[PRCo] Re: "City of Champions"

[Bob Rathke]

Mark,

In 1971, I was living in Cleveland, not a city known for major league hockey 
or football (I don't recall the Browns ever going to the Super Bowl), so I 
was remote from the NHL.

I returned to Pittsburgh later in 1971, in time for the Pirates World 
Series, and most important....I met my wife-to-be the day I moved back to 
Pittsburgh.

Bob 6/14/09

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark McGuire" <macmarka at netzero.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:21 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: "City of Champions"


> Surprised you didn't know this Bob. It actually happened in 1971 when the 
> Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium in 
> game 7 of the finals. The Pens beating Detroit in Detroit is only the 3rd 
> time a visiting team has ever won game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. 
> There's your NHL history lesson for the day. I am a huge hockey fan as 
> well as football.
>  Me and my buddies used to ride the 42/38 alot to go see Pirates and Pens 
> games. That was back when the Pens weren't very good and it was easy to 
> get a ticket.
>  Anyway , the Pens made quite a mark in the history books last night, 
> didn't they? :>)
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: "City of Champions"
> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:13:34 -0500
>
> Pittsburgh has been known as the "City of Champions", not only because its
> teams won league championships, but because whenever the Pirates, Steelers
> and Penguins went to the final round - they always won the title.   This
> started with the Pirates in 1960 and continued through the early 90's. The
> streak has resumed again.
>
> Another bit of trivia about the Stanley Cup series that ended last night: 
> I
> heard on the radio that this was the first NHL series in nearly 50 years
> when the team with home advantage lost the final game.
>
> Bob 6/13/09
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:35 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: "City of Champions"
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Jerry
>>
>>
>>
>> Great game, at least what I saw of it.  Didn't think thay would pull it
>> off, particularly being the visiting team in game 7.  But was pleasantly
>> surprised that the 'guins were ahead by 2 when we got home.
>>
>>
>>
>> What a finish.  And what a remarkable come-back from mid-February when
>> they fired the coach who took them to Stanley Cup finals prior year, and
>> brought in a couple older players.  Also, what other professional sports
>> team would have a team captain only 21 years of age??
>>
>>
>>
>> Two major sports champions in one city - a very rare occurrence.  But
>> Steelers and Pirates pulled this off in 1979.
>>
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:42:02 -0700
>>> From: mtoytrain at bellsouth.net
>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: "City of Champions"
>>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>>
>>> Great Joy in the morning,  Pittsburgh has another Championship!  The
>>> Penquins and The Steelers,  All we need now is for he Pirates to rise up
>>> and win the World Series and a
>>> Street Car Line be put down on Liberty, Forbes or just somewhere in the
>>> city known for
>>> 100 years as one the the biggest street car systems in the country!
>>> I am Happy for the good and best people in the world - "Pittsburghers!"
>>>
>>> Jerry "Matt" Matsick
>>> Jacksonville, Florida
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 2/4/09, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PRCo Charleroi to Summit - Bridges 1, 2 & 3
>>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>> Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 8:26 AM
>>>
>>>
>>> Very well done, Rich.
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Rich
>>> Rockwell
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:57 PM
>>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>> Subject: [PRCo] PRCo Charleroi to Summit - Bridges 1, 2 & 3
>>>
>>> I have been exploring the remnants of the three PRCo bridges from Lock 4
>>> to
>>> Summit over the past year, and have updated my web site with photos.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://eldorapark.com/trolley/bridge123.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If anyone has corrections to my terminology or additional comments,
>>> please
>>> pass them along.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rich Rockwell
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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