02-04-2020, 08:32 PM
(02-04-2020, 03:52 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Steelers fans "traveling well" is a myth. The 70's dynasty (and the 2000's mini-run) created a buttload of bandwagon fans across the country, and many people were born into that bandwagon. Steelers bars wouldn't exist if people were just traveling around with their snot rags. It's similar to how you see Warriors (or now Lakers) fans everywhere. 99% of those people haven't sniffed the Bay or LA.
I have friends all around NKY who are Steelers fans. Never left NKY in their lives. They just have no loyalty and prefer associating themselves with winning teams.
Yes and no. Sure there are a lot of people around the country that became Steeler fans in the 70s. That's the yes.
But the 'no' is this: when the steel mills started closing, a lot of people had to leave the area to get a job. They created a Pittsburgh diaspora, as it were. Some of the fans you see in visiting stadiums are descendants of that history.
And some really do travel. I've done it myself on a handful of occasions - New York (Giants) and Tampa Bay. The latter was through a travel package that at least thirty other people took advantage of from Pittsburgh.
