Tank McNamara by Bill Hinds for December 11, 2022

Sounds like the earliest rally towel goes back to the ‘75 Steelers. For the NHL, the origin was when Vancouver Canucks head coach Roger Neilsen in an ’82 playoff game waved a white towel on a hockey stick in mock protest to the officiating (there’s a statue outside the arena commemorating that).

For those of you who like the vuvuzela at sporting events …

Probably less annoying than the thunder sticks.

It’s fun and efficient.

Of course, the problem is that it you spin it too fast, you could take off like a helicopter…

How was the honeymoon, Tank?

Some fan would eventually hit another fan with that rapidly spinning towel, and it would be ON…