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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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DETROIT, MI – APRIL 05: A general view of the Hockeytown and Little Caesars Arena logos painted at center ice is seen during a regular season NHL hockey game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings on April 5, 2018, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – APRIL 05: A general view of the Hockeytown and Little Caesars Arena logos painted at center ice is seen during a regular season NHL hockey game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings on April 5, 2018, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Detroit Red Wings

Red Wing shoes were founded in 1905 in Minnesota, a state that claims to be the State of Hockey. They are not. Michigan has more claim of being the State of Hockey than Minnesota. Because Detroit has scored more than one goal in the Conference Finals in their history.

The Red Wings were founded in 1933. They borrowed from the Red Wings shoe logo, but only the red wing part. The rest of the Detroit logo is awesome and recognizable. And I say this was a man who rooted for Claude Lemieux.

The focal point of the logo is the big wheel in the middle. It’s a call to the Detroit motor industry. And you know what they say about big wheels. They keep on turnin’.

Of all the logos in sports, the Red Wings might be the most featured when it comes to pop culture. Uncle Joey was always wearing a Red Wings jersey despite living in San Francisco. Dr. Cox also wore a Red Wings jersey. He too lived in California. Tupac, another man for California, wore a Red Wings jersey from time to time.

This is how you know the Kings don’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things. The Kings had Wayne Gretzky during Full House and the rise of Tupac. And they still represented Detroit over Los Angeles.

But the most famous appearance of the Red Wings logo in pop culture remains Cameron wearing his Red Wings jersey while hanging out with Ferris Bueller all day in Chicago.

How did Chicagoans allow him to get away with such a thing?

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