“My brother lived there for years and told us the history.. The new team is named for the Guardian sculptures who have watch over Hope Memorial Bridge since the 1920s.”
Yes. I’d heard this.
I think that it also ended in -dians played a role.
I’ve driven over that bridge thousands of times going to work, and never noticed the stupid guardians. Just some bit of local triva they thought they could exaggerate into a famous landmark.