mcrosby Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Stumbled upon this article today and was shocked to see a Wisconin Badgers helmet I'd never seen before. From the article: Contrary to local urban legend, former UW football coach Barry Alvarez did not design the ubiquitous "motion W" logo that now adorns team helmets and Badger fan apparel. That honor goes to Ric Suchanek, a graphic designer at Rayovac, who in 1990 was yanked from a meeting by the company president. His boss hated the Badgers' blocky W helmets and wanted to see Suchanek come up with some alternative designs. After the company obtained blank helmets from the UW athletic department with the promise that the project wouldn't cost a thing, Suchanek went to work, producing eight designs, a different one for each side of four helmets. An impromptu meeting with new coach Alvarez, athletic director Pat Richter and other bigwigs brought encouraging responses and a request for more prototypes. Suchanek cranked out a dozen more designs, including one featuring Ws that wrapped around to meet at the back of the helmet. While that design was favored by many, Alvarez nixed it as being more suitable to the Pac 10 conference. When Suchanek conceived the forward-minded motion W, Alvarez liked it right away. The design was rushed into production to make it in time for the first game of the 1991 season. https://twitter.com/OutOfThisWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 It didn't completely die... On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Clicked on this thread thinking this was about the world champs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrosby Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 13 minutes ago, Cujo said: Clicked on this thread thinking this was about the world champs No. https://twitter.com/OutOfThisWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Interesting. I wish we could see what the rest of the designs were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 1 hour ago, mcrosby said: No. Well, it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 1 hour ago, mjd77 said: Interesting. I wish we could see what the rest of the designs were. Somebody ought to track down Suchanek and see if he still has the drafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardsblues02 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 19 hours ago, Cujo said: Clicked on this thread thinking this was about the world champs Can't wait to see what the Nats do about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruins Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Belongs in a Wendy's commercial, nowhere else. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8/ Check Out My: Little Big League MLB Project/ Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 14 hours ago, Cardsblues02 said: Can't wait to see what the Nats do about that... Dusty Baker's Nats? Yeah, cause he's always a postseason lock... CHOKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Wait, the motion-sickness W could have been even worse? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 That's so perfectly 1991. If they were a minor league baseball team, they'd build an entire promo around wearing it one time, with the crowd dressed in their Saved by the Bell finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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