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Former Braves Native American mascot, iconic Chief Noc-A-Homa, sick in hospital

An online fundraiser was created by his daughter to help with the medical expenses.

Levi Walker, who served as the Atlanta Braves mascot Chief Noc-A-Homa from 1969 through 1985, leafs through a Braves 2015 Souvenir Program as his wife, Teri Ficula, looks on before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Atlanta. This is Walker's first Braves game since 1988. (AP Photo/Jon Barash)

ATLANTA — Many knew Chief Noc-A-Homa as the iconic Atlanta Braves mascot for nearly two decades, from the late 1960s to the 1980s.

Now, he is in the hospital and his daughter is asking for help.