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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re very happy with our new logo and we want to thank everyone who was a part of the process,\u201d said Silverbacks Chairman Boris Jerkunica. \u201cGetting everyone involved was a lot of fun, and I think it made the whole process much more enjoyable. Without the fan involvement, I don\u2019t think we would have come up with such a great logo design.\u201d<\/p>\n The new logo, designed by Wisconsin native Ryan Foose, was one of four finalists in the Silverbacks Logo Design Contest, which began in mid-November. Throughout the final round of the contest, people from all over the world voted for their favorite finalist via the Silverbacks\u2019 website, and in the end, the club ended up receiving thousands of votes.<\/p>\n Jerkunica had the honor of unveiling the club\u2019s new logo on Wednesday night, flipping over a large board containing the image all of the fans had been waiting for. The new logo was greeted with loud cheers from those in attendance, many of whom were members of the Atlanta Ultras, the Silverbacks\u2019 largest supporters group.<\/p>\n The event doubled as the first ever Silverbacks Fan Forum. Following the logo unveiling, Jerkunica, General Manager Andy Smith, and Public Relations Manager Neal Malone hosted an interactive Q&A in which fans could ask any question they had about the organization. The session lasted about an hour, and the trio answered questions from those in attendance as well as those who had submitted questions through Twitter, Facebook, or email.<\/p>\n The new design puts an end to the 15-year run of the previous logo, which featured an image of a gorilla. The Silverbacks will not be eliminating the gorilla from its brand, however, and Jerkunica insists that the club is in the process of designing a secondary mark featuring an image of a gorilla.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Silverback gorilla is at the core of who we are as a brand, so it would be inappropriate to completely push that aside,\u201d Jerkunica said. \u201cLike many brands, we\u2019re going to have a few secondary logos, and one of those will contain an image of a gorilla.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
Formed in 1995 as the Atlanta Ruckus, the Atlanta Silverbacks is the only professional soccer based in Atlanta, GA. The club plays in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The organization also has a women’s team that competes in the W-League, a reserve side and several age […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1934],"tags":[2062],"class_list":["post-46032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-201213-kits-jerseys","tag-atlanta-silverbacks"],"yoast_head":"\n