# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**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, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/21 "2015-07-21T17:50:58Z")
It’s actually the Braves that ruin it for not having black with their red (no other Atlanta team has blue). But that’s likely because the Braves colors come from their time in Milwaukee and Boston and they didn’t change it when they came to Atlanta (IIRC, the Falcons juuuuust beat the Braves in pro sports teams based in Atlanta). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/22 "2015-07-21T18:50:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Ooo, tell me about Green Bay’s pro teams other than football! Only semi-seriously… Green Bay has a minor-league indoor football team, the [Blizzard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Blizzard), which uses green (with white and silver) as their colors. The city also has a junior-level hockey team, the Gamblers. They don’t use green (their colors are black and gold), but they’re not a professional team (the USHL is an amateur league). ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/23 "2015-07-21T19:10:48Z")
Here in Ottawa, almost all popular sports teams have used the red, black, and white which originated with the striped uniforms of the original Ottawa Hockey Club or “Silver Seven” from the early 1900s. current teams: Ottawa Senators Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Redblacks Ottawa 67s former teams: Ottawa Rough Riders Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Loggers Ottawa Bootleggers ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/24 "2015-07-21T20:49:06Z")
Three of Toronto’s four major pro teams (the Maple Leafs, the Blue Jays, and the Argonauts) all use dark blue and white (with the Argos adding a lighter blue). Alas, the Raptors are the outlier, currently using red, black, and silver. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/25 "2015-07-22T18:52:18Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > [This documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wre9bkg9Mxw) had a Pittsburgh basketball team that wore red. white/gray and blue. Wow! The Pittsburgh team had some guy who was the splitting image of Julius DR J Erving! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/26 "2015-07-22T19:03:26Z")
And some other team had all of the Detroit Pistons as ringers. Some ranking system had that listed as the Worst Sports Movie Ever. It’s so horrible it’s actually fun. ---
**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 23, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/27 "2015-07-23T02:49:24Z")
We lived not far from Pittsburgh and I vaguely remember, as a kid, when it was being filmed. It does look pretty awful now. ---
**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 23, 2015, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/28 "2015-07-23T05:04:52Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Nor the Angels. Not LA ---
**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 23, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/29 "2015-07-23T05:06:54Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > Here in Ottawa, almost all popular sports teams have used the red, black, and white which originated with the striped uniforms of the original Ottawa Hockey Club or “Silver Seven” from the early 1900s. > > current teams: > > Ottawa Senators > Ottawa Fury FC > Ottawa Redblacks > Ottawa 67s > > former teams: > > Ottawa Rough Riders > Ottawa Renegades > Ottawa Loggers > Ottawa Bootleggers I hope not to emphasize an obvious point, but hence the nickname of the current CFL team, the Ottawa Redblacks. Great pull by Sparky, I think we have a winner! ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/30 "2015-07-23T05:23:44Z")
The OP is wrong because the Pittsburgh Pythons wore red and white and then added blue when they became the Pisces. ---
**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 23, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/31 "2015-07-23T13:56:54Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > The OP is wrong because the Pittsburgh Pythons wore red and white and then added blue when they became the Pisces. See post 18. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/32 "2015-07-23T18:32:58Z")
Goddammit Ike Witt!!! \ ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/33 "2015-07-24T03:50:02Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Washington’s consistency is ruined by the Redskins, who use red and yellow. The Redskins wear burgundy and gold. When you win 7 games over 2 seasons, getting the details right becomes important. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/34 "2015-07-24T21:00:05Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Not LA Yes, LA, according to their own team name: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. (Whether that’s a silly name or not is a different discussion. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/35 "2015-07-24T21:18:55Z")
Miami Dolphins and Marlins both have aqua and orange. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/36 "2015-07-24T22:46:38Z")
> [@GreenElf](#): > > Miami Dolphins and Marlins both have aqua and orange. Two out of four, anyway, now that the Marlins are no longer teal, black, and silver. (The Heat and Panthers aren’t in aqua nor orange.) ---
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/37 "2015-07-25T13:21:22Z")
> [@FuriousGeorge](#): > > 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. Sadly, the Montreal Impact ruin the conformity – they’re just blue, with black and white details. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Three of Toronto’s four major pro teams (the Maple Leafs, the Blue Jays, and the Argonauts) all use dark blue and white (with the Argos adding a lighter blue). Alas, the Raptors are the outlier, currently using red, black, and silver. Toronto FC also breaks the rule – red and grey. ---
**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 27, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/38 "2015-07-27T04:33:06Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Yes, LA, according to their own team name: > > The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. > > (Whether that’s a silly name or not is a different discussion. 😃 ) As ridiculous as renaming the Baltimore Orioles the Washington Orioles of Baltimore. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721/39 "2015-07-27T04:37:39Z")
Not colors, but how about a theme? The teams that played indoor sports in Anaheim were all water themed at one time, though most of them are gone. Anaheim Mighty Ducks (now Ducks), ice hockey Anaheim Piranhas, Arena Football Anaheim Bullfrogs, Indoor Roller Hockey Anaheim Splash, Indoor Soccer [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-sports-teams-from-cities-other-than-pittsburgh-that-all-have-matching-colors/725721.md?page=1)