Okay, call me stupid, what is a "terrible towel"?
Glad you asked so I didn't have to. LOL
I cannot believe no fella/husband has responded to your "Terrible Towel" inquiry!
In Alaska, our television programs arrived as films 4 weeks after the Lower 48 had them, going first to Juneau, Anchorage and then Fairbanks. The worst thing was we as a result NEVER had a current NEWS PROGRAM/commentary! Also, never had a live sports program.
Rotating out in 1966 to South Carolina from there, my husband gleefully began watching professional football, having been a good player in high school. As a Wise Wife, envisioning a lot of lonely Saturdays and Sundays if I didn't get in gear, I learned to love it, too..:)
When we lived in Winston-Salem, SC (Jan. 1974-Dec. 1977), our neighbors were from Pennsylvania; of course rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. (It was Tom Landry's Heyday with the Cowboys, so we chose to 'torment' them by rooting for them!)
I thus know Pittsburgh will be in the Super Bowl this Sunday, and their fan's signature is waving Terrible Towels from the stands, as a "We're with you!" message...