25 hidden meanings in sports logos

A sports logos is perhaps the most important thingthat establishes a relationship between fans and the franchise. Teams across the world try their best to come up with best designs that stand out from the rest. Few other teams plant meanings within a logo which arenot easily discernible.Let us look at some team logos along with their hidden messages.

#1 Tour De France

Look at the ‘R’ in TouR. It is a man on a bike.

The bike also has a seat and two wheels!

#2 Atlanta Falcons

The Falcon is in the shape of an “F”.

#3 Arizona Diamondbacks

D and B stand for Diamondbacks, which is obvious. It is also a snake head.

The crotalus atrox, or diamondback, is a venomous rattlesnake found in the US and Mexico

#4 Minnesota Twins

The word “Win” in “Twins” is underlined.

#5 Houston Rockets

It’s a rocket going into space. Can you see the rocket taking off?

#6 Washington Capitals

The wings form a “W” and the logo has a silhouette of the capital building at the bottom.

#7 Minnesota Wild

This hockey team’s logo is a landscape in the shape of a bear’s head. The ear is the sun and the star is the bear’s eye.

#8 Minnesota Timberwolves

The “M” and the “T” form the face of a wolf.

#9 Philadelphia Eagles

There is an “E” for Eagles in the eagle’s neck!

#10 Melbourne Demons

The AFL’s Demons logo features flames in the shape of an “M” for Melbourne.

#11 Arkansas Pine Bluff

The letters ‘UAPB’ are written on the mane of the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff golden lion.

#12 Chicago Bulls

When you flip this NBA team’s logo upside down, it becomes a robot reading a book.

#13 Edmonton Oilers

Check out how the letters drip to the floor. Like oil.

Edmonton is known for its oil sands projects. It also has a hockey team made famous by Wayne Gretzky.

#14 Quebec Nordiques

Though the team no longer exists, their logo is pretty cool.

It contains a hockey stick and puck, as well as an igloo on the left.

#15 Milwaukee Brewers

It's an "m" and a "b", but it's also a catcher's mitt holding a baseball.

#16 Dallas Mavericks

The horse and the basketball are fairly noticeable, but the "M" on the horse's head is much more subtle.

#17 Swansea City

From the world of English football comes the Swan whose head forms the shape of an “S” for Swansea.

#18 Sydney 2000 Olympics

Boomerangs used in the man running with the Torch. And the flame as the Opera House.

#19 Hartford Whalers

The negative space between the whale’s tail and the “W” forms an “H”.

#20 Detroit Red Wings

You can observe a car tire/wheel at the head of the logo

#21 Texas Rangers

Robert Short owned the team and the R and S were capitalized in RangerS

#22 New Jersey Devils

Intertwined “N” and “J”

#23 Tamba Bay Rays

There’s a yellow light on the "R" to suggest that the Rays refers to both devil rays and rays of light.

#24 Portland Timbers

The axe is also a "T" for Timbers.

#25 Michigan Stags

The Stags sported this deer on their sweaters. The legs make the shape of an "M" for Michigan.