Classic Team Logo of the Day

Logo of  a minor league baseball team, the Iowa Oaks, who existed from 1969 until 1981, when they became affiliated with the Chicago Cubs and were renamed the Iowa Cubs. The Oaks were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox at the time this logo was used, and were a AAA club who played in the defunct … Read More

Logo of the Houston Texans football team, but not the current NFL franchise. These Texans played almost a single season in the old World Football League, in 1974. “Almost” because after going 3-7-1 in their first 11 games of existence in ’74, they were relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana to finish the season. The Texans raided the … Read More

Logo of a minor league baseball team that for one season was the royalty of the sport , the Queens Kings. They played one season, in 2000, as a member of the short-season Class A New York-Penn League, and were affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. The team relocated from St. Catharines, Ontario for the … Read More

This is the brand new logo of the newest member of the National Hockey League, the “new” Winnipeg Jets. The “old”  Jets were one of the WHA teams that were absorbed into the NHL, but the city lost that franchise when it moved to Phoenix in 1996. This incarnation of the Jets came to be when … Read More

Logo of the San Francisco Demons, a football team from the short-lived “XFL”, a springtime league started by wrestling promoter Vince McMahon in 2001. The club was originally known as the San Jose Demons but wound up playing in Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco. The team had the smallest stadium in the league, yet … Read More

Logo of the original Harlem Globetrotters, a team of basketball showmen who have barnstormed across the country entertaining fans since 1926. They were created by promoter Abe Saperstein and their act consisted of tremendous basketball skills combined with comedy. On any given night, they usually face the Washington Generals, a team of patsies who play … Read More

Logo of a minor league baseball team that plays in the AA Texas League, the San Antonio Missions. They are affiliated with the San Diego Padres, and have been in existence since 1988. The city has actually had a AA team since 1888, and there have been a number of versions that used the “Missions” … Read More

Logo of a National Hockey League team that, as of the start of the 2011/12 season will cease to exist – the Atlanta Thrashers. The Thrashers entered the NHL as an expansion team in 1999 as the city’s second attempt to sell the sport in the Georgia city. Atlanta had previously lost the Flames to … Read More

An “alternate” logo of the old Houston Oilers football team, used in 1964 and ’65, when the team was a charter member of the American Football League. The team, after winning the first 2 AFL titles, was in a downward spiral during these 2 seasons, finishing 4-10 both years under coaches Sammy Baugh, the legendary … Read More

Logo of an old National Basketball Association team, the Cincinnati Royals. This logo was used from 1957, when the team relocated from Rochester, NY, until 1971, when the team was moved to Kansas City and became the Kings. The team was competitive in its’ years in Cincinnati but never won any titles. Some of the most … Read More