The logo of the National Basketball Association is one of the most identifiable in all of sports. The story behind the logo is almost as compelling. Let’s take a look at how the logo was created and what (and who) the inspiration was behind it. 1969 NBA Logo National Basketball Associations Logo In 1969, design consultant Alan Siegel was contracted …
After dropping the Redskins name in 2020, the NFL team from Washington was branded as the Washington Football Team as a placeholder until a new brand could be developed. Washington Football Team Alternate Logo 2020 – Present Well, it turns out that the new brand will not be coming until later than many people thought. The team in charge of …
It’s not often in sports that a team’s logo was created before the team even existed. That’s the case of the legendary New York Yankees and their iconic interlocking NY logo. This is the logo that’s worn on their home uniforms and hats. The history of the Yankees logo is about as rich as the history of the team itself. …
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Primary Logo 2020 – Present This year’s Super Bowl promises to be one for the ages. Super Bowl LV pits arguably the greatest quarterback of all-time, Tom Brady, against the brightest rising star in the NFL, last year’s Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes. Brady is seeking his record seventh Super Bowl victory, while Mahomes, at just age …
Here at sportslogohistory.com, we’re always fascinated by the origin and evolution of sport team logos. They can embody so much about a team, inspiring players and fans alike. Yet a team’s choice of name and logo can also have an unusual negative effect, as a close look at the Super Bowl statistics shows. This year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers broke …
After nearly three decades, Montreal’s Major League Soccer team will go through a full rebranding and will be known as the Club de Foot Montreal. Montreal Impact Primary Logo 2012 – 2020 In 1993, the Montreal Impact soccer team was formed. They became a mainstay in the American Professional Soccer League despite not seeing any success until the team’s second …
For the past five years, the Hawks have harbored a new and modern take on the primary logo. For about 20 years before that change, the Hawks held one of their most iconic logos. This was an actual hawk’s body spread out and hooked onto a basketball. From 1995 to 2015, the open-winged bird was the organization’s identity. For a …
The Detroit Red Wings have been one of the most successful teams in National Hockey League history. In fact, they are the winningest American team in a sport that has long been dominated by Canadian teams, the country where the sport originated. Detroit has won 11 Stanley Cup championships, trailing only Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs for most all-time. …
Because of building pressure and threats from sponsors to bow out on the season, another team has taken a tribal nickname away from their franchise. This time, the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos announced that they will be dropping their “Eskimos” nickname and will change it. For now, their nickname will just be the “Edmonton Football Team” which is a …
Phoenix Suns Alternate Logo 2021 – Present The NBA squad Phoenix Suns will be rocking a new alternate logo in the 2020 – 2021 season. This will become the fourth alternate logo on the lineup with the new season right around the corner. For many years, the Suns have rocked the iconic orange and purple colors. Over the past few, …
