Classic Team Logo of the Day

The original logo of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, used from 1976, when they entered the league as an expansion team, until 1996. Expansion teams generally start out slowly and endure losing seasons for their first few years, but the Bucs set a new standard for futility as they lost the first 26 games … Read More

Logo of the old Buffalo Braves NBA franchise, which began play as an expansion team in 1970 and played in Buffalo until 1978. Then team owner John Y. Brown swapped the Braves franchise for the Boston Celtics, who were owned by California native Irv Levin. Levin proceeded to move the team to San Diego, where they … Read More

Logo of the Milwaukee Braves, who played in that city from 1953 until they moved to Atlanta in 1966. The Braves won the World Series in 1957 and the franchise has had some of the greatest players in the history of the game on its’ roster, including Henry Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Mathews and Lew Burdette. In fact, … Read More

Logo of the original Ottawa Senators franchise which played in the National Hockey League from 1917 until 1934. The team was highly successful, winning 11 Stanley Cups, but ran into financial difficulties and eventually moved to St. Louis and became the Eagles, playing one more unsuccessful year there before permanently suspending operations.

An alternate team logo used by the Buffalo Bills from 1965 until 1969. No player was given jersey # 31 when this logo was in use, as the player on the logo wearing the number was not meant to represent any specific player, but the “spirit of the team” according to team management. The tradition … Read More

Logo of the American Basketball Association’s Oakland Oaks, who existed in the league’s first 2 seasons and won the ABA title in the 1968-69 season after signing superstar Rick Barry away from their cross-town NBA  rivals, the San Francisco Warriors. Entertainer Pat Boone was a part owner of the franchise, but it wasn’t a great investment … Read More

The Montreal Expos became the first major league baseball team in a city located outside the United States when they began play as a National League expansion team in 1969. This is their logo. Les Expos were named after the city’s Expo ’67 World’s Fair. A lot of great players started their careers in Montreal … Read More

Logo of the Winnipeg Jets when they were members of the World Hockey Association. The Jets were absorbed into the NHL when the 2 leagues merged, but eventually the franchise was moved to Phoenix and became the Coyotes. While playing in the WHA, the Jets made a major signing when they lured Bobby Hull away … Read More

The logo of a charter member team in the American Football League, the Houston Oilers. The Oilers won the first 2 AFL championships behind QB George Blanda, and are still owned by their original owner, Bud Adams. Adams moved the team to Tennessee  in 1997 and they played as the Tennessee Oilers before changing the … Read More

Logo of the American Basketball Association’s Anaheim Amigos, who were a charter member of the new league in 1967 but became the Los Angeles Stars in year two of their existence. The team was not successful at all, and it says a lot when its’ best player, and fan favorite, was a guy named Steve … Read More