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Old 08-21-2009, 11:24 AM   #13
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Re: Famous Author Compares Steelers and Skins Fans

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Originally Posted by SouperMeister View Post
I can agree with your criticism of Dallas fans being frontrunners, but that certainly doesn't apply to Pittsburgh fans. They wear their colors proudly whether they are good or bad. In that regard, they are a lot like us, except their fan base is much more a national phenomenon than ours. I guess that a lot of native Pittsburgh folks don't stay close to home, for whatever reason, but they stick with their team for life, regardless of where they live.
They left Pgh because when the steel mills closed in the late 70s there were no jobs. From what friends that live there tell me, there still isnt much in the way of jobs in Pgh.
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