Richmond Flying Mummies Take Flight

The Richmond Flying Mummies were announced tonight as the newest members of the Northwoods League. The unveiling included the introduction of the club’s home uniforms and on-field caps. The team is set to play at Historic Don McBride Stadium in Richmond, Ind.; and returns baseball to town after a two-year absence.

The name is a nod to the city's two Egyptian mummies that are on display and the Wright Brothers' aviation history in Richmond (they lived in town between 1881 and 1884), which blends ancient mystique and the thrill of flight. The two mummies were acquired in 1889 and 1929 from Cairo and are displayed at the Wayne County Historical Museum and the Joseph Moore Museum of Natural History.

The home uniform features gold and black horizontal stripes to mimic bandages, photo by Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey

"The Flying Mummies represent resilience, surprise, and that unbeatable rush of a comeback win,” said President/Managing Partner Matt Bomberg. “Richmond is ready to unwrap something truly special.”

The logo, designed by John Worthen of Worthen Design, showcases a dynamic mummy character framed by the wings of a Wright Brothers-inspired plane. The mummy dons an old-fashioned leather helmet, aviator goggles, and a red scarf. The custom typography pairs a sleek script for “Flying” with a playful, wrapped-style font for “Mummies,” creating a look that stands out on both jerseys and caps.

The official team colors are linen gray, mummy gold, nightfall black, and Richmond red (a nod to the Richmond High School Red Devils athletic teams). The mummy image has a meaner look that is not typical for minor or summer collegiate logos.

The newly unveiled home uniform features vertical striping reminiscent of mummy bandages, paired with the team name in white, accented by bold brown and black outlines. Bomberg noted that the black top alternate will showcase the city name across the chest and the mummy head logo, where the TV number is, and will be matched with gray pants. While the red jersey top highlights the mummy head logo on the left chest, a TV number is opposite it. It will be paired with white pants and a red cap.

Team merchandise fills a table at the introduction, photo by Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey

The club introduced three on-field caps in black and gray (there will be a red version as well). They feature the mummy head by itself and the letter “R” with a wrap-style font, scarf, and aviator glasses, which took a little extra work to design, according to Bomberg.

“We had the scarf coming across the letter R in red, but it looked more like the letter “P” instead of an “R”, so we had to get creative."

Jacob Sparks submitted the first entry for Mummies, and Bobbie Williams submitted that the name should have a flying or aviation theme. The other finalists in the name the team balloting were the Groove, Wampus Cats, Starlight, and Plastic Dinos. The Groove came in second place in the fan voting.

A secondary logo features two crossed bats wrapped in bandages, photo by Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey

The city last fielded a summer collegiate team in the Richmond Jazz, who competed in the Great Lakes League from 2016 to 2023. Before that, the Richmond River Rats represented the city in the Prospect League from 2009 to 2015. Professional baseball also has roots here, dating back to various teams that played between 1946 and 1952, followed by the Richmond Roosters of the Frontier League, who took the field from 1995 to 2005.

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