Classic Team Logo of the Day

Logo of the National League’s Chicago Cubs, used from 1927 until 1936. The Cubs were a competitive team in this era, but had mostly 2nd place finishes and, of course, didn’t win a World Series. Amazingly, they played in Wrigley Field, the same ballpark used by the club today. Hall of Famers who played for … Read More

Logo of the World Hockey Association’s Phoenix Roadrunners, who played 3 years in the league before folding after the 1977 season.  The most notable players on their roster were probably Robbie Ftorek, who was league MVP in ’77, and Howie Young, who played briefly for the franchise before being sold to the Winnipeg Jets. Considering the “Roadrunners” nickname, … Read More

Logo of the Canadian Football League Ottawa Rough Riders, used from 1960 until 1965. The Rough Riders, not to be confused with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, another CFL team, were a dominant force in the league in the ’60s and ’70s, winning a total of 5 Grey Cup titles in that era, and 9 overall. The Riders … Read More

Logo of the American Basketball Association’s Baltimore Claws, who came into existence in the 1975-76 season, but only managed to play 3 exhibition games before folding. The franchise had originally been the New Orleans Buccaneers, moved to Memphis where they played under 3 different team names – the Pros, the Tams and the Sounds, before … Read More

One of the more unusual logos of a minor league baseball team is that of the Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League. Formerly known as the Las Vegas Stars, the franchise was renamed in 2001 after the Area 51 military base located north of Vegas that is rumored to house alien corpses and technology. … Read More

Logo of the World Hockey Association’s Minnesota Fighting Saints, in their reincarnated version in the league. The story goes like this – the original Fighting Saints, using this exact logo but in gold and blue colors, were a charter member of the league, competing from 1972 until February of 1976 when they ceased operations because of … Read More

Logo of the Houston Gamblers of the now defunct United States Football League. Although they were coached by the conservative Jack Pardee, the Gamblers were one of the league’s most exciting teams, as offensive coordinator Mouse Davis installed his “run and shoot” offense, orchestrated by future Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly. The offense threw the … Read More

Logo of the American Basketball Association’s Dallas Chaparrals, one of the league’s charter members. The Chaparrals existed from 1967 until 1973, and eventually were moved to San Antonio and became one of the league’s, and eventually the NBA’s, most successful franchises as the Spurs. Some notable players from the early years of the team include … Read More

Logo of the Milwaukee Brewers franchise, used from the team’s inaugural season in 1970 until 1977.  The team entered the American League as an expansion franchise, the Seattle Pilots, in 1969 but spent only one year in Seattle before going bankrupt and being moved to Milwaukee. The team didn’t have a winning season during the years … Read More

Logo of hockey’s Quebec Nordiques, who played in the World Hockey  Association and were absorbed into the NHL when the 2 leagues merged. A proud franchise, the Nordiques were a competitive team, and their roster over the years included standouts like Michel Goulet, the Statsny brothers – Peter, Marion and Anton, J.C. Tremblay, Rejean Houle, Marc Tardif, … Read More