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NFL · 56 designs · 61 examples

Pittsburgh Steelers,

by design.

Every vintage Pittsburgh Steelers design in the archive: sweatshirts, hoodies, t-shirts, jerseys and jackets from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Each card is one design with every eBay example of it we found; most are sold out, so open one to see what it went for and search for it again. Check the numbers: block numerals mean 1996 or earlier, while rounded numerals with a chest logo mean 1997 or later.

Steelers collector notes by era →

NO. 01 · EVENTS & CHAMPIONSHIPS
NO. 02 · THE 1970S

T-shirts 1

Jackets 1

NO. 03 · THE 1980S

Jerseys 1

Jackets 1

NO. 04 · THE 1990S

Sweatshirts 8

T-shirts 5

Jerseys 2

Jackets 4

NO. 05 · THE 2000S

Hoodies 1

T-shirts 4

Jerseys 1

NO. 06 · ERA UNKNOWN

Sweatshirts 4

T-shirts 3

Jerseys 7

Jackets 7

NO. 07 · BIG GAMES IN THE ARCHIVE
NO. 08 · DATING STEELERS GEAR
  1. 1962The Steelmark logo was introduced; black helmets followed full time in 1963, with the logo on the right side only.
  2. 1966-67The "Batman" uniforms, with gold shoulder shapes and no sleeve stripes, were worn for two seasons.
  3. 1968The modern design arrived: black or white jerseys with gold pants and the familiar sleeve stripes.
  4. 1970Player names were added to the jerseys after the AFL-NFL merger.
  5. 1997Numbers switched to a rounded style matching the helmet numbers, a Steelers logo was added to the left chest, and TV numbers moved to the shoulders.
  6. 2000Sleeve stripes were shortened as sleeves got shorter.
  7. 2007For the team's 75th season, 1962-style throwbacks were worn with gold helmets.