Mexico City / 29.05.2022 13:41:13
Considered one of the great teams of Mexican soccer, in more than six decades, the UNAM Cougars have managed to create a history and identity that makes them stand out, proof of this is their shield.
Total, the auriazules have had four logos. The first of them emerged in the 1960s, in which the letter ‘U’ for UniversityIn addition to having a stripe with the colors of the Mexican flag and the image of a ball.
In the year of 1962the feline ensemble changed its identity radically, as it began to use a shield where the head of a golden puma stood out on a brown ball that went over the acronym of the UNAM.
In the decade of 70’sthe Pumas badge was redesigned again and one was chosen very similar to the first one he usedonly in a blue tone and with other details.
The current shield of the Pumas
The shield that the Pedregal club continues to use to this day was created in 1974 by Manuel ‘Pajarito’ Andrade. Although it seems quite simple, the details that make up the logo are undoubtedly very interesting.
The shape of the identity (triangular) “represents the three tasks and fundamental reasons of UNAM: teaching, research and dissemination of culture”. While the cougar picture Remember that all the athletes who represent UNAM have the characteristics of said animal: “strength, aggressiveness, bravery, speed and intelligence”. The ‘U’ that is also seen in the logo recalls the first coat of arms and the University.
Why does Pumas use the colors blue and gold?
Notably the Pumas use the colors blue and gold because “the first UNAM football teams aadopted the shades of the University of Notre Dame’s ‘Fighting Irish’ (Indiana, United States).
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