Pirates Primary Logo

The Shreveport Pirates were a professional Canadian Football League (CFL) team that played in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana from 1994 to 1995. The Pirates are remembered for their unique logo and colors which featured a skull wearing an eye patch with crossed swords behind it. This iconic logo has become synonymous with the short-lived franchise and is still recognized today by many CFL fans.

When the team was first announced in 1993, they unveiled their primary logo: a pirate skull wearing an eye patch surrounded by two crossed swords on either side of his head. This design combined classic pirate imagery with modern styling to create one of the most recognizable logos in all of sports history. The colors chosen for this emblem were black, red, yellow, and white which fit perfectly into what would become known as “pirate” branding throughout North America at that time period due to its association with popular culture such as movies like “Pirates Of The Caribbean” or television series like “Xena: Warrior Princess” featuring pirates as main characters during this time frame.

With these bold visuals paired together, it created an instantly recognizable brand identity that quickly became associated exclusively with Shreveport's football team allowing them to stand out amongst other teams during competition season while also providing visual recognition among local citizens who could easily identify them whether attending games or simply seeing merchandise around town sporting their official symbol proudly displayed on t-shirts, hats, jackets, etc. As far back then even though only existed for two seasons before relocating operations elsewhere. It can be said without any doubt whatsoever how powerful & influential those original designs have been over 25 years later when you think about how much more advanced graphic designing techniques have evolved since then yet nothing quite compares nor stands up against those initial images created decades ago!