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20 Σεπ 2024 · Family of Blackfeet chief who inspired Redskins logo wants it back. (NewsNation) — Relatives of the man John Two Guns White Calf, whose profile served as the face of the Washington, D.C., professional football team for 48 years, wants his likeness returned to the franchise.
16 Ιουλ 2020 · Walter "Blackie" Wetzel, a former leader of the Blackfeet Nation, helped the NFL develop the Indian head logo for the "Redskins" football team, which players debuted on helmets in 1972.
20 Ιουλ 2020 · Walter Wetzel, middle, speaks with Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Wetzel, former president of the National Congress of American Indians, is responsible for the now retired Washington Redskins logo.
The costumed Chief Illiniwek mascot at the University of Illinois debuted at a football game in 1926. Baseball teams began using Indian logos a few years earlier. The National League’s...
5 Ιουλ 2020 · Many have said that Redskins owner George Marshall changed the name of his Boston Braves football team to the Boston Redskins in honour of the team’s Native American head coach, “Lone Star” Dietz. In reality, Marshall was more concerned about sharing the name Braves with the local baseball club.
14 Ιουλ 2020 · Developed in 1971, the team's logo is based upon a composite of Native American photographs, including one of the early 20th century Blackfeet Chief, Two Guns White Calf.
14 Ιουλ 2020 · Washington's logo has been an Indian chief since 1971. It was designed by Native American Walter “Blackie” Wetzel to depict a member of the Blackfeet tribe.
