Click to enlarge The 1996-97 season marked the NBA’s 50th anniversary. As you can see in the photo shown above, they marked the occasion by using a gold NBA logo …
Category: Anniversary Logos
Cincy One Five-O: Reds Buck Trend on MLB Patch
When the MLB 150 patch was recently unveiled, several people asked whether the Reds — who had already unveiled their own 150th-anniversary patch several months earlier — would wear both …
Twins Photo Appears to Show MLB 150th-Anniversary Patch
For months now people have been asking me, “Is MLB going to have a 150th-anniversary patch for 2019?” And for months I’ve been responding, “I assume they will, but they …
Ten Years Later…
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Wow. Ten years ago I began my tenure on Uni Watch as Bench Coach. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long. What you see …
College Football to Feature 150th-Anniversary Patch in 2019
More than two and a half years ago, I wrote that 2019 would probably be an epic year for anniversary patches. We’ve already seen the beginnings of that wave with …
NFL Unveils Crummy Centennial Logo That You’ll Soon Be Very Sick Of
The patch shown at right was used to celebrate the NFL’s 50th anniversary in 1969. Teams wore it on their shoulders. It’s a great logo — simple, effective, attractive, a …
Packers, Colts Unveil New Patches for 2018
It was a big day yesterday for NFL patches, as two teams revealed new commemorative logos and announced that they’ll be worn as jersey patches for 2018. In both cases, …
D-backs Announce Anniversary Patch, Throwbacks
Click to enlarge The Diamondbacks officially unveiled their 20th-anniversary logo yesterday. It will be worn as a sleeve patch throughout the 2018 season and as a cap patch during the …
Hot Stove Uni Scene Heats Up as Rays Unveil Anniversary Plans
For all photos, click to enlarge Another day, another Florida-based MLB team announcing its anniversary plans. On Tuesday it was the Marlins, and yesterday it was the Rays, who are …
Real Teal Deal: Marlins Add Anniversary Patch, Throwbacks for 2018
Click to enlarge Interesting development yesterday in Miami, as the Marlins announced two moves related to their upcoming 25th-anniversary season. First, they unveiled a teal-centric anniversary logo (shown above), which …
Dallas Stars Unveil Commemorative Patch
Back in February of 2016, four of the NHL’s six 1967 expansion teams unveiled anniversary logos, which have been worn as patches during the 2016-17 season. The two teams not …
Maple Leafs Unveil Centennial-Season Logo
The Maple Leafs announced their centennial-season plans yesterday. Here are the uni-related essentials: • The logo shown at right will be worn as a helmet decal. It will not be worn …
Pens’ Potential Position Poses Possible Problem, Probably
So here’s an odd situation: Back in February the Penguins revealed an anniversary logo that they’ll begin wearing next season (shown at right; click to enlarge). When I wrote about …
2019 Shaping Up as Potentially Epic Year for Patches
During one of our recent discussions of anniversary patches, ordinals, and the like, reader Kurt Crowley posted a comment that caught my eye: Can’t wait until 2019, which will feature …
Saints Unveil 50th-Season Patch
Just the other day we were discussing the difference between an anniversary and an ordinal, and how an Nth-anniversary patch is so much better than an Nth-season patch (at least …