 The jersey had no stripes on either the black or white jerseys and had a gold triangle-like diamond covering the shoulders.Although they have been commonly called the "Batman" uniforms, Dan Rooney later made public his reasoning behind the uniforms.With his father still running the team and the Vince Lombardi-led Green Bay Packers being the class of the NFL, the younger Rooney (who still had a much smaller role with the team at the time) didn't want to follow the lead of other NFL teams trying to copy the Packers and wanted the Steelers to have a unique look.