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Super Bowl logos: Power ranking 30-1

By George Stockburger

Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; General view of Super Bowl LI logo during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; General view of Super Bowl LI logo during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi raises a football in victory, surrounded by reporters covering the first Super Bowl in 1967.
Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi raises a football in victory, surrounded by reporters covering the first Super Bowl in 1967. /

26. Super Bowl I

Fifty-one years ago no one could have imagined how big this one game would become. Not just on the field, but off with the integration of pop culture in the halftime show, to the amount of money spent by corporations and fans. The first Super Bowl “logo” was merely a handful of words: First World Championship Game AFL vs NFL.

A black font for the first couple of words, followed by white for the leagues with their respective colors bordering it. The design was simple, crisp, and clean. You can not get much better than those three things in a design, and the NFL and the designer did a great job incorporating theme in with no precedent.

26 Jan 2001: The logo for Super Bowl XXXV is displayed alongside the logos of the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Baltimore Ravens will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Tom Hauck/ALLSPORT
26 Jan 2001: The logo for Super Bowl XXXV is displayed alongside the logos of the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Baltimore Ravens will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Tom Hauck/ALLSPORT /

25. Super Bowl XXXV

I’m still not completely sold on this logo, but you have to admire the design as a whole. The words Super Bowl are displayed nicely and are easily found in the middle of the logo. I wish the roman numerals weren’t hidden as much, but the crest overlay is nice enough that it does not take away from the whole idea of the game. The league stepped away from the traditional red, white, and blue colors but these work for the location.

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