Although Washington Commanders Dropped Its Original Logo, Team Will Honor the Man Behind It

The design of the Blackfeet Warrior was meant to be a source of Native American pride.

Via Alyssa M. Howell
Blackie Wetzel designed the logo that adorned the Washington team's helmets for nearly 50 years. Via Alyssa M. Howell

For nearly half a century, team helmets for the Washington Commanders were adorned with a logo designed by the tribal chief of the Blackfeet Nation, Walter “Blackie” Wetzel. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent national reckoning with racial injustice, the franchise was pressured in 2020 to abandon its controversial name and imagery.

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