Steelers To Wear New Throwback Uniforms Against Browns

PITTSBURGH, PA - The Steelers will have history on their side during their game with the division rival Cleveland Browns on Sunday. After retiring the famous bumblebee throwback uniforms, the Steelers will roll out new throwback uniforms that fans of the Steelers 1970s dynasty will recall fondly.

The Steelers will wear the same attire the team wore in the 1978 and 1979 seasons when the team won Super Bowl XII and Super Bowl XIV.

“We are coming up on the 40th Anniversary of Super Bowl XIII and next year will be the 40th anniversary of Super Bowl XIV, so we thought it was a good time to celebrate those teams and those years by bringing back that jersey and that uniform," Steelers President Art Rooney II said in a statement. "We're excited about being able to celebrate what was a great time in Steelers history and celebrate those teams."

The block number jerseys were among the most popular ones in team history. Some fans still pine for their return, although as the team has gone with rounded numbers since 1997, that prospect seems remote except on throwback occasions.

Helmet photo via Shutterstock; JuJu Smith-Schuster photo via Pittsburgh Steelers.

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