This passage is quoted from the Official New England Patriots Web Site.
"One of the first orders of business of the management group was giving the franchise a name and that was accomplished through a public contest. Thousands of entries were submitted to name the team and 74 fans suggested the winning name, the Boston Patriots. Shortly after the franchise name was chosen, Boston Globe artist Phil Bissell drew a cartoon of a Minuteman preparing to snap a football and owner Sullivan liked the drawing so much that he selected "Pat Patriot" as the team logo."
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they hated them thats why they were called the intolerable acts the name was given to them by the patriots
Patriots.
Loyalists remained loyal (hence their name) to the Crown.
The first name the Patriots had was the Boston Patriots. They used the name the Boston Patriots from 1960-1970. In 1971, following the franchises move out of the Boston Metro area to Foxboro MA, the team changed their name to the New England Patriots.
Patriots .
A New England Patriots name is Logan Mankins.
The Boston Patriots.
They were originally the Oilers but the name changed to the Patriots
The New England Patriots.
The New England Patriots have had the name Patriots since 1960. They were originally named the Boston Patriots, but in 1971 it was changed to the New England Patriots.
The only nick name the organization has had is the Patriots. The team was originally known as the Boston Patriots The team was renamed the New England Patriots in 1971.They got the name from England. (HISTORY CHECK) When America went to war with England to gain independence, England fought under the nickname "The Patriots" (hints the name "New England Patriots"). Funny how stuff like that works, huh?
The original name was the Boston patriots named for all the patriots from the American revolution
A fan vote was undertaken when the club was founded in 1959 and votes favored the name Patriots. They were the Boston Patriots until moving from Boston to Foxboro in 1971.
The Patriots Stadium is called Gillette Stadium.
minutemen
The New England Patriots star quarterbacks last name is Brady.
The New England Patriots have never signed a player by the name of Harvey White. His name does not appear in the list of New England Patriots Alumni, nor is he on the active roster.