Celtics Logo History
Meaning and history boston celtics logo evolution.
Celtics logo history. Since the 1960 s the boston celtics logo consists of a a leprechaun spinning a basketball and leaning on a cane. The world famous figure has his left eye winking at you his left hand resting on his shillelagh his right index finger is pointing straight upward with a brown basketball sitting atop his left foot crossed over and to the side of the right foot he possesses a big smile with a pipe projecting from the right corner of his mouth and he is dressed in black. The boston celtics logo was designed by red auerbach s brother zang in the early 1950 s. Boston celtics branding appeared in the first season of sports and has always remained connected to celtic traditions.
Both hat and bow tie use the similar style as the vest. Currently over 10 000 on display for your viewing pleasure. Boston celtics logo on chris creamer s sports logos page sportslogos net. The goal in creating the logo was to extend the celtics brand with a symbol reflecting the rich tradition of the organization throughout its history yet versatile enough to work across various.
Jones that year. Although the lakers took game 5 103 98 the series went back to boston for game 6 and the celtics finished it off with a dominating 131 92 victory. Colts modify logo for the first time since moving to indianapolis april 21 2020. A virtual museum of sports logos uniforms and historical items.
However with the acquisition of k c. Therefore the team chose the oxalis plant s leaf from the genus acidic for the role of the logo. With bill russell the celtics advanced to the 1957 nba finals and defeated the st. The celtics locked up their defense and took over game 4 with a crushing 97 91 victory the biggest comeback in nba finals history.
Louis hawks in seven games the first of a record 17 championships. He s called lucky and he s dressed in a gold vest with green shamrocks black pents and shoes. Zang was a creative and artistic man who assembled the familiar leprechaun with the words boston celtics. According to legend he brings good luck.
Boston celtics 1997 present. In 1958 the celtics again advanced to the nba finals this time losing to the hawks in 6 games.