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Post by Marco's Blazers on Nov 13, 2010 15:34:00 GMT -5
Name and brandingtrailblazer [ˈtreɪlˌbleɪzə] n 1. a leader or pioneer in a particular field 2. a person who blazes a trail trailblazing adj & n Read more: www.thefreedictionary.com/trailblazer----------------------------------------------------------------------The team has been known as the "Trail Blazers" throughout its history. Two weeks after being awarded an expansion franchise in 1970, team management held a contest to select the team's name. More than 10,000 entries were submitted. The most popular choice was "Pioneers", but that name was excluded from consideration as it was already used by sports teams at Portland's Lewis and Clark College. The name "Trail Blazers" received 172 entries, and was selected as the name. The team's colors are red, white, black, and silver, which was added in 2002. The team's "pinwheel" logo, originally designed by the cousin of former Blazer executive Harry Glickman, is a graphic interpretation of two five-on-five basketball teams lined up against each other. One side of the pinwheel is rendered in red; the other side is rendered in a monochrome color (black, silver, or white). The logo has gone from a vertical alignment to a slanted one starting in the 1991 season. Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers#Name_and_branding
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