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Post by poelzig on Oct 11, 2018 21:52:48 GMT
Chief Wahoo  I thought that guy was Scottish. |
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Post by NJtoTX on Oct 11, 2018 22:04:29 GMT
The other ones could have been any city, though . . . there's no special association between Cleveland and Indians. Indians names after 19th Century Cleveland baseball hero and native American Lou Sockalexis "The Indians' official media guide says that the owners solicited sportswriters to ask fans for their favorite nickname, and the name Indians was chosen by a young girl who wrote to one of the sportswriters whose column requested suggestions. She specifically mentioned Louis Sockalexis and his heritage. A brief story in the February 28, 1915, issue of the Plain Dealer states that the Cleveland Indians would wear the depiction of an Indian head on the left sleeves of their uniforms to "keep the Indians reminded of what the Braves did last year." Sockalexis had died two years earlier." The Cleveland franchise had been named the "Naps" after their first great AL star, Napoleon Lajoie. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 11, 2018 22:44:30 GMT
Chief Wahoo I thought that guy was Scottish. I had this football card at one time.
Traded a ton of old 60's football cards for some 60's baseball cards. Think I got screwed because there was a couple Namath cards in there.
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Post by Marv on Oct 11, 2018 22:47:15 GMT
Despite the nostalgia, i support this decision. I think it could easily open the gates for other teams to make similar moves.
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