Some sports traditions look as though somebody must have planned them for months. The Terrible Towel was not one of them. Fans were asked to bring them to Three Rivers Stadium for the game against the Baltimore Colts. They did, in huge numbers. By kickoff, towels were moving all over the stands.
A one-day promotion had found its way into the habits of the crowd. Long before teams talked about fan engagement strategies and branded game-day experiences, Pittsburgh supporters had already shown what
Once a club knows it needs more service towels and cart towels, buying them sounds like the easy part. You can find towels almost anywhere. The problem is finding the same towel again three months later, getting a fair bulk price, and knowing it will still look respectable after repeated washing. For a club buying a few dozen at a time, those things matter more than saving a few dollars on the first order.
Know Your Options Before You Buy
There are plenty of places to buy towels, but they are no
Water-Drop Test: A Quick Check of Towel Absorbency
Oct 1st 2026
Pull a new towel out of the package, and the tag will give you its size and what it’s made of. That’s about it. It won’t say whether the thing actually soaks up water or smears it around your arm.
For that, you need an eyedropper and maybe a minute. Put one drop on the towel and count. Good cotton takes it in almost before you have started counting, while a bad towel leaves the drop sitting there in a little bead, like rain on a car hood.
We think it’s the easiest way to
Wholesale Football Towels: What Buyers Need to Know
Sep 30th 2026
Football towels look like a small line on a team order, but they cause more trouble than their price suggests. A towel that breaks the rulebook can pull a player off the field, and a thin sideline towel can be soaked before halftime. This guide helps athletic directors and booster clubs buy sport towels that stay legal all season.
Wholesale Football Towels Explained For Team Buyers
Football towels are absorbent towels, usually cotton or a cotton blend, that players and staff use to keep their ha