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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay
Thanks, Rob. With all our new knowledge, can we guess the maker?
I love how the hockey Bisons ripped off the Pepsi logo!
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The team's unusual logo stems from the Bisons being purchased in 1956 by the owner of the local franchise of Pepsi-Cola, Ruby Pastor, who changed the team's colors and logo to reflect the soft drink company. Use one business to promote the other.
My understanding is the Bisons pennant was only sold at Hershey Arena in the 60s, and came in a few different colors (I’ve seen orange, green, and blue). They did different designs for each AHL team at the time, but certainly Hershey Bears pennants in this style are most common.
Here’s a few other examples:
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