YOU CAN WATCH THE PROGRAM BY LOGGIN Forty-seven years ago Tuesday, a Pittsburgh tradition was born at the former WTAE Radio studio.Sports broadcaster Myron Cope invented the Terrible Towel in 1975 ...

On Dec. 27, 1975, The Terrible Towel debuted. It was the creation of legendary sports radio broadcaster Myron Cope, who worked for WTAE — the Pittsburgh Steelers’ flagship station. Cope urged ...

All eyes were on The Vatican on Thursday, as the election of a new Pope was announced, and there was a Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel in attendance. The conclave announced its decision was ...

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared onSteelersNOW.com. The 2025 season will be a special one for the Pittsburgh Steelers as the Terrible Towel will celebrate its 50th birthday.

According to CBS’s Tony Dokoupil, a true die-hard Steelers fan from Pittsburgh brought her Terrible Towel to the Vatican as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen to be the next pope.

For the occasion, one Steelers fan brought their own flavor to the Vatican. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Terrible Towel appeared outside St. Peter’s Basilica after Pope Leo XIV’s election.