South Carolina football will honor Charleston shooting victims with stickers on helmets

This season, the South Carolina Gamecocks football team will remember the nine victims of the Charleston shooting. The helmets are set to be adorned with a specially designed sticker set to debut at their season opener on Thursday against North Carolina.

Athletic director Ray Tanner made it clear a lot of thought and conversation within the athletics department staff went into consideration when deciding an appropriate way to honor those who lost their lives.

“Whether it’s Greenville, Columbia, Charleston or any other cities in South Carolina, we feel a tremendous sense of pride in this state. The tragedy that happened in Charleston doesn’t just affect people in Charleston; it affects the entire state. We feel very much a part of that at the university.”

Head coach Steve Spurrier was also heavily involved. “Coach Spurrier was very engaged in this process,” Tanner said.

The touching tribute was designed by artist Gil Shuler of Mount Pleasant, with the logo depicting the Palmetto tree shaped by nine flying doves to represent each of the victims.

H/T South Carolina Gamecocks