Huuuge Bills Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 logoserver.com shows logos from every major, minor, junior, womens or any other type of league you can think of. There aren't many related to buffalo, but I just thought it was pretty interesting to see just how bad some of the old logos were. A few of the funniest/worst logos I found were: NBA: 74-76 Denver Nuggets Fort Wayne Pistons 71-72 Houston Rockets NFL: Dayton Triangles 1926 Duluth Eskimos Miami Dolphins (with sunglasses/prototype) 1960 Pitsburgh Steelers 1951 San Francisco 49ers 1993 St. Louis Stallions (prototype) NHL: 1920 Hamilton Tigers (possibly the worst logo ever) 1921 Hamilton tigers Original Pheonix Coyotes 1929 Pitsburgh Pirates 1934 St. Louis Eagles (just looks bland) There are thousands of logos here, and I just thought it would be fun to see a little sports history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 early 80's Canucks uniforms. Man those were bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullpen Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Thanks for the link Huuuuge. I'm a big uni-junkie myself. One of my very good friends say I put too much stock in uniforms, logos, how players wear a uniform (do they wear the uniform like a slob), etc... Can't help it, it's one of my guilty pleasures I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huuuge Bills Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Thanks for the link Huuuuge. I'm a big uni-junkie myself. One of my very good friends say I put too much stock in uniforms, logos, how players wear a uniform (do they wear the uniform like a slob), etc... Can't help it, it's one of my guilty pleasures I guess. Yeah, I'm kind of a junkie too. And I almost included the cunucks logo (very ugly), but if I listed every one I didn't like, that would have been a LOOONG post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Thanks for the link Huuuuge. I'm a big uni-junkie myself. One of my very good friends say I put too much stock in uniforms, logos, how players wear a uniform (do they wear the uniform like a slob), etc... Can't help it, it's one of my guilty pleasures I guess. I like soccer jerseys and wear them all the time. The old Newcastle United jersey with the the beer front and center is one of my favorite uniforms. Barcelona has nice jerseys- http://www.wholesalepages.co.uk/directory/...ona_Home_67.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huuuge Bills Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 I like soccer jerseys and wear them all the time. The old Newcastle United jersey with the the beer front and center is one of my favorite uniforms. Barcelona has nice jerseys- http://www.wholesalepages.co.uk/directory/...ona_Home_67.jpg I do like how soccer jerseys tend to have different designs (verticls stripes ect.), But I don't think I would buy a jersey with a big ad on the front. Just kind of weird to me. I like soccer jerseys like this one. And you were definately right about those fugly Canucks jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 It's a decent site...logos are just thrown on a page with little or no history about them...some contain years the logo was used, some not. Site has potential but needs serious work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I do like how soccer jerseys tend to have different designs (verticls stripes ect.), But I don't think I would buy a jersey with a big ad on the front. Just kind of weird to me. I like soccer jerseys like this one. And you were definately right about those fugly Canucks jerseys. I hear you about the logos. I like the Barcelona one because I support UNICEF and I like the old Newcastle United jersey-because I love Newcastle beer and am fond of Newcastle England. I am all about culture jamming, I hate branding, I am anti corporation, and the bombardment of marketers and advertisers makes me sick. If it wasn't for PBS I would give away me TV. I am kind of a hypocrite though- I have a big collection of soccer jerseys which I wear all the time, especially when I am doing something active (they breath nice and keep you cool). Most of the jerseys have advertisements and some have the Nike swoosh (I abhor Nike! They are despicable!)- yet I still wear them. And one of my guilty pleasures is Starbucks. So I have still not purged myself from the advertising and branding- but I am working on it. Check out the book No Logo by Naomi Klein. It really will make you rethink the corporate world BTW here is some of the Canuck uniforms that I thought were putrid- http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/vancouver/SneptsVan.jpg http://sjsharkie.dagnabit.org/hoser/wj-van2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 the early 90's Nuggets ones were bad with the mountains looking like tetris pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huuuge Bills Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 I hear you about the logos. I like the Barcelona one because I support UNICEF and I like the old Newcastle United jersey-because I love Newcastle beer and am fond of Newcastle England. I am all about culture jamming, I hate branding, I am anti corporation, and the bombardment of marketers and advertisers makes me sick. If it wasn't for PBS I would give away me TV. I am kind of a hypocrite though- I have a big collection of soccer jerseys which I wear all the time, especially when I am doing something active (they breath nice and keep you cool). Most of the jerseys have advertisements and some have the Nike swoosh (I abhor Nike! They are despicable!)- yet I still wear them. And one of my guilty pleasures is Starbucks. So I have still not purged myself from the advertising and branding- but I am working on it. Check out the book No Logo by Naomi Klein. It really will make you rethink the corporate world BTW here is some of the Canuck uniforms that I thought were putrid- http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/vancouver/SneptsVan.jpg http://sjsharkie.dagnabit.org/hoser/wj-van2.jpg I'll check the book out, see how I like it. And I had no idea they had jerseys THAT bad. I'm not old enough to remember ever seeing those. (lucky me) Yeah, those nuggets jerseys were god awful as well. How can teams come up with this crap and think that it looks good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 How can teams come up with this crap and think that it looks good? Because you have 80 year old men running franchises and making decisions. Sometimes they should just step down and avoid the embarassment, See Al Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huuuge Bills Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Because you have 80 year old men running franchises and making decisions. Sometimes they should just step down and avoid the embarassment, See Al Davis. Might explain why we wear our current unis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullpen Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I've gotta say the some of the worst logos I've seen (in no particular order): Mid 90s Brewers (interlocking B and M) just think about that for a moment. Current Sabres Slug/Trump hair flip THING Flaming Thumbtacks 1950s/60s Cleveland Browns. That elf just sucked. Current Broncos (somehow that logo just reminds me of something Ford would come up with) Jamestown Jammers (the tasmanian devil thing they had in the late 90s. (WTF were they thinkin?) Anaheim Ducks (they should just dump the ducks name, nothing good is going to come of it) Which brings me to my next point. Worst current uniform regardless of sport: Oregon Ducks (no matter what sport, those unis just SCREAM "Back To The Future") they're trying too hard to look "edgy" or "futuristic" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I've gotta say the some of the worst logos I've seen (in no particular order): Mid 90s Brewers (interlocking B and M) just think about that for a moment. Current Sabres Slug/Trump hair flip THING Flaming Thumbtacks 1950s/60s Cleveland Browns. That elf just sucked. Current Broncos (somehow that logo just reminds me of something Ford would come up with) Jamestown Jammers (the tasmanian devil thing they had in the late 90s. (WTF were they thinkin?) Anaheim Ducks (they should just dump the ducks name, nothing good is going to come of it) Which brings me to my next point. Worst current uniform regardless of sport: Oregon Ducks (no matter what sport, those unis just SCREAM "Back To The Future") they're trying too hard to look "edgy" or "futuristic" Spot on for the most part. I disagree with the Oregon sentiment. I like their uni's as I find them to be somewhat cool, but a difference in tastes IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'll check the book out, see how I like it. And I had no idea they had jerseys THAT bad. I'm not old enough to remember ever seeing those. (lucky me) Yeah, those nuggets jerseys were god awful as well. How can teams come up with this crap and think that it looks good? I saw a playoff game in Czech Republic when the NHL was striking. Zigmund Palfy played, a bunch other NHL players. I have never seen so much marketing and in your face capitalism. The stadium was brand new and they put a lot of money into it. Every inch of the ice had an advertisement. Same with the uniforms. I was having a hard time following the puck. Every break of action the biggest jumbotron I have ever seen is cranking music and showing videos of ads and skits in the stands. It was distracting. It is only gonna get worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullpen Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Spot on for the most part. I disagree with the Oregon sentiment. I like their uni's as I find them to be somewhat cool, but a difference in tastes IMO Ah well we agree to disagree on the Ducks. Next time I see you at the Lincoln (although being in my late 30s I'm too old to be in there) I'll buy you a beer and we'll discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I've never seen that link, but this one has been one of my favorites for the same reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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