It's time for defunct and relocated sports team logo fun. We'll start with teams formerly in Houston and Atlanta: Three ice hockey teams (Houston Aeros in the WHA, Atlanta Flames and Thrashers in the NHL) and Houston Oilers.
Boston and Milwaukee Braves.
And now to the NBA. Rochester Royals ->Cincinnati Royals->Kansas City and KC/Omaha Kings-> (Now the Sacramento Kings)
St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics
Syracuse Nationals -> Philadelphia 76ers.
Ft. Wayne Pistons -> Detroit Pistons
USFL is filled with beauties. Some greats: Memphis Showboats, Birmingham Stallions, Oklahoma Outlaws and San Antonio Gunslingers
Chicago Packers -> Chicago Zephyrs ->Baltimore Bullets -> Washington Bullets (sometimes Capitol Bullets) -> Washington Wizards
Seattle Pilots, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants
When Cleveland had an NHL team: The Barons. They started off as the Oakland Seals.
More ex-WHA hockey: Quebec Nordiques, Hartford Whalers became Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes. But the Cincinnati Stingers and Minnesota Fighting Saints disappeared.
Some lost WHA logos: Los Angeles Sharks, Vancouver Blazers, Calgary Cowboys, and Birmingham Bulls.
Not defunct or relocated teams, but re-named teams: Houston Colt 45s (now Astros), New York Titans (now Jets) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now just Rays).
NBA: St. Louis Hawks (now Atlanta). ABA: Virginia Squires, Kentucky Colonels and Pittsburgh Condors.
Some more from the ABA: Utah Stars, Dallas Chaparrals (now the San Antonio Spurs), Carolina Cougars and Memphis Sounds.
Ridiculous ABA logos: Oakland Oaks, Miami Floridians, Houston Mavericks and Anaheim Amigos.
The Minneapolis Lakers. And an encore for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons.
Defunct NBA teams: Chicago Stags, Anderson Packers, Sheboygan Redskins and Waterloo Hawks.
Houston Oilers had two fights songs: Luv Ya Blue and Houston Oilers #1.
Great moment in Houston Oilers history: A huge homecoming celebration after they...lost...to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1978-79 AFC Championship. Such a colorful team, with Coach Bum Phillips.
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