Nick 1733 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I was wondering if anyone could tell me the meaning of the following team mascot names?49ers (NFL)76ers (NBA)Astros (MLB)Bills (NFL)Chargers (NFL)Clippers (NBA)Dodgers (MLB)Expos (MLB)Flyers (NHL)Lakers (NBA)Pacers (NBA)Packers (NFL)Phillies (MLB)Reds (MLB)Supersonics (NBA)Twins (MLB)I want to know what they are supposed to represent. MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityOfWalrus Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I was wondering if anyone could tell me the meaning of the following team mascot names?49ers (NFL)76ers (NBA)Bills (NFL)Twins (MLB)I want to know what they are supposed to represent. 49ers- The San Fran Gold Rush in 184976ers- Philadelphia was once the nation captial and it was home to many historical sites plus the decleration of independence in 1776 Bills- Buffalo Bill the outlaw (I think right?)Twins- The Minnesota Twins were named for the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) St. Paul being the State Capital and Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Here's what I know. Phillies and Flyers were picked to go well with the city.Dodgers is short from Trolley Dodgers, which makes more sense with Brooklyn.Lakers - from Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes.Pacers - I'd guess from the automobile.Astros - probably for the Johnson Space Center in Houston.Packers - because the team started as a company team for a meat-packing plant, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling84 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I'm no genius or historian.......but49ers (NFL) - The gold rush of 184976ers (NBA) - Our country's independence in 1776Astros (MLB) - The space program ..NASA is like......down there.Bills (NFL) - Play on words regarding Buffalo Bill the man?Chargers (NFL) - military reference?Clippers (NBA) - sailing boats prevalent in that area?Dodgers (MLB) - dont know....moved from Brooklyn and kept name obviouslyExpos (MLB) - no clue........worlds fair or something?Flyers (NHL) - besides aliteration........no clueLakers (NBA) - Minneapolis.....land of 10,000 lakes........(WI has more)Pacers (NBA) - dont knowPackers (NFL) - ACME meat packing plant......first sponsors I thinkPhillies (MLB) - lame take-off of the city's nicknameReds (MLB) - Red Stockings originally.......beyond that....?Supersonics (NBA) - Umm, didn't Boeing develop 747's up there? Maybe supersonic planes too?Twins (MLB) - come on.......St Paul and Minneapolis....Twin Cities.What did I get right? Half? Two thirds? Hope this helps some. The Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 i thought that the pacers were named after a founder/owners horse that was a pacer twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 Awesome, I actually wanted to know, just in case I wanted to do a concept for any of those teams.I know now the Packers is correct because they were the ACME PACKERS at first.The pacers sounds like something to do with cars. MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I just double checked and PACERS has two meanings.One, it's a harness racing horse.But two, it's also based off the pace car at the Indy 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I'm no genius or historian.......but49ers (NFL) - The gold rush of 184976ers (NBA) - Our country's independence in 1776Astros (MLB) - The space program ..NASA is like......down there.Bills (NFL) - Play on words regarding Buffalo Bill the man?Chargers (NFL) - military reference?Clippers (NBA) - sailing boats prevalent in that area?Dodgers (MLB) - dont know....moved from Brooklyn and kept name obviouslyExpos (MLB) - no clue........worlds fair or something?Flyers (NHL) - besides aliteration........no clueLakers (NBA) - Minneapolis.....land of 10,000 lakes........(WI has more)Pacers (NBA) - dont knowPackers (NFL) - ACME meat packing plant......first sponsors I thinkPhillies (MLB) - lame take-off of the city's nicknameReds (MLB) - Red Stockings originally.......beyond that....?Supersonics (NBA) - Umm, didn't Boeing develop 747's up there? Maybe supersonic planes too?Twins (MLB) - come on.......St Paul and Minneapolis....Twin Cities.What did I get right? Half? Two thirds? Hope this helps some. Looks to me you got most of them right.I believe you're right with the Bills, atleast, that's been my understanding. Supersonics is related to the Airplane industry as you said, if I remember correctly.Didn't dodgers have something to do with like -- trolly dodging or something?I found verification of that I think --The club has used many a nickname throughout their time, but the name that has stuck orginates from when they were known as the Trolley Dodgers, after the fans who had to dodge trolly cars to the ballpark. The name was shortened to the Dodgers later on.\*******NOTE - WILLMORRIS already said the meaning of the Dodgers name and I didn't see it so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braden Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 The Expos were named after the famous Expo 67, a huge and very successful Worlds Fair held in Montreal on the same year as Canada's Centennial, 1967. It had over 50 million visitors and featured around 100 huge pavillions. It was also the factor which made the world believe that Montreal could host the Olympics in 1976... but that disaster's a different story...The Pacers are named for Indiana?s history of raising harness racing horses, called pacers, and the pace car used during the Indianapolis 500.The Bills are named from a contest held to name the team. The person who came up with the winning name submitted an essay in a tribute of the Indian Scout William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I think all of em have been explained, but Chargers I thought was named because the owner liked hearing the corwd yell "Charge" at other NFL games he went to, so when he got a team he named them the chargers.....maybe im wrong Proud owner of the Utah Pioneers of the Continnental Baseball League.PACKER BACKER FOREVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusebazell Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 The Bills were based off of Buffalo Bill Cody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 The Cincinnati Reds were once known as the Redlegs. They did wear red stockings form the beginning, but did not want to be confused with the Boston Red Sox, who also wear red stockings. The Redlegs were eventually shortened to just Reds.I believe the SuperSonics were named in honor of the space industry companies around Seattle, and to play off the name of the Space Needle. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyfan36 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I was wondering if anyone could tell me the meaning of the following team mascot names?49ers (NFL)76ers (NBA)Astros (MLB)Bills (NFL)Chargers (NFL)Clippers (NBA)Dodgers (MLB)Expos (MLB)Flyers (NHL)Lakers (NBA)Pacers (NBA)Packers (NFL)Phillies (MLB)Reds (MLB)Supersonics (NBA)Twins (MLB)I want to know what they are supposed to represent. ah the power of google!49ers (NFL) - the 1849 gold rush to california76ers (NBA) - the 1776 independence (which was in philly)Astros (MLB) - short for astronauts (ie: houston we have a problem)Bills (NFL) - the owner had a very high - paid team and was charging a lot of BILLS for ticketsChargers (NFL) - named after the owner's credit card company (charging on the card - how lame!)Clippers (NBA) - to pay tribute to the sail boats in san diego (i dont get it either)Dodgers (MLB) - something about brooklyn residents "dodging trolleys" to see the game or somethingExpos (MLB) - the world expo in montreal circa 1968Flyers (NHL) Lakers (NBA) - it was originally in minnesota which had a lot of lakesPacers (NBA) - to represent the "pace cars" at the indy 500Packers (NFL) - cheese packers in wisconsinPhillies (MLB) - take off on the cityReds (MLB) - the original owners wanted to name it after some "physical identifier" so they called em the red stockings which got shortened to redsSupersonics (NBA) - at the time the "supersonic" jet engine was being created in seattleTwins (MLB) - the twin cities of minneapolis and st. paulsome of these i may have to double - checkEDIT: expo 67 my bad - and i couldnt find my hometown flyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 ah the power of google!49ers (NFL) - the 1849 gold rush to california76ers (NBA) - the 1776 independence (which was in philly)Astros (MLB) - short for astronauts (ie: houston we have a problem)Bills (NFL) - the owner had a very high - paid team and was charging a lot of BILLS for ticketsChargers (NFL) - named after the owner's credit card company (charging on the card - how lame!)Clippers (NBA) - to pay tribute to the sail boats in san diego (i dont get it either)Dodgers (MLB) - something about brooklyn residents "dodging trolleys" to see the game or somethingExpos (MLB) - the world expo in montreal circa 1968Flyers (NHL) Lakers (NBA) - it was originally in minnesota which had a lot of lakesPacers (NBA) - to represent the "pace cars" at the indy 500Packers (NFL) - cheese packers in wisconsinPhillies (MLB) - take off on the cityReds (MLB) - the original owners wanted to name it after some "physical identifier" so they called em the red stockings which got shortened to redsSupersonics (NBA) - at the time the "supersonic" jet engine was being created in seattleTwins (MLB) - the twin cities of minneapolis and st. paulsome of these i may have to double - checkEDIT: expo 67 my bad - and i couldnt find my hometown flyers I read it on the internet so it MUST be true!I'd highly doubt the origins of the Bills and Chargers, epecially given the inaccuracy of the Packers origin you give (they were in fact meat packers, not cheese packers). I seem to remember some connection between the Astrodome, Astroturf, and the Colt .45s being renamed the Astros. Anybody have the final word on the connection between the three? Did the baseball team lead to the name of the park, leading to the name of concrete painted green? What came first?I need an answer fast... answer now, or face the fate of 3 more topics with this question in the next ten minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyfan36 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 like i said, i may have to double - check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I think the Astrodome came first, then when the team moved in they renamed themselves the Astros, then came Astroturf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromaniac Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Sports E-Cyclopedia has nickname meanings.www.sportsecyclopedia.comParadoxial, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I was wondering if anyone could tell me the meaning of the following team mascot names?49ers (NFL)76ers (NBA)Astros (MLB)Bills (NFL)Chargers (NFL)Clippers (NBA)Dodgers (MLB)Expos (MLB)Flyers (NHL)Lakers (NBA)Pacers (NBA)Packers (NFL)Phillies (MLB)Reds (MLB)Supersonics (NBA)Twins (MLB)I want to know what they are supposed to represent. Wow. Seriously. Your self-appointed title as the "King of Football" has been revoked. 49ers? Packers? Come on.Oh, and jpslapshot is half-right on the "Reds". They were originally known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, which was shortened to the Reds. Sometime in the 30's or 40's, the name "Reds" was changed to "Redlegs" because, at the time, the USA was in "whoamg u r communist!!!11!one" mode, and "Reds" were slang for communists. They changed it back soon after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Yeah, don't give youself self-appointed titles.---Tyler Nicholson, King of Hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted August 30, 2004 Author Share Posted August 30, 2004 I was wondering if anyone could tell me the meaning of the following team mascot names?49ers (NFL)76ers (NBA)Astros (MLB)Bills (NFL)Chargers (NFL)Clippers (NBA)Dodgers (MLB)Expos (MLB)Flyers (NHL)Lakers (NBA)Pacers (NBA)Packers (NFL)Phillies (MLB)Reds (MLB)Supersonics (NBA)Twins (MLB)I want to know what they are supposed to represent. Wow. Seriously. Your self-appointed title as the "King of Football" has been revoked. 49ers? Packers? Come on.Oh, and jpslapshot is half-right on the "Reds". They were originally known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, which was shortened to the Reds. Sometime in the 30's or 40's, the name "Reds" was changed to "Redlegs" because, at the time, the USA was in "whoamg u r communist!!!11!one" mode, and "Reds" were slang for communists. They changed it back soon after. I was pretty sure I already knew the 49ers, just was wondering if there was another meaning. The Packers, I wasn't 100% sure of. And the rest of the NFL teams I'm sure not too many people know them that well. MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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