| The Blue Jackets wore that logo for their first 3 years, then retired it to embrace the real reason they chose their name, the union army.
Also, Elephants are very athletic, they run like 40mph and obviously powerful. Aside from that, they were nicknamed the White Elephant during the peak of a rivalry they used to have with the Giants back in the 20's. Giant manager John McGraw refered to them as a White Elephant, the team embraced it and they still have a mascot and an alternate logo with an elephant today. |