kimball Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 In the Major 4 sports -- for the most part when there is a logo change the team colors stay the same -- or don't vary much from the base color. I know there are a few teams that have traded in red, blue, white for green, black and white (as an example). But, there aren't many ... I was trying to make a list of teams in the NBA, NHL, MLB and NFL, I know I didn't catch them all, so I'd love the boards help. "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Squared Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 The Sabres has to be the boldest non-new-name change in modern sports history. My TeePublic Shop My Instagram Art Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 The Kansas City A's changed from red, white, and blue to green and gold in 1963. Pictured here are the 1961 and 1963 uniforms. The 1961 set brought back the A on the chest which had last been used in Philadelphia in 1953. The A was removed in 1962 in favour of block letters spelling "Athletics"; and then it was returned to the chest for the switch to green and gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who do you think Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Sacramento Kings switched from red/blue/white to purple and black in 1994. LA Lakers went from double blue to purple and gold in 1966. On their uniforms at least, not sure what the logo situation is here. Memphis Grizzlies went from black, red, and teal to double blue in 2004. Cleveland Cavaliers changed from wine and gold to blue and orange in 1983. Denver Nuggets went from burgundy, navy, and metallic gold to powder blue, royal blue, and athletic gold in 2003. (this might be a more borderline example since technically they just changed the shade of the navy and gold) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The Canucks were the first to come to mind. Thank god these posters exist...saved me some googlin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 48 minutes ago, C-Squared said: The Sabres has to be the boldest non-new-name change in modern sports history. The Canucks are right up there with the change from blue/green to Team Germany. The Canucks have to be pretty unique for having three very different color sets in a short period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Also, didn't the Canucks' TV numbers get lost inside the gloves the first couple years they had the skate logo? The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I don't think any professional team has changed their color scheme as much as the Chicago White Sox. Up until 1930, they were strictly a navy blue and white team: In 1930, they began incorporating in red, which seemed to oscillate with blue for being the team's primary color for the next two decades: From 1948 to 1963, they wore the now-famous black and red color scheme, usually with uniforms that form the basis for the modern-day duds: They returned to the original navy blue and white color scheme from 1964 to 1970: And then took a complete left turn to a red and white color scheme from 1971 to 1975: Followed by another return to the traditional navy blue and white color scheme from 1976 to 1981, as seen in the most infamous uniforms in baseball history: Then a re-incorporation of red from 1982 to 1990 (in duds that could only look good in comparison to what they succeeded): Finally, in 1991, the Sox landed on a new color scheme that seems to have stuck: black, white, and silver (the first time the silver color ever appeared in their color palette): It took them a century, but they seem to have found the right color scheme at long last. I'd guess that most younger fans would be quite surprised to find out that the Sox have only worn black for a relatively short period of their history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The Kings were originally purple and gold, as they were owned by the same man who owned the Lakers. And frankly, I still wish they stuck with the color scheme. Then, circa 1988 or so, they went into "LA Raiders" mode with the black and silver. They've kept black around since, but re-introduced purple (only to drop it again), and have once again gone back to black and silver. Which is okay, I guess, but I'll always miss the purple and gold era. Especially with the Ducks wearing black, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks, from 1970-78 were blue and green. From 1978-97, they sported black/orange/gold (the latter two colors became red and yellow in 1992), then from 1997-2007 they were navy blue/red/silver. Things came full circle in 2007 when they went back to blue and green. Personally, I like the 1978-97 "flying skate" logo the team has had. The Seattle Mariners, were, from 1977-92, a blue and yellow team. Since 1993, they went to navy blue/silver/teal. I like both looks equally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BShaw20 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The Pistons horse era, teal lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The “black jays” era for Toronto from 2004 to 2011. GTA United(USA) 2015 + 2016 USA Champions/Toronto Maroons (ULL)2014, 2015 + 2022 Gait Cup Champions/Toronto Northmen (TNFF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 No logo, but Penn State was originally Pink and Black instead of Navy and White. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 How about every MLB team that's been around since before the 1960's? http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 minute ago, oldschoolvikings said: How about every MLB team that's been around since before the 1960's? Here are a few highlights: Giants: The 1900s-1920s saw them wear navy, black, navy/red, and violet at different times, while the 1930s included a brief black/orange period (1933-35) followed by navy/white (‘36-‘39) and navy/red (1940-46). The team wouldn’t go black/orange full-time until 1947. Dodgers: The team experimented with navy and light blue, alongside periods of red accents. There was also the famed green year of 1937. Pirates: They were a blue/red team for most of their pre-1948 existence. They had one year of navy/white (1947) before adopting black/yellow as their full time colors in 1948. Braves: They’ve has periods with and without navy and red, sometimes going navy/white or red/white, with a navy/yellow period from their days as the Boston Bees. Orioles: The team exchanged brown for black upon moving to Baltimore, restoring the orange that was largely absent from the last set of Browns uniforms. I’m not sure if that one counts, given that it was a full rebranding as opposed to a relocated name (because the International League Orioles had a history of success, while the St. Louis Browns were utter garbage for most of their time). Going into the team histories on Colorwerx’s website and Dressed to the Nines reveal a lot of pre-WWII instability with color schemes. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 76ers: red, white and blue to predominantly black in the Iverson era (no pun intended) Wizards/Bullets and Capitals: red, white and blue to blue, black and bronze. Brewers: blue and yellow; to green, Vegas gold and navy; to navy and Vegas gold Padres: yellow/brown, brown/red/yellow, blue/orange, navy/sand (Devil) Rays: green/purple, navy/powder blue Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Detroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlinchey23 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Phillies wore this randomly back in the 40s for 1 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The Nuggets and the Jazz seem to be in this boat quite a bit. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 2/27/2018 at 8:58 PM, slapshot said: (Devil) Rays: green/purple, navy/powder blue D-Rays also had green and blue between these two ... their best combo, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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