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Chronicle: Terrible Towel superstitions

Chronicle: Terrible Towel superstitions
SPORTS. ANDREW: EVEN THE INVENTOR ACKNOWLEDGED ITS POWER. THOUGH HE SWORE IT WASN’T SOME KIND OF BLACK MAGIC -- THE LEGACY OF "THE CURSE" IS HARD TO ARGUE WITH. JANELLE: REAL OR NOT, STEELERS FANS BELIEVE AND THEY TAKE THEIR , TOWELS SERIOUSLY. STEELER FANS ARE FUNNY. >> THIS HAS ALL THE SIGNATURES ON IT, SO I BRING IT WHEN I GO TO TAMES. -- GAMES. THIS IS MY LUCKY TOWEL AND I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A GAME WITH THIS WHERE WE LOST. JANELLE: DOESN’T MATTER WHO YOU ASK. >> WE HAVE TOWELS THAT NOBODY CAN TOUCH. WE WAVE THEM AT HOME. THERE ARE SOME THAT CAN GO TO THE GAMES. SOME THAT CANNOT GO TO GAMES. JANELLE: EVERYONE THINK THEY HAVE A MAGICAL POWER LIKE THEY CONTROL THE OUTCOME. SAT IN THE WRONG SPOT ON THE COUCH? WELL THAT EXPLAINS THE INTERCEPTION. GOT UP FOR A SNACK? TOUCHDOWN BAD GUYS. AND WHILE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE ONE EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF , MEMORABILIA HAS A POWER BEYOND COMPREHENSION. >> WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THE ORIGINAL MYRON COPE TOWELS. THEY STAY AT HOME. THEY NEVER GO OUT. ARE LAID ON TOP OF THE TV. JANELLE: FANS ARE SUPERSTITIOUS. BILLY NOW LIVES IN L.A., BUT INSIDE THE WALLS OF HIS HOME ARE PITTSBURGH VALUES AND STEELER SUPERSTITIONS. >> MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE WAS NOT WAVING THE TOWEL ON EVERY PLAY. SHE WAS NOT ABOUT THAT. SHE WOULD ALWAYS SAY -- LISTEN, LET THE BOYS PLAY. WE ONLY WAIVE THIS WHEN WE NEED TO HELP THEM. SHE GOES, PLUS -- THIS IS A WOMAN TALKING TO ME WITH CONVICTION. SHE WOULD SAY, SHE GOES, "YOU DON’T WANT TO USE IT TOO MUCH, BECAUSE YOU WILL WHERE THE ENERGY OUT OF IT, AND IT’S A LONG DAY." SHE HAD A TOWEL FOR THE REGULAR SEASON, AND SHE HAD A TOWEL FOR THE PLAYOFFS. AND THEN I KIND OF PICKED
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Chronicle: Terrible Towel superstitions
You don’t have to convince Steelers fans of the Terrible Towel’s power. And that goes way beyond the superstitions surrounding the “Curse.” “We have towels that we’re not even allowed to touch,” said Lauren Grealish of McMurray. “There are some that can go to the games, some that can’t go to the games.”For fans who believe in the Towel’s effects, even waving it too much can impact the outcome of a game. While the Towel’s creator, Myron Cope, downplayed any notion of black magic, even he acknowledged that his invention was a powerful force working for the Steelers.You don’t have to convince Steelers fans of the Terrible Towel’s power. And that goes way beyond the superstitions surrounding the “Curse.” Watch the video player above to see if you recognize any of your household’s Terrible Towel traditions.

You don’t have to convince Steelers fans of the Terrible Towel’s power. And that goes way beyond the superstitions surrounding the “Curse.”

“We have towels that we’re not even allowed to touch,” said Lauren Grealish of McMurray. “There are some that can go to the games, some that can’t go to the games.”

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For fans who believe in the Towel’s effects, even waving it too much can impact the outcome of a game. While the Towel’s creator, Myron Cope, downplayed any notion of black magic, even he acknowledged that his invention was a powerful force working for the Steelers.

You don’t have to convince Steelers fans of the Terrible Towel’s power. And that goes way beyond the superstitions surrounding the “Curse.”

Watch the video player above to see if you recognize any of your household’s Terrible Towel traditions.