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When it was announced Atlanta would be receiving an NFL expansion franchise for the 1966 season, a contest was held to name the team. A schoolteacher suggested the Falcon because it was "Noble" and "A bird of Prey". The original logo was redrawn in 2004 to look more like a streaking falcon.
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