Hamm's silhouette is featured in the logo unveiled Thursday by Women's Professional Soccer, a league that plans to debut in spring 2009 in seven U.S. cities: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis and Washington.

Just as Jerry West became the model for the NBA's logo, Hamm is about to strike a ball with her right foot in the navy, red and gold WPS logo.

The former North Carolina star was part of the "Fab Five" -- with Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Brandi Chastain and Joy Fawcett -- who led the U.S. team to two World Cup wins and two Olympic gold medals.

"It's a wonderful honor. I was really very touched by the consideration," Hamm said by telephone from her Los Angeles home. "You could put any of us on that logo and it would be appropriate. So I look at it as more of a celebration of all those people."