New England Patriots Primary Logo
New England Patriots primary logo in use from 1971-1992
Patriot in red, white, and blue about to hike the football
Logo added to sportslogos.net's New England Patriots page on September 1, 2005.
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Not too bad, but it wouldn't hold water in the 21st century.
I heard when they changed the logo in '93, people didn't like this one. They blamed the logo for the futility of the team. Before Tom Brady and before '93, the Patriots weren't known for their winning ways. Sure they did make a few playoff appearances and played in an AFL Championship game (which ended in a beatdown by the Chargers, I think) and a super bowl apeparance (once again embarrased by the Chicago Bears), but for a lot of the time, they've been losers. Personally I think it's stupid to blame a logo for having a crappy team. I love this logo. It's cool for its time and while I'm no fan of the Pats, when they put on their throwback uniforms in 09, I liked looking at the logo. Much better then the Flying Elvis thingie. Classic cool and that's what Mr. Conan has to say about it.
I heard when they changed the logo in '93, people didn't like this one. They blamed the logo for the futility of the team. Before Tom Brady and before '93, the Patriots weren't known for their winning ways. Sure they did make a few playoff appearances and played in an AFL Championship game (which ended in a beatdown by the Chargers, I think) and a super bowl apeparance (once again embarrased by the Chicago Bears), but for a lot of the time, they've been losers. Personally I think it's stupid to blame a logo for having a crappy team. I love this logo. It's cool for its time and while I'm no fan of the Pats, when they put on their throwback uniforms in 09, I liked looking at the logo. Much better then the Flying Elvis thingie. Classic cool and that's what Mr. Conan has to say about it.
I've always been surprised to see how much love there was for the red Patriots unis. I'm not a fan of the logo, but on top of that, a Revolutionary War-themed team should NEVER wear red--I shouldn't even have to explain why.
Also, to those who would like to see the Patriots restore the "Boston" name, it's likely not going to happen. They play their home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, which is some 40 miles southwest of Boston. It's actually closer to Providence than Boston. The Patriots became "New England" in 1972, because even when they were known as "Boston," they never had a permanent stadium and played in various stadiums in and around Boston.