It was a warm Tampa Bay evening on February 1st, 2009. Most people would recall it as any ordinary day, but it was the game of the year for football fans – super bowl XLII. One night, one game, in one neutral stadium between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers to ultimately decide who takes home the Lombardi trophy. The Steelers were leading at the start of the fourth quarter, but Arizona answered by scoring sixteen points straight, taking the lead and momentum away from the Steelers. Time was ticking, and with one more drive left in in the game, the Steelers needed just 78 more yards to capture the super bowl title. That is when the stadium turned from silence into loud Steelers cheers. With yellow terrible towels waving everywhere, the Steelers regained momentum for one final possession and scored. When Ben Roethlisberger threw the game winning touchdown pass with 35 seconds left, it sent the crowd into a screaming, towel-waving frenzy. Waving the terrible towel has been a long tradition for
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Myron Cope, Pittsburgh native and inventor of the terrible towel, was a well-rounded, respected man in the eyes of the city’s residents. He was also a hard-working man who loved his job as a radio broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I remember listening to some of Myron’s broadcastings and he would always show great enthusiasm during the games, yelling catchphrases such as “yoi!”, which means “yikes” in the Pittsburgh language. Myron Cope always had a great passion for the city of Pittsburgh and the Steelers organization. His enthusiasm for the city and charitable contributions represent what it truly means to be a Pittsburgh native with pride for the city. I partially wave the terrible towel to honor the legacy of a man who largely represents the city of Pittsburgh, its culture and
Myron Cope, Pittsburgh native and inventor of the terrible towel, was a well-rounded, respected man in the eyes of the city’s residents. He was also a hard-working man who loved his job as a radio broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I remember listening to some of Myron’s broadcastings and he would always show great enthusiasm during the games, yelling catchphrases such as “yoi!”, which means “yikes” in the Pittsburgh language. Myron Cope always had a great passion for the city of Pittsburgh and the Steelers organization. His enthusiasm for the city and charitable contributions represent what it truly means to be a Pittsburgh native with pride for the city. I partially wave the terrible towel to honor the legacy of a man who largely represents the city of Pittsburgh, its culture and