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Can A Sports Team Define A City?

Posted by: David Gest

12 February 2006 - 9:00am

Pittsburgh lives and dies with the Steelers. Good thing they won.

"Pittsburgh needs the Steelers in a way that few, if any, other cities need their teams. The Steelers are our mirror: they tell us who we are. When they win, we walk a little taller."

"For several years in a row back in the 1980s, Pittsburgh was ranked the No. 1 place to live in the country, to the incredulity of its own citizens. Most Pittsburghers are remarkably lacking in civic pride. The city's inferiority complex is chronic, and its roots run deep."

Full Story: What really matters in the Gridiron City
Source: International Herald Tribune, February 6, 2006
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