The Boston Celtics are one of basketball’s most successful franchises. They have become the face of the NBA by winning more titles than anyone. The face of the franchise, though, hasn’t always stayed the same. The logo that the Celtics have used has changed a couple times, most recently in 1996.
The first logo used was in 1946. This was a green circle that was outlined in a gold line. Inside of the circle, there is a large three leaf clover that is filled in white and outlined in a thin gold line. Above that, the word ‘Celtics’ is wrapped around the top of the clover. This is also filled in with white and is trimmed in a thin gold line. This logo was used until 1950.
Then, the logo was changed, and the new logo remained for ten seasons. This logo was a picture of a jester. He wore a crown, had a cane in his hand, and appeared to be crouching or jumping. His vest is filled in with green, which was the only color on the logo.
Then, the logo was changed again, but remained very similar. The same jester photo was used, but it was outlined in a yellow-orange block. The outline of the jester was filled with this color, but the jester picture remained intact.
Then, in 1968, the logo changed again. This logo featured a red basketball as the background. Then, in front of that, there is a man spinning a basketball on his finger. He is wearing a green hat, green pants, a green and white shirt, and is leaning on a cane. The basketball he is spinning is white. Then, on the left side of the man is the word ‘Boston’ and on the right side of the man is the world ‘Celtics’. This is filled in with white.
The logo was next changed in 1978. This logo featured the same man in the last logo, but he was wearing white pants and a green and white hat. His shirt looks similar. He is also standing on the cane and is spinning the ball. Behind him, there is a green rim. On the left side of the rim in white text is the word ‘Boston’, while on the right side of the rim in white is the word ‘Celtics’.
The last logo change occurred in 1996. The same picture was used with slight changes. The man in the center was now wearing black pants and a black and green hat. The cane and the basketball are both filled in with a brown color. Finally, his vest is now green and brown. This logo appears more three dimensional and is more filled in with color.
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