Best retro logos

[HuskyNan]

I miss the fierce husky

 

[nwhoopfan]

Benny the Beaver way underrated at #32. Gotta love the angry Donald Duck at #17.

 

[triaddukefan]

I miss the fierce husky

This is the one yall need to bring back

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Love that old Arizona logo. Adia has had permission from time to time for coaches to wear that logo. It was in place when she played.

 

[JellyBean]

Coming in at #34 Goldy the Gopher getting some love!! Always one of my favorites.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Love so many of these! Does anyone know what the pictorial etymology is to the sinister animal depictions with sailor hats, such as 13-15 and 24? So many old school mascots feature some version of that pictography, and I've always wondered why that was such a common early-mid 20th century trope. (and Auburn, Michigan, and LSU ought to have sued the daylights put of each other, because two of the three were involved in pretty blatant IP infringement.)

 

[nwhoopfan]

Love so many of these! Does anyone know what the pictorial etymology is to the sinister animal depictions with sailor hats, such as 13-15 and 24? So many old school mascots feature some version of that pictography, and I've always wondered why that was such a common early-mid 20th century trope. (and Auburn, Michigan, and LSU ought to have sued the daylights put of each other, because two of the three were involved in pretty blatant IP infringement.)

Hey don't leave BYU out of the plagiarism, #27 looks a lot like those others you mentioned.

Which came first, Washington or Wisconsin? Those look almost the same, other than a different mascot and different colors. The W is the same font and the mascot is located in exactly the same spot.

 

[PoppaBear]

Love so many of these! Does anyone know what the pictorial etymology is to the sinister animal depictions with sailor hats, such as 13-15 and 24? So many old school mascots feature some version of that pictography, and I've always wondered why that was such a common early-mid 20th century trope. (and Auburn, Michigan, and LSU ought to have sued the daylights put of each other, because two of the three were involved in pretty blatant IP infringement.)

Perhaps military pride was at a high point and this was a way to tie your team to that patriotism?

 

[PoppaBear]

Love so many of these! Does anyone know what the pictorial etymology is to the sinister animal depictions with sailor hats, such as 13-15 and 24? So many old school mascots feature some version of that pictography, and I've always wondered why that was such a common early-mid 20th century trope. (and Auburn, Michigan, and LSU ought to have sued the daylights put of each other, because two of the three were involved in pretty blatant IP infringement.)

I just found this article. Just below the row of logos is the explanation you seek...

A quick look at Baylor's bear logos through the years

No, that's not a real "Sailor Bear" Baylor football helmet pictured above; a lifelong BU fan named Matt Carver mocked that up in 2012 just for fun. In fact, in the program's 110+ seasons, the Bears' helmets have never featured a bear of any kind -- only the interlocking BU. But that hasn't stoppe

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