Thursday, September 13, 2007

Pittsburgh leads nation in female NFL fans - USATODAY.com

Click the link to read the whole article - it's great! "Pittsburgh has more than twice the number of female pro football fans than the average market." I love the Steelers like family. Did you know they've sold out every home game since 1972?!


By Alan Robinson, AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have known for years their fan base included countless women - that was evidenced by all the pink official team jerseys they sell and the hundreds who attend their female training camp each summer. Yes, more than 300 women spend money each year to go through a simulated day of Steelers training camp, replete with blocking and running drills and a trip to the training table. The club also sponsors a Football Knowledge for Women classroom-type course. Now the Steelers have proof that, when it comes to building a female fan base, Pittsburgh does it better than any other NFL market. According to a Scarborough Sports Marketing survey of 220,354 residents in 75 United States markets conducted last year, Pittsburgh has, by far, the largest base of NFL fans who are women."

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