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What pro US major league sports teams are named after colors?

Question #114650. Asked by star_gazer.
Last updated Apr 13 2022.

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great2beme
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Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Blues, Cleveland Browns, Columbus Blue Jackets, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Washington Redskins.

All I found.

May 12 2010, 2:23 PM
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Toronto Blue Jays play in the American League East, and could be included. Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks definitely qualify.

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Response last updated by gtho4 on Apr 09 2022.
May 12 2010, 3:09 PM
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The Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Blues, and Cleveland Browns were what I was looking for.

May 12 2010, 4:28 PM
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If you want to get really techincal, they are not named after colors but other things that have color representations.

Cincinatti Reds used to be the Red Stockings.
St. Loius Blues are named after a genre of music.
Cleveland Browns are named after Paul Brown, their first VP, GM, and head coach.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Blues_(ice_hockey)
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Browns


May 13 2010, 6:22 AM
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Golden State Warriors and Green Bay Packers also contain colors. However, they are rather named after a place containing a color in its name than the color itself.

Apr 09 2022, 3:24 AM
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The Arizona Cardinals were named for the perceived colour of their uniforms during their earliest era in Chicago.
In 1901, O'Brien bought used maroon uniforms from the University of Chicago, the colors of which had by then faded, leading O'Brien to exclaim, "That's not maroon; it's cardinal red!" It was then that the team changed its name to the "Racine Street Cardinals"
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Chicago_Cardinals


Response last updated by gtho4 on Apr 13 2022.
Apr 13 2022, 9:44 PM
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