On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Jennifer McClellan wrote:
 
> I've received some private e-mail (not bad or mean; just not to the
> whole group (-:) that indicates I need to clarify a bit about what
> confuses me about this.  I do understand the reasoning behind the name
> change from the Redskins.  What I assumed was that it would be clear
> that the name Redhawks refered to birds, since I'm not aware of any
> Redhawk American Indian tribes.  The article that I got the information
> from states that the name came from a type of bird that is/was common
> in the area.  What confused me was why they would change the name to
> Redhawks (after a bird) and still use the indian head logo.  Any clues?
 
My guess, and it's just that, is that the "Miami" part is representative
of the Miami nation, and the logo relates to that.  Imagine the Oral
Roberts jerseys with a picture of the guy who has yet to be repossessed
and you get the idea.
 
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