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Washington National Football League (NFL) team drops Indian Head nickel logo

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The National Football League (NFL) team the Washington Redskins is dropping it's team name and it's logo which was copied from the United States Indian Head or Buffalo nickel obverse.

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United States Indian Head or Buffalo nickel 1936-S

The team is looking for a new name, possibly they can flip the coin over.

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,071 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Washington buffalos.
    Hmmmm,
    It has a ring to it😃

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  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Buffalo Bills' original logo was copied from the reverse of the buffalo nickel. When the Redskins played the Bills in Super Bowl XXVI in 1992 I was hoping they'd use the Buffalo Nickel or a larger replica of that coin in the coin flip at the beginning of the game. Alas, no such luck.

  • 3stars3stars Posts: 2,294 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Buffalo Bills snagged that one. Mercury dime obverse?? Something to do with fast feet there...

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,735 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:
    I'm sure this will go well...

    And 10...9...8...7...

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,735 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @koynekwest said:
    The Buffalo Bills' original logo was copied from the reverse of the buffalo nickel. When the Redskins played the Bills in Super Bowl XXVI in 1992 I was hoping they'd use the Buffalo Nickel or a larger replica of that coin in the coin flip at the beginning of the game. Alas, no such luck.

    The standing Buffalo was the teams 3rd logo, although perhaps its first in the NFL rather than the AFL. Other than being a standing Buffalo, I'm not exactly sure that it was inspired by the Buffalo nickel - it's facing the wrong way, if nothing else.

  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As such, even tho the bison is turned around.

  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like this one, never adopted tho.

    I guess we need to get back to coins.

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,863 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Washington Warriors has a nice ring to it. That way they can keep the Indian motif.

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  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2020 4:13PM

    @PerryHall said:
    The Washington Warriors has a nice ring to it. That way they can keep the Indian motif.

    I totally agree with this. But to keep it coin related I'll post this-

  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ve read that many Native Americans liked and appreciated the buffalo nickel when it was introduced. Especially as it represented a non-idealized representation.

    Team names change over time for a variety of reasons. I do like the sound of Washington Buffalos. I think it works.

  • philographerphilographer Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,860 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Having the Washington Buffaloes and Buffalo Bills a few hundred miles apart simply won't work.

    It was inevitable. Sensibilities change. Life goes on. Let's hope there's a little football to enjoy this year. Somehow I can't see there being much urgency to the games if they're played in an empty stadium.

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Buffalos are great animals to view, especially at a distance, but up close they are very smelly. :p

  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thought I'd run a few ideas up the flagpole here:

    The Washington Generals
    The Washington Monuments
    The Washington Revolution
    The Washington Cherry Tree Choppers
    The Washington Country Fathers

    No, I won't be quitting my day job, whatever that is these days... B)

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2020 4:45PM

    @TurtleCat said:
    Washington Lobbyists. Nothing stops them from getting what they want...

    Or how about the Washington PAC-men? ;)

    Along the same lines:

    The Washington Gridlock
    The Washington Filibusters

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  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Washington froglegs!

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,735 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    The Washington Warriors has a nice ring to it. That way they can keep the Indian motif.

    The Native American logo is also being changed. That's already been stated.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,735 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:
    Buffalos are great animals to view, especially at a distance, but up close they are very smelly. :p

    Not if you bathe them regularly.

  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,564 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @koynekwest said:

    Hey, a "2- Feather!"

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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,618 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Washington Invaders seems fair. How about "Conquerors" ?

    Maybe the Washington Quarters. George makes a good Mascot.

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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    The Washington Warriors has a nice ring to it. That way they can keep the Indian motif.

    The golden state basketball team got there 1st 😉

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,863 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Baley said:

    @PerryHall said:
    The Washington Warriors has a nice ring to it. That way they can keep the Indian motif.

    The golden state basketball team got there 1st 😉

    Okay. What about the Washington Weasels? >:)

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  • stockdude_stockdude_ Posts: 504 ✭✭✭

    Wait! Dont we have to change the name Washington too? Why stop at Redskins?

  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Baley said:

    @PerryHall said:
    The Washington Warriors has a nice ring to it. That way they can keep the Indian motif.

    The golden state basketball team got there 1st 😉

    Technically, the Philadelphia basketball team got there first. :)

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,735 ✭✭✭✭✭

    6...5...4...3...

  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @joeykoins said:

    @koynekwest said:

    Hey, a "2- Feather!"

    That it is! Don't know how I missed that one!

  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:

    @Baley said:

    @PerryHall said:
    The Washington Warriors has a nice ring to it. That way they can keep the Indian motif.

    The golden state basketball team got there 1st 😉

    Technically, the Philadelphia basketball team got there first. :)

    Well, that's a Giants good point!
    Wouldn't want to be one of those truth-Dodgers 😂

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Washington Redtails is one of the heavy favorites

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,850 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They should consider real change...

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Based on recent performance:

    The Washington Wannabes
    The Washington Washouts
    The Washington Wankers

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,735 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2020 6:38PM

    @CoinJunkie said:
    Based on recent performance:

    The Washington Wannabes
    The Washington Washouts
    The Washington Wankers

    Never mind, I don't want to be on this thread when it gets nuked.

  • dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭✭✭

    And the "Native Americans" that designed the logo are very upset about this decision.

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @CoinJunkie said:
    Based on recent performance:

    The Washington Wannabes
    The Washington Washouts
    The Washington Wankers

    That first one is a racist term.

    News to me.

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  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,908 ✭✭✭✭✭

    .

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 36,735 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2020 6:45PM

    @CoinJunkie said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @CoinJunkie said:
    Based on recent performance:

    The Washington Wannabes
    The Washington Washouts
    The Washington Wankers

    That first one is a racist term.

    News to me.

    I tried to delete it. LOL. To leave no footprints. But yes, in the AA community it is often considered derogatory for someone who attempts to mimic the behavior of the majority group.

  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @CoinJunkie said:
    Based on recent performance:

    The Washington Wannabes
    The Washington Washouts
    The Washington Wankers

    Never mind, I don't want to be on this thread when it gets nuked.

    I'd say it's a bit late for that...

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  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Huge Redskins fan here, despite the misery and lousy ownership of recent years.

    Time to change the name, though. Marshall (earlier owner of the Redskins) was the last to integrate the team (he was angling for the team to be considered "the team of the South").

    I hope we can keep great fight song in some form ("Hail to the Redskins").

    My son (an equally huge Redskins fan) jokingly suggested the name name "The Washington Racial Slurs." I hope they do better than that!

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TwoSides2aCoin said:
    The Washington Invaders seems fair. How about "Conquerors" ?

    Maybe the Washington Quarters. George makes a good Mascot.

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    Can't. He owned slaves.

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll be nice. "Washington Donkeys". You figure it out.

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  • REALGATORREALGATOR Posts: 2,646 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I guess all Buffalo Nickels and Indian Head Cents MUST be melted immediately!! Anyway, even as a kid in the 1960's the Cleveland Indians logo seemed much more stupid, insulting and offensive than the Redskin's name and depiction.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I could envision team mgt. soliciting public input into a new name.

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  • StaircoinsStaircoins Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭

    Washington Swamp Rats!

  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 13, 2020 8:13PM

    Something patriotic would be awesome but good luck getting anything approved.. will be interesting to see what the new name and logo end up

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  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Washington Gridlock...lol.
    The Washington Wave ?

  • AotearoaAotearoa Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The lifespan of this thread is already much longer than I expected...

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  • rln_14rln_14 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭✭

    The basketball Washington Generals lost 800 some games in a row to the Harlem Globetrotters, probably low on the list of names for the gridiron squad

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