37-457: [REDACTED] Look up Big Three in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The "Big Three" usually describes the three most prominent entities in any given grouping or subject. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Big Three (American television) , the three major traditional commercial broadcast television networks in
74-545: A professional 3-on-3 basketball league Big Three (Boston Celtics, 1980–1992) , Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish Big Three (Boston Celtics, 2007–2012) , Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce Big Three (San Antonio Spurs) , Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginóbili Big Three (Miami Heat) , LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh Other sports [ edit ] Big Three (cricket) , members of
111-437: A professional 3-on-3 basketball league Big Three (Boston Celtics, 1980–1992) , Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish Big Three (Boston Celtics, 2007–2012) , Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce Big Three (San Antonio Spurs) , Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginóbili Big Three (Miami Heat) , LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh Other sports [ edit ] Big Three (cricket) , members of
148-463: A search of their office and museum proved fruitless. Similar searches by The University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University also yielded no trophy. Since then, there have been no public efforts to locate the trophy. The fate of the Old Ironsides trophy is unknown. In seasons where all three clubs competed against at least one of the others, the team with the best head-to-head record
185-480: A spot in the sports section of their daily paper which included the overall and head-to-head records of the Big Three and Little 15/West Penn Class B. The two groups were also sometimes referred to as the "Tri-State Big Three Conference" and "West Penn Class B Conference" respectively. The Tri-State district also included a scoring title awarded to the player from a Big Three school with the most points scored over
222-522: A two or three-way tie it is ruled a split championship. Win counts were frequently counted in total seasons with at least a share of the trophy. Prior to the introduction of the Old Ironsides trophy, there were no split championships. If no team possessed an outright superior record in a qualifying season, no champion was named and no shares or claims were recognized. * Apparent exceptions to tiebreaking, trophy retention, and split championships do exist. Note that in 1959 each team ended 1–1 in-rivalry but
259-446: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Big Three [REDACTED] Look up Big Three in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The "Big Three" usually describes the three most prominent entities in any given grouping or subject. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Big Three (American television) ,
296-626: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Old Ironsides (trophy) Old Ironsides was the trophy awarded for the three-way college football rivalry between the Penn State Nittany Lions , the Pittsburgh Panthers , and the West Virginia Mountaineers . Although Old Ironsides is the most distinctive aspect of the rivalry, the trophy
333-477: Is dubbed the champion. From 1951–1984, the Old Ironsides trophy was awarded to the winner of the round-robin between Penn State, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia. In cases where there is no single best record the trophy was retained by the previous winner, though trophy retention is not equated with outright championships. There was no official method of tiebreaking,* so in rivalry-qualifying years (seasons where each club plays at least one in-rivalry game) which end with
370-866: The Old Ironsides Trophy Other uses [ edit ] Big Three (automobile manufacturers) , a country's three largest automobile manufacturers Big Three (credit rating agencies) , S&P Global, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings Big Three (management consultancies) , McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company Big Three (World War II) , Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin during World War II Big Three (Maine colleges) , Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium See also [ edit ] Little Three Crucial Three Big Four Big Five Topics referred to by
407-666: The Old Ironsides Trophy Other uses [ edit ] Big Three (automobile manufacturers) , a country's three largest automobile manufacturers Big Three (credit rating agencies) , S&P Global, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings Big Three (management consultancies) , McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company Big Three (World War II) , Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin during World War II Big Three (Maine colleges) , Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium See also [ edit ] Little Three Crucial Three Big Four Big Five Topics referred to by
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#1732766210458444-463: The Tri-State district for college athletics. Pittsburgh (formerly WUP), Penn State, and West Virginia were the district's powerhouses and the title of "Big Three" was synonymous with their dominance of the district's less prominent collegiate teams: the " Little 15 " also sometimes called "West Penn Class B" and annual battles for the "district championship". Local newspapers frequently included
481-735: The International Cricket Council, England Cricket Board, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia Big Three (tennis) , Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer Big Three (colleges) , Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University Big Three (hurling) , the hurling county teams of Cork, Kilkenny, and Tipperary Big Three (Atlanta Braves) , Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and John Smoltz Big Three (Oakland Athletics) , Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito Big Three, Penn State, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia football teams symbolized by
518-599: The International Cricket Council, England Cricket Board, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia Big Three (tennis) , Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer Big Three (colleges) , Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University Big Three (hurling) , the hurling county teams of Cork, Kilkenny, and Tipperary Big Three (Atlanta Braves) , Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and John Smoltz Big Three (Oakland Athletics) , Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito Big Three, Penn State, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia football teams symbolized by
555-754: The Netherlands Big Three (Peru) , the three most successful association football clubs in Peru Big Three (Portugal) , the three most successful association football clubs in Portugal Big Three (Sweden) , the three most successful association football clubs in Sweden Big Three (Turkey) , the three most successful association football clubs in Turkey Basketball [ edit ] Big3 ,
592-413: The Netherlands Big Three (Peru) , the three most successful association football clubs in Peru Big Three (Portugal) , the three most successful association football clubs in Portugal Big Three (Sweden) , the three most successful association football clubs in Sweden Big Three (Turkey) , the three most successful association football clubs in Turkey Basketball [ edit ] Big3 ,
629-470: The Panthers in their 1951 season during which Pitt defeated both Penn State and West Virginia, thus winning the first year of competition for Old Ironsides. Unlike subsequent seasons, the inaugural presentation of the trophy was done during halftime of that season's Backyard Brawl prior to the universities' marching bands taking the field. West Virginia went on to win that game 16–0. From its inception
666-539: The Sherwyn Hotel is now Point Park University 's Lawrence Hall . There is also at least one instance of the presentation taking place at the weekly Junior Chamber of Commerce luncheon in the Old Vienna Restaurant. During the 1952 season, the trophy was presented by former Pitt halfback Emil Narick to The University of Pittsburgh's athletic director Tom Hamilton . Hamilton was head coach for
703-620: The United States (ABC, CBS, and NBC) Big Three (record labels) , major record labels (Universal, Sony, Warner) "The Big 3" or Robbins, Feist & Miller (1934-1973), music publishing division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Big Three (English band) The Big 3 (folk group) , a folk trio comprising Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and James Hendricks The Big Three, an R&B ensemble led by Willie Dixon The Big 3 (Milt Jackson album) , 1975 Sports [ edit ] Association football [ edit ] Big Three (Belgium) ,
740-585: The annual ceremonies awarding the victor and fought for possession of the monolith. A 1975 article in Penn State's Daily Collegian student newspaper reported that the trophy had sat in "its homely location between the men's and women's rooms in the upstairs hallway of Rec Hall for 10 years." The trophy had not been updated since 1970 and the article describes the trophy's poor condition in minor detail. The Pittsburgh Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored Old Ironsides at its introduction and in each year it
777-520: The battle between the three was considered a championship and representative of supremacy in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia and a 1921 article from The Pittsburg Press referred to a triangular rivalry between the schools as they competed for the "sectional title". By the 1930s, the trio was simply referred to as "the east's Big Three" Overtime, Central and Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and eastern Ohio became considered
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#1732766210458814-520: The course of a given season. The district title or district championship was not replaced by the Old Ironsides trophy, although it was eventually pushed out of relevance in favor of the battle for the trophy. The title coexisted with the trophy for years as a distinct rivalry and competition. The Old Ironsides trophy was introduced to the Big Three championship in 1951 by the Pittsburgh Junior Chamber of Commerce to be given to
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925-416: The schools and the disappearance of Old Ironsides, the triangular rivalry is largely viewed in the scope of the individual head-to-head rivalries and not a unified competition between all three. The three schools were often referred to as the "Tri-State Big Three" or simply the "Big Three". This naming both predated and coexisted with the Old Ironsides trophy. Prior to and concurrent with the attached trophy,
962-629: The three major traditional commercial broadcast television networks in the United States (ABC, CBS, and NBC) Big Three (record labels) , major record labels (Universal, Sony, Warner) "The Big 3" or Robbins, Feist & Miller (1934-1973), music publishing division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Big Three (English band) The Big 3 (folk group) , a folk trio comprising Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and James Hendricks The Big Three, an R&B ensemble led by Willie Dixon The Big 3 (Milt Jackson album) , 1975 Sports [ edit ] Association football [ edit ] Big Three (Belgium) ,
999-727: The three most successful association football clubs in Belgium Big Three (Costa Rica) , the three most successful association football clubs in Costa Rica Big Three (Greece) , the three most successful association football clubs in Greece Big Three (India) , in the Calcutta Football League, Mohammedan SC (Kolkata), East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan Big Three (Netherlands) , the three most successful association football clubs in
1036-443: The three most successful association football clubs in Belgium Big Three (Costa Rica) , the three most successful association football clubs in Costa Rica Big Three (Greece) , the three most successful association football clubs in Greece Big Three (India) , in the Calcutta Football League, Mohammedan SC (Kolkata), East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan Big Three (Netherlands) , the three most successful association football clubs in
1073-416: The three schools as their name appeared at the time of the trophy's introduction (Pennsylvania State College became Pennsylvania State University in 1953). Smaller plaques were annually placed underneath the large plaque to mark years in which the team had had a shared result or an outright victory. Atop the pillar sits a "nearly regulation sized" football presumably also made of stainless steel. The trophy
1110-593: The three was on November 6, 1893, when Penn State defeated WUP 32–0. The rivalry between the three schools rapidly formed as Pittsburgh, then WUP, regularly battled West Virginia and Penn State, who played an imbalanced series in Pittsburgh. Notably, Penn State versus West Virginia became an extremely heated rivalry as the two met in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, and 1909 in State College. WVU was shut out each time. They met again at Yankee Stadium in 1923. The result
1147-399: The trophy was met with little fanfare from fans or media. Coverage of the trophy largely novelty; the mentions focused on its size and weight, in particular the difficulty of transporting the trophy. There was little to no coverage outside of the tri-state area and within ten years of the trophy's use, the originator of the idea was unknown. Despite all this, the teams and coaches turned out to
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1184-431: The winner of the round robin. Upon its introduction it was believed to be the heaviest trophy in the world at 150 pounds, although some sources place the trophy at 200 pounds. The 4 foot tall trophy consists of a 3 foot tall stainless steel triangular prism mounted onto a one inch thick stainless steel triangular base. On each side of the trophy is a plaque at the top of the trophy's body. Each plaque represents one of
1221-428: The winner of the triangular rivalry was named the "district Big Three champion". In 1881, Pennsylvania State College played its first collegiate game against Lewisburg where they won 9–0. This was the first team fielded by any of the Big Three. The Western University of Pennsylvania (WUP) introduced football in 1890 and West Virginia University introduced football in 1891. The first game played between any of
1258-505: Was a 13–13 tie. In 1900, the first rivalry qualifying season took place as Western University played both Penn State and West Virginia. Western University lost both matchups, making the first result a split championship between Penn State and West Virginia. In 1904, the first full round-robin took place, meaning each of the three teams played both of the others. West Virginia went 0–2 in the rivalry, Penn State went 1–1, and Western went 2–0 as part of their undefeated 1904 campaign. By 1908,
1295-511: Was long predated by the significance of the universities' collegiate football matches. In 1984, staff from the Penn State Athletics Department informed their counterparts at Pittsburgh and West Virginia that the trophy went missing at some point while in Penn State's possession. The resulting searches yielded no trace and the Old Ironsides trophy was lost. As a result of the reduced frequency of competitions between
1332-549: Was officially presented. Additionally, the "Jaycees" as they are called were also tasked with organizing the presentation until the ceremony was handed off to the Curbstone Coaches. From the conclusion of the 1981 season through the 1983 season , Penn State retained possession of the trophy. When the West Virginia Department of Athletics requested the trophy be handed over by Penn State in 1984,
1369-507: Was traditionally awarded to the victorious team's head coach, or a chosen position coach in the case of then Penn State quarterbacks coach Joe Paterno following the 1964 season , at the annual Pittsburgh Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet or Curbstone Coaches awards banquet in the Roosevelt Hotel or the Sherwyn Hotel. The Roosevelt Hotel has since been repurposed a high-rise apartment complex called "The Roosevelt Building" and
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