Classic Team Logo of the Day

The Kansas City Scouts NHL franchise existed from 1974 to 1976. This is their logo. They were relocated to Denver and became the Colorado Rockies (not to be confused with the current Colorado Avalanche). The Rockies were coached briefly by Don Cherry, but had little success and were moved to New Jersey in 1982 and … Read More

This is the logo of baseball’s Seattle Pilots, who entered the American League as an expansion team, along with the Kansas City Royals, in 1969. They were woefully bad and played only one year in Seattle, moving after the ’69 season to Milwaukee where they were rechristened as the Brewers. Baseball returned to Seattle in 1977 when … Read More

This is the Los Angeles Chargers’ logo from their inaugural AFL season in 1960, before they moved to San Diego. There are rumblings that the Chargers could move back to L.A. if a new stadium is built there (the NFL wants a team in that large TV market for sure). If this happens maybe they’ll … Read More

The Boston Celtics are the most successful franchise in NBA history, and this logo of a cheering leprechaun wearing a crown was their primary logo during their long championship run in the 1960s. The Celtics will be playing for their record 18th title in this year’s NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.

This logo wasn’t a team logo, but rather a patch worn in the 1945 season by several major league players who had served in World War II  to signify and honor their service.

The Oakland Seals were one of the 6 expansion franchises added to the NHL in 1967. They weren’t very successful, and the flamboyant owner of the Oakland A’s baseball team decided to buy them, and transform them into the California Golden Seals. This is their logo (complete with gold and green colors to match the … Read More

This is an old logo of the Minnesota Twins from the 1960s, shortly after they began existence in 1961. They were the old Washington Senators until after the 1960 season but were then moved to the Twin Cities. Politicians in Washington were upset over the move, so baseball put an expansion team in Washington the … Read More

The logo of the old Chicago Cardinals NFL football team, from 1958. The Cards only played one more season in Chicago – after the ’59 season they were moved to St. Louis,  partly because they were a dismal team completely overshadowed in the city by the powerhouse Bears, and partly to block out the fledgling American … Read More

The logo of the old New Orleans Jazz, who operated in the NBA from 1974 to 1979 before relocating to Utah. If ever there was a need for a team to change its’ name after a move, this was it. Utah? Jazz? Huh? Sort of the same situation as the Los Angeles Lakers.

The World Hockey Association was formed in the 1970s to compete with the National Hockey League, and one of their teams was the Indianapolis Racers. This was their logo. The team played from 1974 until 1978, when they folded 25 games into the season. They are best known for being the first professional team that … Read More