You have to love sports franchises that are stable and consistent over the years, and the NBA’s Indiana Pacers are one of those teams. The Pacers were a charter member of the old American Basketball Association and the logo on the left is their original from 1967. On the right is the team’s current logo. Taking advantage of the popularity of basketball in the state of Indiana, the Pacers were one of the ABA’s most successful teams on the court and at the turnstiles, and were solvent enough to be included as one of the teams absorbed into the NBA when the leagues merged. Led by coach Bob Leonard and players like Roger Brown, George McGinnis, Mel Daniels and Rick Mount, the Pacers were a dominant force in their ABA years, winning 3 titles and advancing to the Finals 5 times in the league’s 9 years of existence.