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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2008, 08:58:37 PM »

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I believe it was if the C's won the division that year.

Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #31 on: July 30, 2008, 03:06:04 PM »

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I believe it was if the C's won the division that year.

thats not true because they won the division in both 76 and 81 yet the logos differ

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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #32 on: July 30, 2008, 03:07:56 PM »

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http://www.newenglandflagandbanner.com/index.php

i wonder if someone of speaking authority (Roy Hobbs?) can email the makers of the banners.

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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #33 on: August 01, 2008, 09:07:27 AM »

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From this mornings Uniwatch:

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Banner Day: Remember our recent discussions about the differing “NBA” icons on the Celtics’ championship banners? As you may recall, a team tour guide had said that the icon was white for championships that were won at home (because the Celtics were wearing white) and green for championships won on the road — but that logic didn’t hold up for all of the banners. Fortunately, Chris Sykes recently talked to the president of the company today that makes the banners and got the scoop:

    Today a man named Ned Flynn came into my store. He’s the president of New England Flag and Banner — they do all of the banners for the Celtics rafters and a bunch of colleges — so I asked him about the NBA icon. Ned had clearly heard this question before. He confirmed that it’s supposed to be based on whether the team clinched the title at home or on the road, but he explained why that system is no longer reflected on all of the banners:

    “Years ago, when the Celtics were on road trips, the circus would sometimes come into town and use the Boston Garden. Whenever this happened, the banners would have to come down to make room for the trapeze and such. On one of these nights, the office where the banners were being stored had a fire. Certain championship year banners were damaged, so new banners had to be quickly made before the Celtics returned for a home game. The only problem was that in the haste to make the replacement banners, the home and road championship-clinching locations were not taken into account. No one ever seemed to notice. The banners were even redone to make them larger in the ’80s and the mistake was unfortunately repeated.”

    Ned said he’s received many e-mails in the past over this miscue but never responded. He said the Celtics organization is aware of this as well, but no further action to change the mistakes has been made — it’s all now part of the Celtics lore.

Big thanks to Chris for getting the story straight from the horse’s mouth.


Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #34 on: August 01, 2008, 09:34:19 AM »

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From this mornings Uniwatch:

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Banner Day: Remember our recent discussions about the differing “NBA” icons on the Celtics’ championship banners? As you may recall, a team tour guide had said that the icon was white for championships that were won at home (because the Celtics were wearing white) and green for championships won on the road — but that logic didn’t hold up for all of the banners. Fortunately, Chris Sykes recently talked to the president of the company today that makes the banners and got the scoop:

    Today a man named Ned Flynn came into my store. He’s the president of New England Flag and Banner — they do all of the banners for the Celtics rafters and a bunch of colleges — so I asked him about the NBA icon. Ned had clearly heard this question before. He confirmed that it’s supposed to be based on whether the team clinched the title at home or on the road, but he explained why that system is no longer reflected on all of the banners:

    “Years ago, when the Celtics were on road trips, the circus would sometimes come into town and use the Boston Garden. Whenever this happened, the banners would have to come down to make room for the trapeze and such. On one of these nights, the office where the banners were being stored had a fire. Certain championship year banners were damaged, so new banners had to be quickly made before the Celtics returned for a home game. The only problem was that in the haste to make the replacement banners, the home and road championship-clinching locations were not taken into account. No one ever seemed to notice. The banners were even redone to make them larger in the ’80s and the mistake was unfortunately repeated.”

    Ned said he’s received many e-mails in the past over this miscue but never responded. He said the Celtics organization is aware of this as well, but no further action to change the mistakes has been made — it’s all now part of the Celtics lore.

Big thanks to Chris for getting the story straight from the horse’s mouth.



Thanks for the info.  That actually makes some sense. 


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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #35 on: August 02, 2008, 08:10:43 AM »

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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #36 on: August 02, 2008, 09:12:39 AM »

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great stuff... TP!

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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #37 on: August 02, 2008, 09:05:35 PM »

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Nowhere else can you get this kind of information

Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #38 on: August 02, 2008, 10:34:02 PM »

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I've been wondering about this for a looooooong time. Thanks, GLS.

Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #39 on: August 02, 2008, 11:10:45 PM »

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everybody should be giving gls a tommy point... these threads have been on here for a loooooooooooooong time.

Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #40 on: August 04, 2008, 11:32:50 AM »

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Thanks for the kind comments folks.

One more blurb from Uniwatch this morning; take it with a grain of salt, being anonymous and whatnot:

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Still more about the Celtics’ championship banners, courtesy of a reader who prefers to remain anonymous: “I have a friend whose brother works in the Celtics’ front office. He says the NBA has asked the Celtics to have the new banner (and ring) read, ‘2008 NBA Champions’ instead of ‘2008 World Champions.’ Wyc kindly told the NBA something to the effect of ‘I already have 16 banners that say “World Champions.” Enforce your rule with a team that doesn’t have a legacy.’”

Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #41 on: August 04, 2008, 11:50:12 AM »

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Fire?  Yeh right!  The old flags were eaten by rats while in storage.
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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #42 on: August 04, 2008, 11:52:14 AM »

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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #43 on: August 04, 2008, 12:00:39 PM »

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LOL Redz and gar! :D Thanks for the info GLS. 8)
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Re: Logo on championship banners
« Reply #44 on: August 04, 2008, 12:15:13 PM »

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Fire?  Yeh right!  The old flags were eaten by rats while in storage.

Hmm, perhaps...
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