Classic Team Logo of the Day

This is the old “Pepsi bottlecap” logo of the American Hockey League franchise, the Buffalo Bisons, used from 1940 until the franchise disbanded in 1970, giving way to the city’s NHL franchise, the Sabres. The logo design resulted from the team being purchased by a local Pepsi Cola franchise in 1956. The club was a … Read More

Logo of the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers, used from their first season of existence, in the old All America Football Conference in 1946, until 1967.  The team name was derived from the name given to the prospectors of the great Gold Rush of 1849. The franchise has won 5 Super Bowls, but didn’t … Read More

Logo of the American Basketball Association’s Denver Rockets, one of the league’s charter members in 1967. The team played as the Rockets until 1974. When it appeared that the ABA would merge with the NBA, the team held a contest to rename the franchise, since the NBA already had the Houston Rockets. The winning name … Read More

There are a lot of unique team names and logos among baseball’s lower minor league levels, and the Brevard County Manatees of the  Florida State League, featured in this logo,  are one of them. The Manatees are the Single A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The franchise came into existence in 1994 and were tied … Read More

Here is an “alternate” logo of a long-time minor league hockey franchise, the Hershey Bears, who play in the American Hockey League. The Bears, currently affiliated with the NHL Washington Capitals, are the oldest franchise in the AHL, having existed since 1938. They have won 11 Calder Cup championships, signifying the AHL title, in their … Read More

This is the original logo of the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks, used from their inaugural season as an expansion team in 1976 until 2001. The Seahawks have the distinction of being born as a National Conference team playing in the NFC West division, then being switched to the American Conference’s AFC West division after … Read More

This is the logo of the Denver Nuggets basketball franchise that played one season, in 1949-50, in the National Basketball Association. The franchise, the first major sports team to play in the state of Colorado,  was not associated in any way with the current NBA Nuggets. Like many pro sports teams in that era, they began … Read More

Logo of minor league baseball’s Syracuse Chiefs, used from 1961 until 1979. The Chiefs have been a mainstay in the Triple-A International League since 1934, when the Jersey City Skeeters moved to the Central New York city. They have been affiliated with 11 different major league teams over the years, the longest being the 31 years … Read More

This is the logo of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders, who entered the NHL as an expansion franchise in 1972. This logo is the one that the fans of the franchise favor, and that came to light when the team tried to introduce the infamous “Gorton’s Fisherman” logo in the 1990s. That logo … Read More

The Buffalo Bills completed their annual Toronto “home” game on Sunday, so it seems like a good time to showcase the logo of the city’s real football team, the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts. This particular logo was used from 1956 until 1975. The Argos were founded in 1873 and are one of the oldest … Read More