Classic Team Logo of the Day

Logo of the old Dallas Texans franchise that played in the National Football League in 1952. The club had been known as the New York Yankees but relocated to Dallas in ’52, where they were a dismal failure. They even wound up playing the final 2 home games of their only season as the Texans … Read More

Logo created to honor a specific section of the fan base of the National Football League’s Cleveland Browns, known as the “Dawg Pound”. The section, located in the east end zone of the team’s home stadium, has fans who bark and wear dog masks, dog noses, bone-shaped hats and other dog-related outlandish costumes. They had … Read More

Logo of a legendary team that was part of the league that later became the National Football League, the Canton Bulldogs. They were founded in 1905 and played in the “Ohio League”, then became part of the NFL in 1920 until folding in 1926. They are the reason why the Pro Football Hall of Fame is located … Read More

We’ve featured a number of old Buffalo Bills logos on this site over time, but this one is unique. It’s the logo of the Buffalo Bills’ franchise that existed in the All America Football Conference from 1946 until the league merged with the NFL prior to the 1950 season. The team began as the Bisons … Read More

        The logos above are examples of “prototype” logos that teams considered at certain points of their existence. These prototypes are obviously for the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins, with the helmet logo on the left and a logo that’s just a slight variation of what became their regular logo – with the Dolphin wearing … Read More

Logo of the Baltimore Ravens football team, used in their inaugural season in the NFL in 1996, until 1998. The Ravens came into existence when owner Art Modell abandoned Cleveland after the ’95 season, moving his Browns to Baltimore. The team’s nickname is derived from the poem by Edgar Allen Poe, who is buried in … Read More

An early alternate logo of the American Football League’s Boston Patriots, one of the league’s charter franchises which later regionalized and became today’s NFL New England Patriots. “Pat Patriot” was a fan favorite as a logo and was featured prominently on the team helmet until the mid-1990s. Some of the Pats’ all-time players from the … Read More

This old program cover from a 1962 American Football League game features a logo for the Buffalo Bills that was never actually an “official” logo of the team, but made many appearances on the program covers in the early years of the franchise. The cartoon character “Buffalo Bill” was the artwork of Kevin Weil on … Read More

Logo of a team that existed in the National Football League from 1933 until 1939, the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team was founded by Art Rooney and renamed the Steelers in 1940, and during the “Pirate” years never finished with a winning record. The team turned out to be one of the NFL’s most iconic franchises. … Read More

Logo of the Oakland Raiders football team, used in their first three seasons of existence in the old American Football League, from 1960 until 1963. The Raiders are a franchise that values continuity and tradition, and both their logo and uniforms have changed very little over the years. The team’s famous silver and black color … Read More