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Yeah, another thing teams used to do was make their colors similar to the local colleges, as college football was a lot more popular. The original Chargers uniforms mimicked UCLA and the original Falcons uniforms mimicked the Georgia Bulldogs.

The NY Jets started as the Titans (get it, Giants, Titans) then changed to Jets to rhyme with Nets and Mets. For a few years people called all three teams the "Ets."

My favorite goofy sports name was when the New Orleans Jazz moved to Utah and kept their team name. There's nothing that reflects the culture of Utah like Jazz music.

2,569 posted on 02/01/2009 9:21:59 PM PST by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)

Don’t get me started on “Colts”. That refers to our long “cradle of racing” Thoroughbred history (chosen by fan vote). Indiana is not famous for any horses.

2,605 posted on 02/02/2009 5:24:23 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)