FOXBORO - Phil Bissell, the Massachusetts cartoonist who created the "Pat Patriot" logo used for decades by the New England Patriots, has died, the team announced Thursday.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Phil Bissell, the original creator of the Pat Patriot logo," the organization posted to social media.
Born in 1926, Bissell drew sports cartoons for The Boston Globe. He came up with the iconic image soon after learning that Boston's new football team would be named the Patriots.
