Destroyers unveil new look

Published on November 9, 2004 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Columbus Destroyers News Release


COLUMBUS, OH – In conjunction with NIKE, the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League officially unveiled the club's new logo and modified uniforms at Nationwide Arena today. The team's color scheme will remain navy blue, red and silver, however the overall look has been improved to meet the high standards of a rapidly growing professional football league.

Head Coach and General Manager Chris Spielman was joined by President David Paitson and Vice-President of Football Operations Earle Bruce along with Destroyers players, offensive specialist Bobby Olive, defensive specialist JoJo Polk, quarterback Matt D'Orazio and coaches, offensive coordinator Pete Costanza, defensive coordinator Ron Selesky and defensive backs coach Vinnie Clark at Tuesday's event to help commence the dawn of a new season.

"Our new logo captures the essence of Arena football and gives our fans an exciting new look to coincide with the vast improvements that we have made on and off the field this offseason," said Paitson. "We wanted to develop an identity and overall look that our fans will embrace, which is exactly what I believe we have accomplished."

The new logo reflects the speed, excitement and skills that make the Arena Football League brand of professional football so unique. The initials "CD" are intertwined with the likeness of a football placed in the middle of the logo. The font is sharp, representing the high-energy, high-scoring aspects of the game. The Destroyers wordmark, which was the primary insignia for the team last season, remains as a signifying stamp, however will serve as a secondary mark to the new logo in 2005.

In addition to the new logo, the club announced modifications to the team's helmet and uniform. This season, the Destroyers will wear white helmets, featuring the new logo on both sides, with blue facemasks. Home jerseys will remain blue with silver block numbers flanked by red shadow trim. Player numbers will be displayed on both shoulders of the jersey with the NIKE logo placed in between the number and the Destroyers logo, which will appear at the base of the sleeves. Road jerseys will remain white with navy blue block numbers flanked by red shadow trim. Both home and road jerseys will feature red and navy blue trim. The team's pants will remain silver with the Destroyers wordmark displayed on either hip. The NIKE logo will appear on the right front of the pants with the AFL logo placed opposite.

Destroyers merchandise, featuring the team's new logo, is available at The Blueline, the Destroyers official retail store, which is located on the main concourse of Nationwide Arena and online at TheBluelineOnline.com.

The Destroyers begin their second season in Columbus in 2005 with training camp set to begin during the first week of January and the season opener scheduled for Friday, January 28 versus the expansion Nashville Kats at Nationwide Arena.

This summer, the AFL announced the first-ever exclusive "head-to-toe" uniform supplier/apparel partnership in its 18-year history. The league entered into a three-year marketing partnership with NIKE, who will serve as the AFL's Official Uniform, Sideline Headwear, and Sideline Apparel Supplier through 2007. As an Official AFL Arena Authentic supplier and retail licensee, NIKE will develop a customized uniform silhouette specific to the AFL.

Auditions for the BOMBSHELLS, the Destroyers' official dance team are currently underway and will continue with preliminary auditions on Tuesday, November 9 at Nationwide Arena. For more information, visit www.ColumbusDestroyers.com. The Destroyers will host an invitational-only prospective player tryout on Wednesday, November 10 and an open kicker tryout on Thursday, November 11. Both workouts will be held at Nationwide Arena. Columbus Destroyers season tickets for the 2005 season are now available by calling (614) 246-HITS or by visiting www.ColumbusDestroyers.com.

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Arena Football League (1987-2008) Stories from November 9, 2004


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central