West Virginia Mountaineers Logo Alternate Logo (1980-2016) - Designed by sports artist John Martin, The Flying WV is the most widely used logo in West Virginia athletics. It debuted in 1980 as a part of a football uniform redesign by Coach Don Nehlen, and was adopted as the official logo for the university in 1983. This version became the primary, preferred logo in 2016. SportsLogos.Net