Atlanta Hawks
A minor update to the Atlanta Hawks primary logo for the 2020 – 2021 NBA season, the Hawks updated the font used in the wordmark in the roundel and also removed the word “CLUB” from the logo entirely. The team’s modernized “Pac-Man” logo remains, surrounded now with “ATLANTA HAWKS BASKETBALL” in white.
Atlanta Hawks
2015 - 2021
The new primary logo is an enhanced return to the team’s “Pac-Man logo” that was used from 1972 – 1995 and that served as the team’s secondary logo this season. The enhanced logo adds the words “Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club” around the Pac-Man design. The modernized ‘Pac-Hawk’ logo inside a red roundel, with a wordmark “ATLANTA HAWKS BASKETBALL CLUB” arched around in white.
Atlanta Hawks
2008 - 2015
In 2007 the logo went through only minor changes. The logo removed yellow from the color scheme. The logo is exactly the same as the 1996 logo with the basketball changing to a gray color as well as all the other yellow on the hawk, which is again changed to gray. The wordmark is in the same location but now a different font "ATLANTA HAWKS" in navy blue.
Atlanta Hawks
1996 - 2008
In 1996 a new redesign of the Hawk's logo with a front facing hawk with wings spread out in red and black with yellow claws and beak. The hawk is gripping a brown with black outline basketball. A wordmark "ATLANTA HAWKS" in a ancient looking font lettering in red.
Atlanta Hawks
1973 - 1996
The 1972 version is the most memorable of the Hawks logos, because it looks like a "reverse Pacman." A wordmark "Atlanta Hawks" in red at the bottom. The logo is a thick red outline of a circle with a hawks face inside.
Atlanta Hawks
1971 - 1973
In 1971 the team changed colors and logo. The new logo features the face of a hawk facing to the right in blue. The logo is in a green background circle with a blue outline continuing from the hawk's image.
Atlanta Hawks
1970 - 1971
For one season in 1970 the logo changed to a newly designed hawk who is ball handling a basketball and attacking the basket. He was also drawn with 2 different colored lines of red and blue.
Atlanta Hawks
1969 - 1970
When moving to Atlanta, the logo continued for one year. The wordmark was removed and the color of the logo changed to black.
St. Louis Hawks
1958 - 1968
In 1957 the Hawks introduced this Disney-looking cartoon red hawk holding a basketball wearing a Hawks uniform and a wordmark "ST. LOUIS HAWKS" below the hawk. The hawk also has kneepads on each knee.
St. Louis Hawks
1956 - 1958
In 1955 the Hawks moved to St. Louis and introduced a similar black colored hawk soaring and holding basketball in it's claws without any wordmark.
Milwaukee Hawks
1954 - 1955
For what would ultimately prove to be their last season in Milwaukee, the Hawks updated their color scheme to blue. A change to their logo accompanied the shift with the hawk now in a light blue and black, still clutching a basketball over an unguarded hoop with the wordmark "MILWAUKEE HAWKS" arched upwards below.
Milwaukee Hawks
1952 - 1955
The Hawks adopted a red and white color scheme in the Cream City, a high-flying Hawk in red gripping a red basketball on top of a basketball hoop with the wordmark "MILWAUKEE HAWKS" in red in a U shape.
Tri-City Blackhawks
1946 - 1951
The Tri-City logo is a blue basketball with black outline and a wordmark of the "TRI-CITIES BLACKHAWKS." Also, on the basketball is a the tri-city names, "Moline/Rock Island" "Illinois" and "Davenport" "Iowa."
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All Official Primary Logos of the Atlanta Hawks
Each Atlanta Hawks logo featured here was an official primary mark in its time. You’ll notice how the circular design, red and white palette, and hawk motif evolved through the decades. The old Atlanta Hawks logo had a more abstract feel, while today’s version embraces a clean, modern approach with heritage roots.
From retro styles to rebranding efforts, the Atlanta Hawks logo history shows a strong connection to the team’s identity. For fans and designers alike, seeing each logo side-by-side offers a great way to explore the Atlanta Hawks logo PNG designs and how they represent each chapter of the franchise.