pittfan11 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 How come the Sacramento Kings and LA Kings have the same colors? Are they like owned by the same people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardname Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 They are not owned by the same people. It's a coincidence, I guess. The LA Kings had purple as part of their scheme from their inception throughout the 1970s and part of the 80s before going to straight silver and black in the Gretzky years. In the late 90s they went to the current purple black.The Sacto Kings moved from Cincinatti (where they were the Royals) to KC (where they changed to the Kings because of the MLB team) and when they got to Sacramento in the mid-80s they were red-white-and blue. Then they went to the current black/purple look.So, i'm saying its a coincidence that they both did it, and because purple was very trendy in the late 90s, as was (and is still) black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 purple is a colour traditionally associated with royality --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Purple has it's royalty roots in the Senate of Rome. Since then, any self-respecting monarch has associated themself with the color... Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 You all knew THIS was coming:The Purples are different...that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Just in case anybody was wondering why purple is the "royal color"...In ancient times, purple dye could only be obtained from a certain type of mollusk shell. The mollusks happened to be somewhat rare, expensive, and it took a few thosand mollusks to have enough dye for a garment, so only the nobility and extremely rich could have enough money to afford to wear purple. Those that could afford it then flaunted their purple as much as possible...ancient bling bling, and the kings were the rappers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 But neither of the two teams wear Roman purple.Roman purple was almost a blood red -- hence the line about hands purpled in blood from the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaftDu Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 it is the same reason why the Cardinals of Arizona and St. Louis both have the same colors i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 it is the same reason why the Cardinals of Arizona and St. Louis both have the same colors i guess. Well, not quite.I never understood why the Baseball Cardinals used Navy Blue, when actual cardinal birds are Red and BLACK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 it is the same reason why the Cardinals of Arizona and St. Louis both have the same colors i guess. Well, not quite.I never understood why the Baseball Cardinals used Navy Blue, when actual cardinal birds are Red and BLACK... i think it's a rule that states that all MLB teams are required to wear red, white, and blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooter Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 The Sacto Kings moved from Cincinatti (where they were the Royals) to KC (where they changed to the Kings because of the MLB team) and when they got to Sacramento in the mid-80s they were red-white-and blue. Then they went to the current black/purple look. They were the Rochester Royals before they moved to Cincinnati to become the Cincinnati Royals. At first, they just wore royal blue and white in Cincinnati.Also, they were the Kansas City-Omaha Kings at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Here's a fun fact along the lines of "the Utah Jazz have always been derivative":The Kings once ripped off the LA Lakers colorsThen they ripped off the LA Raiders colorsNow they rip off the SacKings colorshm ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in KY Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 The Kings didn't exactly rip off the Lakers colors - remember, the Lakers colors were navy blue/columbia blue/white when they moved to Los Angeles.I'm not sure of when he became the Lakers owner, but Jack Kent Cooke owned them at the same time he was awarded the Kings as an expansion franchise, so it makes sense he would put both of his teams in the same colors. He also owned their arena, the LA Forum, at that time.When the NFL put in a rule that their owners could not own other sports franchises back in the 70s or early 80s (and since rescinded), Cooke decided he would rather keep his other team, the Redskins, and sold off the Lakers, Kings and the Fourm to Jerry Buss(sp?). When Buss decided to sell of the Kings, McNall put them in Raiders colors. Considering how much the Sac Kings and the Lakers dislike each other, I'm sure the current owners brought back the purple (added to the silver and black) as a tie to the "old days" instead of a direct rip on the Sac Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I'm not sure of when he became the Lakers owner, but Jack Kent Cooke owned them at the same time he was awarded the Kings as an expansion franchise, so it makes sense he would put both of his teams in the same colors.If I'm not mistaken, didn't one of the Lakers/Kings owners (not sure if it was Cooke or Buss) insist on calling the purple "Forum Blue"? Pantone? Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 If I'm not mistaken, didn't one of the Lakers/Kings owners (not sure if it was Cooke or Buss) insist on calling the purple "Forum Blue"? Pantone? Yeah...from what I've been able to research, the Lakers switched from Royal Blue, Columbia Blue, and White after the 1966-1967 season to Forum Blue, Gold, and White. "Forum Blue" was actualy Purple, and the Kings did this as well. For the 1980-1981 season, the Lakers started calling it "Royal Purple". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cianfrocco Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 I never understood why the Baseball Cardinals used Navy Blue, when actual cardinal birds are Red and BLACK... Did the baseball Cardinals ever use black, like back in the early Musial days, or are my eyes just playing tricks on me in some not so well lit photos. Does your database go back that far, Pantone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 For the 1980-1981 season, the Lakers started calling it "Royal Purple". "I'll take 'Colors That Rhyme With Urple' for 1,000, Alex." Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaftDu Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 i will be quiet for now on, , <----- afraid of the wrath on Pantone's and his color sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 For the 1980-1981 season, the Lakers started calling it "Royal Purple". "I'll take 'Colors That Rhyme With Urple' for 1,000, Alex." "What is Light Urple?" --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogbarks55 Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Who's on first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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