This week, more than a decade after the Toledo Bullfrogs were supposed to begin play in the Arena Football League’s development league, Toledo Sports Arenas Inc. unveiled the defunct franchise’s unused uniforms. In September 2008, Toledo Sports Arena Inc. — a non-profit organization led by the owners of the International
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A Look at the Logo for Arena Bowl XXXI
The Arena Football League is still chugging along, with just four teams remaining the league is all set to hold the 31st edition of their championship game, the Arena Bowl this Saturday in Baltimore. Unlike that other pro football league’s bowl game, the AFL still puts out a unique logo
The Story Behind Patriot Pat from the Cartoonist Who Created Him
In 1960, Boston Globe cartoonist Phil Bissell, working for $25 a day, was handed an assignment that would change his life—and the lives of fans of the brand-new AFL football team coming to Boston. “Sports editor Jerry Nason came to me and he said, ‘They’ve decided to call the team
Baltimore Brigade Announced As New Arena Football Team
What? Was the “Baltimore Arena Stallions” not allowed? The new Baltimore Arena Football League team today announced they would be known as the Baltimore Brigade when they take the carpet for their inaugural indoor football season this spring. The announcement was made at Baltimore’s Royal Farms Arena, the same building in
Washington AFL expansion team unveils nickname as “Valor”
The Arena Football League is still kicking, and they’ll have a new franchise in Washington D.C. in time for the 2017 season. The expansion team was officially announced during this past Spring, and now that we’re in the summer, the newest AFL team has unveiled their name, logos, and colors.
First Look at LA Kiss Field Design
You may remember the LA Kiss, the expansion Arena Football League team known as much for their flame-filled home uniforms as they are for their famous co-owners Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Today, thanks to a Tweet from @ryanbreezy and @PhilHecken we’ve gotten our first look at the field design
LA Kiss Unleash Fiery New Uniforms
Arena Football League’s Los Angeles Kiss — owned by KISS frontmen Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley — have unveiled their inaugural season uniforms. The new uniforms are heavily inspired by the rock group’s legendary stage shows, often featuring large pyrotechnic displays. Helmets are entirely covered with flames… and we mean
Old Navy Fails at NFL History with New T-Shirt Line
Old Navy recently revealed their latest line of NFL t-shirts named “Team Champions”, featuring a distressed graphic for every NFL team as well as a notable championship from the teams history. A slight problem with that idea rears its ugly head when you start assigning either championships a team never
The Latest Trademark Discoveries
As you may presently be yourself aware, my grammar stinks… but you may also know that I enjoy a trademark database hunt to find the odd unreleased gem now-and-then. The last couple of weeks I’ve found a few items of note: We’ll start with Winnipeg and the National Hockey League.