Classic Team Logo of the Day

One of many of the early logos of a flagship franchise of the American Football League, the Boston Patriots. “Pat Patriot” was designed by an artist who worked for the Boston Globe, and adorned the Patriots’ helmets until they changed to their current color scheme in the 1990s. Now the New England Patriots, the team … Read More

The logo of the Toronto Huskies of the Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA. The team only existed for one season, the BAA’s inaugural season of 1946-47.  The Toronto Raptors, a current NBA team, have worn “throwback” Huskies jerseys in some games to honor their predecessors. [ad#postad]

The Miami Screaming Eagles of the World Hockey Association never played a game in the league, but they did have a logo. The team’s ownership group was aggressive, signing established NHL stars like goaltender Bernie Parent and the flashy Derek Sanderson, but ran into financial problems and couldn’t find an arena in Miami suitable for … Read More

The logo of the Houston Colt .45s baseball franchise, which entered the National League as an expansion franchise along with the New York Mets in 1962. The Colts flew somewhat under the radar as the Mets dominated the news as a laughing-stock franchise. Hall of Famer Joe Morgan started his career as a Colt. The team’s … Read More

On the left is the logo of the Cleveland Rams, who played in the NFL until 1946, when they were moved to Los Angeles. The logo always looked like a ram’s skull to me. The logo on the right became the Rams logo after the move to L.A. It’s pretty much the same ram skull with … Read More

The San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association came into existence in 1978, when the Buffalo Braves franchise was moved there. This is their logo. The franchise lasted in San Diego until 1984, when they moved up the coast to Los Angeles. The franchise, amazingly, did not qualify for the playoffs in the NBA after leaving … Read More

Logo of the World Hockey Association’s Birmingham Bulls, who were owned by bombastic John Bassett. Bassett tried to lure Wayne Gretzky to the Bulls but didn’t succeed, but did sign Canadian national hero Paul Henderson, who had scored a big goal to defeat the Soviets in 1972. Of course Henderson did little to excite the fan base in … Read More

When the Washington Senators were relocated to Arlington, Texas in 1972, they were renamed the Texas Rangers, and this is their original logo. The team has been relatively successful at the box office over the years but not very good on the field. Once owned by a group that included former president George W. Bush, … Read More

The logo of one of the most historic football franchises in the NFL, the Cleveland Browns. It was the official logo of the team from the time of its’ entry into the NFL in 1950 until 1969 (the team was in the All America Conference before that). It hadn’t been seen for years after that but … Read More

The logo of the NBA’s Seattle Supersonics, who played in the league from 1967 until 2008, when they were sold and shockingly moved to Oklahoma City and renamed the Thunder. Some of the key players from the franchise’s years in Seattle include Jack Sikma, Lenny Wilkens, “Downtown” Freddy Brown ( an outstanding outside shooter in … Read More