Today's Old School Design sticks with the beverage theme that was started yesterday and takes a look at a classic ABA RC Cola bottle from the mid 1970's. The bottle features the 1975 ABA Champion Kentucky Colonels. The front of the bottle has the Colonels primary logo, the KC surrounding the classic ABA ball. The Colonels were one of the ABA's most successful franchises, and were one of the last teams that did not make the cut when the NBA absorbed the Spurs, Pacers, Nets and Nuggets.
The back panel on this classic piece of ABA history has a panel with autographs from the Colonels players. Some of the more familiar names on this panel include Dan Issel, Louie Dampier, Hubie Brown and Stan Albeck. There are a few classic ABA names as well, like Bird Averitt, Ted "the Hound" McClain and Ron "the Plumber" Thomas.
Awesome find! If I'm not mistaken, Bob Costas did the play-by-play for the Colonels. Man, for a smaller market team, they had their share of big names!
That was a big thing in the 70s... the team bottles. I remember having a bunch of Browns' 7-Up bottles at home. Cool stuff... wish I still had 'em.
Posted by: marc | May 19, 2009 at 08:48 AM
You're right about their talent. One name missing from the bottle is that of Artis Gilmore. Too bad they didn't make it to the NBA, it would sure be nice to have an NBA team here in the Bluegrass.
Posted by: Jim Ransdell | May 19, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Not only is the Colonels logo both a K and a C, but it also looks like an overhead view of a backboard and hoop, with the basketball inside. You think this is coincidence or intentional?
Posted by: Zubaz is Zu-back!!! | June 28, 2009 at 06:56 PM