Warriors Alternate Logo
The Golden State Warriors have a long and storied history of alternate logos, stretching all the way back to their early days as the Philadelphia Warriors. The first iteration of an alternate logo was used in 1962 when they changed their name from the Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco Warriors. This logo featured a stylized version of California’s state flag with a basketball replacing one star, and it remained in use until 1971.
In 1971, after moving to Oakland, California two years prior, they introduced another new alternate logo featuring “The City” script across an orange basketball with blue trimming around it; this design stayed in place until 1995 when they adopted another new look which featured ‘Golden State’ written over an abstract image depicting both bay bridges crossing over each other at sunset. This iconic design lasted for twenty-two years before being replaced by yet another update that features just one bridge connecting two mountains on either side along with 'Warriors' written underneath them; this has been their primary alternative since 2017 and looks set to remain so for some time now.
Throughout its nearly sixty-year history as one of America's most beloved sports teams, the Golden State Warriors have always had unique designs associated with them that reflect not only its location but also its prideful spirit. Their ever-changing logos are evidence enough that no matter how much times change or where life takes us we can always be sure our team will continue representing us proudly into future generations!
2020 - Present
Wordmark “The” scripted and “BAY” in blue above a blue and yellow circle of the bay as a basketball.
2020 - Present
Beveled letter “W” in yellow and blue on a blue background with yellow outline circle.
2020 - Present
The Bay Area bridge in yellow on a blue circle with a yellow circle trim.
2015 - 2019
A white letter “W” with a blue and yellow outline with a blue circle background. The letter “W” stands for the team nickname Warriors.
2010 - 2019
Variation of the primary logo, a invert of the colors. A wordmark on top “GOLDEN STATE” and “WARRIORS” on the bottom of Bay Bridge profile.
2011 - 2019
A map of the State of California in gold outlined in light blue and white with a white letter “W” on top. The letter “W” stands for the team nickname Warriors.
2010 - 2019
The span of the new Bay Area Bridge in yellow on a blue with white seam basketball.
2010 - 2019
The initials “SF” in gold with a blue outline on a blue with white seams basketball with gold outline. The letters “SF” stand for the city of San Francisco.
1998 - 2010
Gold letter “W” with lightning bolts on either side on top of a orange basketball. The letter “W” stands for the team nickname Warriors.
1998 - 2006
A light blue, orange and dark blue warrior’s head on an orange triangle with a dark blue outline.
1973 - 1975
In 1973 the logo reversed the wordmark positions, putting “WARRIORS” on top and adding “BASKETBALL” on the bottom.
