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Logo of the Indianapolis Clowns, a baseball team that played in the Negro American League in the 1930s and ’40s. Most of the old Negro League teams disbanded after the integration of major league baseball, but the Clowns continued to operate as a barnstorming, comic-leaning operation, a baseball version of the Harlem Globetrotters, well into the 1960s. Their early roster even included showman Goose Tatum, a famous future Globetrotter. The Clowns employed the first female player, second baseman Toni Stone, and their roster also included future major leaguers Paul Casanova, Choo Choo Coleman and John Wyatt. However, their most famous player ever was outfielder Henry Aaron, who played for them in 1952 before his contract was sold to the major league Boston Braves’ organization.

Logo of a college football team that plays in the Southeast Conference, the University of Florida Gators. This logo was used primarily between 1992 and 1997, which is only a short period in the school’s long storied gridiron history. When the team won the national championship in 2006, it was a crowning achievement in a year in which they were celebrating their 100th season of major college football. The Gators play in the Southeast Conference, considered the best league in college football, and have won 8 SEC titles, and 3 national championships. They’ve had plenty of great players at the school over the years, including 3 Heisman Trophy winners – Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and most recently Tim Tebow. The school has sent plenty of top players on to pro football, including Tebow, Wes Chandler, Cris Collinsworth, Jack Youngblood, Wilber Marshall, Trace Armstrong, Lomas Brown, Jevon Kearse, Fred Taylor and current players Percy Harvin, David Nelson, Maurkice Pouncey and Aaron Hernandez.

Logo of a former minor league hockey team, the Manitoba Moose. The Moose, based in Winnipeg, came into existence in the International Hockey League in 1996 after the NHL  Jets moved to Phoenix. The team played in the IHL until 2001, and when that league folded the Moose were absorbed into the American Hockey League, lasting until 2011 when the NHL returned to Winnipeg. The Moose had a number of notable players, including Scott Arniel,  Mike Keane and current Vancouver goalie Cory Schneider, and their roster of coaches over the years included Stan Smyl, Randy Carlyle, Claude Noel, Jean Perron and Alain Vigneault.

Logo of an old minor league hockey team that played in the American Hockey League, the Quebec Citadelles. The team relocated to Quebec from Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1999, and was the city’s professional team after the NHL Nordiques moved to Colorado. Although originally popular, they lasted only 3 seasons in Quebec before moving to Hamilton, Ontario. Some of their notable players include Eric Landry, Darryl Shannon, Jose Theodore, Michael Ryder and Arron Asham.

Logo of a former minor league hockey team that played in the American Hockey League, the Albany River Rats. The franchise existed in Albany from 1993 until 2010, when it was relocated to Charlotte, NC. They were a long time affiliate of the New Jersey Devils, and won the league’s Calder Cup championship in 1994/95. Some of their notable players include Patrik Elias, Petr Sykora, Sheldon Souray, Brian Rolston and Keith Aucoin.

Logo of a legendary baseball team that played in the old Negro Leagues, the Homestead Grays. The team was founded in 1912 but found most of its’ fame after joining the Negro National League in 1935. Powered by Buck Leonard and the player known as the “black Babe Ruth” – catcher Josh Gibson – the Grays won 9 National League titles and 3 Negro World Series titles. A total of 12 former Grays are in baseball’s Hall of Fame, including Leonard, Gibson and other Negro League legends like Judy Johnson, Smokey Joe Williams and Cool Papa Bell. The team played its’ home games at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field, but starting in 1940 also played “home” games in Washington, DC, and eventually became known as the Washington Grays.

Logo of another legendary team from the old Negro Leagues, the Newark Eagles. Playing in the Negro National League from 1933 to 1948, the team boasted many famous African American future major leaguers, including Larry Doby, the first player to integrate the American League, Monte Irvin, Don Newcombe and four players who never got the opportunity to play in the majors but were elected the baseball’s Hall of Fame on the merits of their Negro League years – Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Biz Mackie and Leon Day. The Eagles were said to be, in Newark’s black community, the equivalent of what the Dodgers were to Brooklyn.

Logo of a baseball team that played in the old Negro Leagues, the New York Black Yankees. The club played a barnstorming schedule in the early 1930s and also in the Negro National League and existed from 1932 to 1948. Dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was a co-owner of the franchise, and some of their notable players included pitcher Satchel Paige, outfielder Fats Jenkins, who was the club’s first All Star, Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe and George “Mule” Suttles.

Alternate logo of a team that plays in the National Basketball Association, the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors entered the league in 1995 along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, but when the Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001 they became the only NBA team based in Canada. They won a division title in 2006-7, but have mostly struggled to win. Some key Raptor players over the years include Damon Stoudamire, Vince Carter, John Salley, Marcus Camby and the recently departed Chris Bosh.

Logo of a football team from the old World Football League, the San Antonio Wings. The team played the 1974 season as the Florida Blazers, then moved to San Antonio for the ’75 season, playing their home games at Alamo Stadium. Their quarterback, Johnnie Walton, led the WFL in passing for the season, and the team finished with a 7-6 record, winning all 7 of their home games and losing all 6 of their road contests.