a few black ducks on them.  I still am not drawing a link between the Pens and the Ducks, other than the fact that they both have birds with webbed feet as mascots.  However, in a back alley brawl, Iceberg would slaughter Wildwing easily.
748158
Well when the logo was made there were 25 teams. I know with the football on the logo you can't count all 25 but if you look closely and count you can see that is the intention for the number.
875997
They are replicas of the real helmets used in the NFL.  \n\nhttp://www.sidelinemvp.com/mini_helmets.html
141240
Both of these teams are good enough to get back to the Super Bowl -- no one has left the Steelers yet (and if anyone does, is there a team that's given up more players to free agency than the Steelers?) -- it all comes down to injuries (or lack thereof) and some breaks along the way.\n\nIt should be pointed out that recent history has been very unkind to the team that lost the Super Bowl game.
52932
From the Steelers:\n\nAt first, this was a temporary measure because the Steelers weren't sure they would like the look of the logo on an all-gold helmet. They wanted to test them before going all-out.\n\nEquipment manager Jack Hart was instructed to put the logo only on one side of the helmet - the right side. The 1962 Steelers finished 9-5 and became the winningest team in franchise history to date. The team finished second in the Eastern Conference and qualified for the Playoff Bowl. They wanted to do something special for their first postseason game, so they changed the color of their helmets from gold to black, which helped to highlight the new logo.\n\nBecause of the interest generated by having the logo on only one side of their helmets and because of their team's new success, the Steelers decided to leave it that way permanently.
771820
Helmet stickers reward college football players' superior performance.\n\nFormer Ohio State coach Woody Hayes is the accepted pioneer, devising the idea along with trainer Ernie Biggs in 1968.\n\nHelmet stickers, or pride stickers as they're called in some locales, were born.\n\n"Those Buckeye leaves are tradition. That sums it up," said Ohio State product Ben Hartsock, an Ohio native and former Indianapolis Colts tight end who was picked up by Tennessee this week. "Every kid growing up, whatever era he came through, their idol had Buckeye leaves, if it was Archie Griffin, Eddie George or Craig Krenzel. As a child growing up, those Buckeye leaves meant success.\n\n"I remember getting my first one. They were always team-oriented. It was never a competitive thing, it was just kind of something that the team knew that if you're helmet was getting full, the team was doing well."\n\nToday, Ohio State gives them out for key performances on special teams, offense or defense. Coach Jim Tressel's website — available for $49.95 per year — keeps a complete list of how many Buckeye leaves each player has won and the criteria for winning them.\n\n"I think it's something that has been stored here for quite some time," Tressel said. "The size of the leaf has changed. The criteria of how you get them has changed many, many times.\n\n"I think it's something our guys take pride in, not so much to display on their helmet but seeing how many they can accumulate."\n\nCincinnati began giving helmet stickers this fall, joining others in one of the college football's endearing traditions of awarding decals to players or units who make great plays and meet team goals.\n\nGeorgia now gives out a white bone for football excellence and a black one for academics.\n\nLouisiana-Lafayette prefers a cajun pepper that appears as the apostrophe in its nickname Ragin' Cajuns.\n\nClemson awards a paw print. North Carolina State gives out a blood-tipped wolf's fang. East Carolina, a pirate skull. Vanderbilt pastes small black ship anchors on its helmets.\n\nPurdue previously used train logos, but switched to Purdue Pete stickers this year.
1047824
It is my understanding that the NFL has been requiring players to wear helmets for many years now.  They are standard equipment.\n\nPS. Patriots rule.
767256
I don't know about the Steelers but the '33' has been on the Rolling Rock label since the beer's debut in 1939. \n\nNo one is sure why, but you can read about speculation here:\nhttp://www.snopes.com/business/hidden/rolling.asp
526033
Players report to St Vincent College on July 31 for training camp. The first practice that is open to the public is on August 2nd.\n\nThis link provides more info on Steeler's camp:\n\nhttp://news.steelers.com/article/44138/\n\nHere's to another great year for the Black and Gold...\n\nDL
564914
At that time, the NFL did not award the conference championship game to the team with the better record.  The site of the conference title games rotated from year to year depending on who made the game.  So for instance, one year the order of precedence may have been West Division champ, then Central, then East, whereas the next year it was Central, East, West, and the year after could have been East, West, Central (also remember there was only one wild card team, and only three rounds of the playoffs).\n\nAs it turns out, that year the Central had precedence over the East, so the Steelers hosted the title game that year.
58259
It's the Hypocycloid from the Steel Institute used by permission.  \n\nThe story of the logo is at http://media3.steelers.com/tradition/logohistory/\n\n(Interestingly enough, the Steeler's division has the three unique helmets in the league -- Browns (no logo), Steelers (logo only on one side) and Bengals (that rat's nest or whatever it is with the tiger stripes).  (And of course, the Ravens, with the traditional logo on each side, after a nationwide search for the ugliest logo a new team can use).
145868
Cause they wore their buckles on their hats. lol
15674
Technically in 1942, there were 2 NFL teams in the state of PA, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.\n\nHowever, during WWII, many NFL teams lost players to the military draft and therefore had to find ways of filling their rosters.  In 1943 those two teams combined their rosters and went by the names Phil-Pitt and the Steagles.
972238
It's a tradition passed down from the medieval knights. 2 Knights would approach and lift their helmet visors to expose their faces in a sign of friendship and respect. For a full historical brief - see the link below.
314593
Well each team goes to a professional organization to get their helmets designed and prepared.\nThey get draft-designs and choose the best pf the designs.\n\nOfcourse, the officials of NFL should approve the designs.