Classic Team Logo of the Day

Logo of professional basketball’s Minnesota Timberwolves, used from their inaugural season in the National Basketball Association in 1989 until 1996. They joined the league as an expansion team along with Miami, Orlando and the Charlotte (now New Orleans) Hornets, and the birth of the franchise meant that the NBA was returning to the Twin Cities … Read More

Logo of a baseball team that played in the old Negro American League, the Kansas City Monarchs. The Monarchs were the longest running franchise of all the teams in the Negro Leagues, and one of the most memorable, and sent more players -9 – on to the major leagues than any other Negro League team. Their … Read More

Logo of the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team, used from their first season in 1996 until 2003. The Coyotes were born in the old World Hockey Association as the Winnipeg Jets, and transferred to Phoenix in ’96 despite great fan support in the Canadian city. A combination of the weak Canadian dollar and the smallest arena … Read More

Logo of a team from the old World Football League, the Chicago Fire, who existed for only season in the league, 1974. The Fire played their home games at Soldier Field, and were coached by Jim Spavital. The franchise became the first WFL team to sign a player when they inked receiver Jim Seymour to a … Read More

Logo of the Chicago Zephyrs, a franchise in the National Basketball Association that began play in the 1961-62 season as the Packers, then changed their name to the Zephyrs for the ’62-’63 season. The club then moved to Baltimore and was renamed the Bullets in 1963. Some of their key players during their one year … Read More

This is an “alternate” logo of baseball’s New York Mets, used officially from 1963 until 1970, known as Mr. Met. The logo was popular with young fans, and eventually became a team mascot. He is a familiar site around the stadium at Met games today. He was the first “live” human mascot seen at games, … Read More

Logo of a hockey team from the defunct World Hockey Association, the San Diego Mariners, who played in the league beginning in 1974 and continued until folding prior to the 1977 season. They were owned by San Diego Padres owner and McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc in their final season, but drew poorly at the box … Read More

Logo of the Jacksonville Bulls football team, a short-lived franchise in the United States Football League for 2 seasons – 1984 and ’85. The franchise was a big hit at the box office – drawing the only two 70,000+ crowds in the USFL’s short history. They were coached by Lindy Infante, who would go on to … Read More

Logo of a National Basketball Association franchise that was founded as an expansion team in 1988, the Charlotte Hornets. This logo was used for the first 2 years of the team’s existence. They played in Charlotte until 2002, when the club was relocated to New Orleans. Some notable players from the team’s early years include Kelly … Read More

Logo from the early 1970s of major league baseball’s Cleveland Indians. This logo, showing “Chief Wahoo” swinging a bat, was used from 1973 until 1979. During this era, the Indians named baseball’s first African American manager when Frank Robinson became player/manager in 1975. Unfortunately, it was also the era of the Tribe’s ugly fire engine red “beer league softball” … Read More