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Pittsburgh Triangles Tennis

Pittsburgh Triangles

The Steelers and the Pirates were not the Steel City’s only championship team during the 1970’s. Pittsburgh also had the Triangles – a co-ed, six-player World Team Tennis promotion that played at the Civic Arena and brought home a title in 1975 with the help of Grand Slam champions Evonne Goolagong and Vitas Gerulaitis.

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Paul Child of the Pittsburgh Spirit on the cover of a 1984 Major Indoor Soccer League program

Pittsburgh Spirit

The Spirit were Pittsburgh’s indoor soccer team at the Civic Arena from 1978 until 1986. During their peak years in the early 1980’s, the Spirit was owned by Pittsburgh Penguins owner Edward DeBartolo and frequently drew better crowds than the Pens. That dynamic changed with the NHL debut of Mario Lemieux in 1984 and the Spirit closed their doors in the spring of 1986.

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