Best Logo Ever?

In the spring of 1967, Denver received a charter ABA franchise by default, when the original owners of the Kansas City franchise couldn’t get their act together. The league needed solid ownership for the franchise, which it eventually found in the form of Denver trucking executive Bill Ringsby. Ringsby was the owner of the Denver-based “Ringsby Rocket” Trucking System. Therefore, it made sense for the team to be nicknamed the “Rockets.” The team’s unique colors (orange and black) and logo (the “Ringsby System” logo, above) were borrowed directly from Ringsby’s trucks.

“Columbine Gold and — Lavender?”

In 1971, Hall-of-Fame coach Alex Hannum was hired to lead the Denver Rockets. Right off the bat, Hannum tried something new and different. He changed the team’s colors from orange and black to “Columbine blue and gold” — the colors of Colorado’s state flower.
The concept was a noble one. But under dim indoor lighting and after numerous washings, the uniforms became an embarrassing pale lavender. Surprisingly, the team continued to use the uniforms for two full seasons before they were completely redesigned.

Here’s what they looked like:

And they went with those colours like so:

Curiously familiar, hey?

I agree with Jezru when it comes to those uniforms. I feel a little ill just imagining Melo nailing one of his smooth jumpers in those colours. Throw them into the fire with the old mustard and brown Broncos unis!