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30 most iconic logos in sports

By Jeremy Lambert

TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – FEBRUARY 12: Frank Vatrano #72 of the Boston Bruins taps the team logo while walking out to the ice for warm ups before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at the TD Garden on February 12, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – FEBRUARY 12: Frank Vatrano #72 of the Boston Bruins taps the team logo while walking out to the ice for warm ups before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at the TD Garden on February 12, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins B. Does the B stand for Boston or does it stand for Bruins? The world may never know.

The answer is Bruins.

The Bruins B has been around since the ’30s. It started out as just a giant B and remained that way. Over the years, the team added some extra color, a circle, and spokes. The eight spokes represent the number of times Brad Marchand has licked a player. The spokes were added in 1948, long before Marchand was born, but the logo makers could predict the future.

Everyone knows the Bruins logo because it once got beat up by Bob Barker.

Boston Bruins. Bob Barker. B. Never tell me Adam Sandler wasn’t once the greatest comedic mind in the world.

It was Barker’s infamous fight with the Bruins B that immortalized the logo forever. Had Happy Gilmore been wearing a Winnipeg Jets jersey, their logo would be on this list. That’s how monumental that scene is in movie history.

Much like the Boston Celtics, the Bruins once had a Schoolhouse Rock logo of their own. It must have been a Boston thing. Schoolhouse Rock was created by New Yorkers. This is a new layer to the Boston-New York rivalry that you never knew existed until now.

While the Bruins B is the more iconic Boston logo, the actual bear isn’t far behind. The Bruins bear was part of the original logo, but it was overweight and had to go into early hibernation.

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