MULTIPLE MAJOR SPORTS CHAPIONSHIPS IN A SEASON

In the history of North American major professional sports league championships (which include the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL), a city/metropolitan area has been home to multiple championships in a season seventeen times. Detroit is the only city to have more than two major league championship teams in a season. Philadelphia is the only city to have all four major sports teams play in their respective championship games or series in the same season (1980), though only one of the four actually won the championship.

CITIES WITH MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A SEASON
Year	City	Team	League	Team	League	Team	League
1927	New York City	Giants	NFL	Yankees	MLB
1933	New York City	Rangers	NHL	Giants	MLB
1935	Detroit	Lions	NFL	Red Wings	NHL	Tigers	MLB
1938	New York City	Giants	NFL	Yankees	MLB
1948	Cleveland	Browns	AAFC	Indians	MLB
1952	Detroit	Lions	NFL	Red Wings	NHL
1956	New York City	Giants	NFL	Yankees	MLB
1969	New York City	Jets	NFL	Mets	MLB
1970	Baltimore	Colts	NFL	Orioles	MLB
1979	Pittsburgh	Steelers	NFL	Pirates	MLB
1986	Greater New York	Giants	NFL	Mets	MLB
1988	Los Angeles	Lakers	NBA	Dodgers	MLB
2002	Greater Los Angeles	Lakers	NBA	Angels	MLB
2004	Greater Boston	Patriots	NFL	Red Sox	MLB
2007	Greater Boston	Celtics	NBA	Red Sox	MLB
2009	Pittsburgh	Steelers	NFL	Penguins	NHL
2014	Bay Area	Giants	MLB	Warriors	NBA
2018	Greater Boston	Patriots	NFL	Red Sox	MLB

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During the 2008-9 NHL season, Brooks Laich got an assist on Michael Nylander’s final goal. In 2016, Laich got an assist on the first goal scored by Michael Nylander’s son, William

PITTSBURGH'S PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS

Pittsburgh is the only city in the United States in which all professional sporting teams share the same colors.

The city’s first NHL franchise, the Pittsburgh Pirates*, were the first to wear black and gold as their colors. The colors were adopted by founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Art Rooney, in 1933. In 1948, the Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB), switched their colors from red and blue to black and gold. Pittsburgh’s second NHL franchise the Pittsburgh Penguins, wore blue and white, due to then-general manager Jack Riley’s upbringing in Ontario. In 1979, after the Steelers and Pirates had each won their respective league championships, the Penguins altered their color scheme to match, despite objections from the Boston Bruins.

Why are the colors black and gold; because the flag of Pittsburgh is colored with black and gold, based on the colors of William Pitt’s coat of arms.

*Pittsburgh Pirates of the NHL played from 1925 to 1930, and took their nickname from the MLB Pittsburgh Pirates.