# Pro sports teams from cities other than Pittsburgh that all have matching colors? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 20, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721 "2015-07-20T20:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/1 "2015-07-20T20:14:10Z")
The pro football, baseball and hockey teams in Pittburgh all have black and gold (in various shades) as their colors: > **[Pittsburgh Steelers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_steelers)** > > National Football League (1933–present) > 1943 due to loss of players during World War II (temporary merger with Philadelphia Eagles): > 1944 due to loss of players during World War II (temporary merger with Chicago Cardinals): > **[Pittsburgh Pirates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates)** > > The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Association in 1881 under the name Pittsburgh Alleghenys, the club joined the National League in 1887 and was a member of the National League East from 1969 through 1993. The Pirates have won five World Series championships, nine National League pennants, nine Nationa... > **[Pittsburgh Penguins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_penguins)** > > The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have played their home games at PPG Paints Arena, originally known as Consol Energy Center, since 2010. The team previously played at the Civic Arena, also known as "the Igloo". The Penguins are currently affiliated with two minor league teams – the Wilkes-Barre/S... Any other cities that have that consistency in team colors? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/2 "2015-07-20T20:18:20Z")
D.C United, The Washington Wizards, The Nationals, and the Capitals all have Red, White, and Blue. Not unique, but it fits the bill of what you’re asking. Although the Nationals I don’t think have much (if any) blue in them so maybe I’m wrong. Either way I’m submitting the answer for discussion ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/3 "2015-07-21T01:23:41Z")
Washington’s consistency is ruined by the Redskins, who use red and yellow. Seattle is down to two teams but they use sort of blue-and-greenish schemes. Not quite the same shades but it’s the same idea. If they get an NBA or NHL team we’ll see what happens. Montreal was always a red-white-and-blue town with the Canadiens, Expos, and Alouettes, but the Expos are gone now. Other than that, I don’t think any city really even comes close to Pittsburgh. It would help if they got a basketball team. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/4 "2015-07-21T01:43:37Z")
St. Louis in the 1960s had the baseball Cardinals, the NFL Cardinals and the NBA Hwaks all using a red/white color scheme AND a bird for a mascot. Oddly, the Hawks and the NFL Cardinals brought their colors (and mascots) from other cities. ---
**Author:** ![TheInimitableMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TheInimitableMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheInimitableMaven)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/5 "2015-07-21T01:51:30Z")
Atlanta with their Hawks (predominantly red, white, and charcoal grey), Falcons (red, white, and black), and Braves (red, white, and navy blue) come as relatively close to qualifying for this topics as the other suggested cities. Houston was once also a strong-ish candidate when the Astros were using a red, black, and white scheme during 2000-2012, which went along with the Rockets’ red, white, and black, and the Texans’ red, white, and navy blue. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/6 "2015-07-21T01:59:25Z")
Green Bay ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/7 "2015-07-21T05:56:11Z")
70s-80s LA Rams, Lakers and Kings all had yellow or gold themed colors (I know the Dodgers did not) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/8 "2015-07-21T11:26:42Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > 70s-80s LA Rams, Lakers and Kings all had yellow or gold themed colors (I know the Dodgers did not) Nor the Angels. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/9 "2015-07-21T11:52:04Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > D.C United, The Washington Wizards, The Nationals, and the Capitals all have Red, White, and Blue. > > Not unique, but it fits the bill of what you’re asking. > > Although the Nationals I don’t think have much (if any) blue in them so maybe I’m wrong. Either way I’m submitting the answer for discussion DC United is red, white, and black with black being the dominant color. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/10 "2015-07-21T13:43:18Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Green Bay Ooo, tell me about Green Bay’s pro teams other than football! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/11 "2015-07-21T13:48:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Ooo, tell me about Green Bay’s pro teams other than football! You asked for consistency in team colors, can’t beat them in that category. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/12 "2015-07-21T14:00:45Z")
The ABA Pittsburgh Condors used blue and orange, then red and gold, and went defunct. Probably should have gone with black and gold. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/13 "2015-07-21T14:01:53Z")
Oh yeah, I forgot about the Redskins. I’ll just go ahead and say that I left them off on purpose cuz they’re racist so, um, boo Redskins! ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/14 "2015-07-21T14:27:02Z")
In Montreal, at one point, There were the Habs, the Expos and the Concordes/Alouettes of the CFlL all sporting various version of Le Bleu, Blanc et Rouge. You can even throw in the Nords to expand to Quebec. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/15 "2015-07-21T15:16:54Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Seattle is down to two teams but they use sort of blue-and-greenish schemes. Not quite the same shades but it’s the same idea. If they get an NBA or NHL team we’ll see what happens. Actually the Sounders (the MLS team) has a very similar blue/green color scheme to the Seahawks, with the Mariners being kind of muted relative to the other two. Like others have said, there was a stretch where all the Houston teams were some variant of red, white and blue, with IIRC, the Rockets and Texans being almost identical, and the Astros having a more brick-red color involved. I sort of wish that they’d have gone with a NASA or space related name instead of the Texans for the football team; then the major sports teams would all have similar name schemes. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/16 "2015-07-21T15:53:26Z")
> [@TheInimitableMaven](#): > > Atlanta with their Hawks (predominantly red, white, and charcoal grey), Falcons (red, white, and black), and Braves (red, white, and navy blue) come as relatively close to qualifying for this topics as the other suggested cities. The NHL Thrashers’ orange and baby blue kind of throw that off. ---
**Author:** ![TheInimitableMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@TheInimitableMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheInimitableMaven)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/17 "2015-07-21T16:56:23Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > The NHL Thrashers’ orange and baby blue kind of throw that off. Actually, Atlanta no longer has the Thrashers, and hasn’t since the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg and became the Jets redux in 2011. Ironically, in becoming the second Winnipeg Jets, the team’s colors (darkish blue, white/silver, and a teeny-tiny hint of black) almost, not quite, but almost match the overall combo exhibited by the teams of where they left…certainly considerably more than the Thrashers’ scheme anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/18 "2015-07-21T17:15:52Z")
[This documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wre9bkg9Mxw) had a Pittsburgh basketball team that wore red. white/gray and blue. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/19 "2015-07-21T17:32:05Z")
> [@TheInimitableMaven](#): > > Atlanta with their Hawks (predominantly red, white, and charcoal grey), Falcons (red, white, and black), and Braves (red, white, and navy blue) come as relatively close to qualifying for this topics as the other suggested cities. The new MLS team, Atlanta United FC, which is owned by Arthur Blank (owner of the Falcons) throws off the scheme a bit - black, red, and gold. Though it seems Atlanta pro teams (current ones) all have red involved. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/20 "2015-07-21T17:47:07Z")
> [@TheInimitableMaven](#): > > Actually, Atlanta no longer has the Thrashers, and hasn’t since the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg and became the Jets redux in 2011. Ironically, in becoming the second Winnipeg Jets, the team’s colors (darkish blue, white/silver, and a teeny-tiny hint of black) almost, not quite, but almost match the overall combo exhibited by the teams of where they left…certainly considerably more than the Thrashers’ scheme anyway. Well, how 'bout that. Shows how much I follow the NHL I guess. I still Atlanta doesn’t really qualify because the Falcons don’t incorporate any shade of blue. Just red and black. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721.md?page=2)