How did the teams in the NFL get their names? Were they just randomly picked or is their logic behind it? Please, only people who know the answer, also, is their any kind of websites that tells how the teams got their names?
2006-12-31 13:17:31 · 7 answers · asked by Smoothness 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I remember when the Carolina Panthers came into existence it was left up to the citizens to name them. Suggestions were taken and a panel decide out of the pool of suggestions.
2006-12-31 13:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by Calill C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And on the fifth day, he said "Let there be football" and created the NFL. However he did not name the teams. Some early teams were named by the owners. Today the names are given by the corporate sponsors and sometimes they hold contests to name the teams. Sometimes they name teams based on the type of people who live or have moved there (eg. Vikings). A few were named the same as the baseball teams that were in there cities (Giants, Cardinals).
2006-12-31 21:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by Joe 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Teams get their names many different ways. The Baltimore Ravens got their name because Edgar Allen Poe lived in Baltimore, and wrote a famous poem called "The Raven".
The Pittsburgh Steelers are so named because the steel industry was very important to Pittsburgh in the 1940s.
Check out Wikipedia for more information about individual teams.
2006-12-31 21:24:41 · answer #3 · answered by bkkbrad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know how the New York Jets got their name...
They used to play at Shea Stadium. So, all the planes used to fly over Shea, so they called them the Jets (They also sound like Mets... :) )
2006-12-31 23:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by LT21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually it has to do with major events in the city's history. everyone in the gold rush had to go through SF. and thats where the 49ers came from.
im not sure about other teams with animals, but people ones usually has something to do with their city's history. (Patriots, Steelers, Packers, etc.)
2006-12-31 21:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by Kev C 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the person who created the teams
2006-12-31 21:20:04 · answer #6 · answered by NCAA Hoops 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the team's owner picks the name (if it's a new franchise).
2006-12-31 21:52:06 · answer #7 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋