Phil Bissell, the creator of the Patriots’ famous “Pat Patriot” logo has died, the team announced Thursday.
Bissell, who was born in 1926 according to the team, created the logo while working as a cartoonist at The Boston Globe, according to the Patriots Hall of Fame.
“Upon seeing the drawing in publication, then Patriots owner Billy Sullivan reached out to Bissell to secure the revolutionary soldier hiking a football as the team’s logo,” the Patriots Hall of Fame noted. “Bissell created the game program covers for several years using humor and creativity to create original artwork.