Panthers Fun Fact #548

[The_Cannon]

Just read a article that details all origin of all the NFL team names. According to the article when the Richardson family proposed the name Panthers and our color scheme the NFL wanted them to change it because they feared that our image (Black Panthers) would attract gangs...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/09/13/mf.nfl.teams.names/index.html

[CharlotteBeer.com]

We could've been the Rhinos!

[JungleCat]

Interesting stuff.

[natty]

Oh man the Atlanta Peaches would have been awesome.

[JungleCat]

Oh man the Atlanta Peaches would have been awesome.

I can't imagine what the uniforms would look like.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I can't imagine what the cheerleaders would look like.

Fixed.

[Brooklyn Bully]

I wish a street gang would follow us. Too bad this isn't 1989.

[mmmbeans]

The Cowboys, who began play in the NFL in 1960, were originally nicknamed the Steers.

The team's general manager, Texas E. Schramm, decided that having a castrated cow as a mascot might subject the team to ridicule, so he changed the name to Rangers.

lol. and on an aside who the f*ck names their kid texas e. schramm?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I wish a street gang would follow us. Too bad this isn't 1989.

I know. Who in the hell says "street gang" anymore? Might as well have said "gangbangers."

[SorthNarolina]

lol. and on an aside who the f*ck names their kid texas e. schramm?

texans don't need to explain poo. Just get out of the way and hope you don't get hit by the stupid.

[natty]

I can't imagine what the uniforms would look like.

[Jangler]

But Raiders is still alright?

[Dpantherman]

But Raiders is still alright?

well it fits doesn't it?

[PanthaSan]

What's wrong with having gang affiliation?

Sure the Raiders as a team suck big ol' balls but look at the merchandising sales.

Gangs gotta spend all that drug and prostitution money on something.

Plus, I bet the PSL's would be a heck of a lot cheaper.....