Inventor of the 1-AA logo

NT91 · October 26, 2005

I was told that a student came up with the logo we used during the 1-AA years.

Is this true?

Green Grenade II · October 26, 2005

I was told that a student came up with the logo we used during the 1-AA years.
Is this true?
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Oscar Blankenmeyer (sp?) came up with this logo. He donated $50,000 to NT Athletics for the right to have his logo selected. The logo was used for 13 years.

NT91 · October 26, 2005

Thanks...... Does Oscar ever post on Go Mean Green? Did he go to NT?

The 1-AA logo and the flying worm are the two best that we have had over the years. 13 years is the longest time for any of our logos.

Edited October 26, 2005 by NT91

Arkstfan · October 26, 2005

Interesting.

The stAte logo at ASU was designed by a trainer at ASU. Coach Lacewell and staff stumbled on to it when someone cleaned the guy's desk out after he graduated. The school made a few tweaks but that's where it came from.

greenjoe · October 26, 2005

Oscar also paid to put the green and white stripe around Fouts. He was very active for a long time but I haven't heard of/from him in some time.

GO MEAN GREEN

stevegreen · October 26, 2005

what does it look like i cant remember

NT91 · October 26, 2005

This

NT80 · October 26, 2005

This
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I always liked that interlocked "NT" but wasn't crazy about the "Eagle thru the hula-hoop" as some called it. That NT was used for several years on school rings and would look good by itself on a helmet. Anyone have $50,000 to change the helmet logo?

NT91 · October 27, 2005

"That NT was used for several years on school rings."

Click on my "NT91" to see a photo of the ring.

Edited October 27, 2005 by NT91

NT80 · October 27, 2005

"That NT was used for several years on school rings."
Click on my "NT91" to see a photo of the ring.
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Very nice. That NT should be one of our official logos.

stevegreen · October 27, 2005

i wish i had an nt ring like that one...mine is different

UNTLifer · October 27, 2005

Speaking of the dead horse that keeps taking a beating, my class ring is a Josten's ring from 1992. It has an interlocking NT on it that I haven't seen posted before. Basically, the N is laid on the T. Not good with photoshop or I would have posted this.

NT91 · October 27, 2005

Yes I have seen that one. It has the eagle on top of the NT.

I think the official NT rings look good as well.

tonyhuntoon · October 28, 2005

Agree! Flying worm and 1-AA logo are the best ones ever. It would be nice if NT would have a roll back the clock night and trot out with the flying worm. The alumni section would go crazy, donations would come flying in, a new 35k seat football stadium would be built, etc. etc.

drex · October 28, 2005

Given the fact that one of the lagacies of UNT athletics is the many logos over the years, I have always thought that it would be interesting to have all of the logos on the floor of the basketball floor....along the sidelines, etc. Of course, the current logos would be big and the former ones smaller. That way, anyone who attends the games could see the logo from their time at NT. This could also be done in some form at the football field.