Comments on: Chris Creamer loves logos

Chris Creamer loves logos

kyleg — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:37:09 -0800

Chris Creamer's sportslogos.net is a vast archive of current and historical sports logos from leagues large and small, brand new or defunct. Some of my favorite retro logos involve mascots (often anthropomorphized) performing sports-related activities. Of course, some were retired for good reasons.

By: Kwine

Kwine — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:02:51 -0800

And previously, Helmets!

By: clevershark

clevershark — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:11:04 -0800

Very cool, some of these logos can be pretty hard to find in "useable" form.

By: NoMich

NoMich — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:27:28 -0800

Sweet jesus, this is a beautiful logo.

By: briank

briank — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:49:45 -0800

That looks suspiciously like Yukon Cornelius...

By: Shfishp

Shfishp — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:52:44 -0800

This site is awesome. I actually found it about a year ago and I'm happy to say that thanks to Chris, my pick-up hockey jersey sports a Colorado Rockies logo on the front. I've since had about 10 people ask me where I found the old-school jersey. Suckers!

By: deadfather

deadfather — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:59:45 -0800

What's wrong with the Colt .45s [linked under "retired"]? I happen to think it's a superb logo--and as mascots go, an order of magnitude better than its replacement: an uncreative shill for the space program.

By: ?!

?! — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:13:16 -0800

Nothing wrong with it. They just wanted to go with the stadium. Space was hot then. I just checked through the baseball links. He doesn't always follow the franchises. (Expos to Nationals, Pilots to Brewers, Browns to Orioles, etc), but any site that saves logos is a good idea. LogoServer is another logo resource.

By: pdb

pdb — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:31:33 -0800

*goes away, has nerdgasm* Holy cow, that's a cool site. Thanks!

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:29:26 -0800

They just wanted to go with the stadium. Space was hot then. See also: Astroturf.

By: causticgnostic

causticgnostic — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:39:06 -0800

Ah, Maxie the Miner from the Denver Nuggets sure brings back memories. Thanks for posting this so I can relive how cool logos once were!

By: ?!

?! — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:32:17 -0800

Wikipedia has the more about the change from Colt 45s to the Astros: "The Sporting News Official Baseball Guide for 1965 had this to say about why the team was renamed: "Late in the year [1964] the [Harris County Domed Stadium] was officially named the Astrodome after the Houston club changed its nickname, December 1, from Colt .45s to Astros. The move resulted from objections by the Colt Firearms Company to the club's sales of novelties bearing the old nickname." The faux grass later called Astroturf was added to the Astrodome because grass was dying under the painted roof.

By: Cyclopsis Raptor

Cyclopsis Raptor — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:15:52 -0800

Woot! I'm a member there!

By: ?!

?! — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:24:34 -0800

Ah, the beauty of Wikipedia! Even a Raptor can join.

By: etoile

etoile — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:36:50 -0800

Interesting that the Colt .45s were renamed because of the product name, rather than any concerns about violence. The Washington Bullets changed to the Washington Wizards in 1995 because of "violent overtones."