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College Football Encyclopedia - Southeastern Conference Southern sportswriters in 1936 were asked to supply a nickname for the athletic teams at Mississippi, already called "Ole Miss." The student newspaper sent several suggested names to sportswriters throughout the region and the overwhelming choice was Rebels, suggested by Judge Ben Guider of Vicksburg. Mississippi State's Bulldog nickname dates back at least to 1905 but has been the official emblem only since 1961, when University officials, with alumni support, confirmed Bulldogs as the official nickname. Bryant won the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) share of the award in 1961, 1971, and 1973. www.footballencyclopedia.com /sechome.htm

FOOTBALLCRESTS.COM - Charlton Athletic FC It was also at this time that Charlton Athletic adopted the nickname of 'The Valiants' - linking where the club played (The Valley) to the new club crest. While the sword and hand image has now been used by Charlton Athletic for nearly 40 years, the nickname that arrived with it, has been superseded by the more popular 'The Addicks'. On 1st April 2002, Charlton Athletic ran a full-page article in its match-day programme stating that the local council had questioned whether the image of a sword on the club crest was still an appropriate symbol to use for a 'friendly' club. www.footballcrests.com /cafc.htm   (673 words)

2001-02 RELEASES Since that time, the primary nickname for Dartmouth teams, again never officially adopted, has been the "Big Green." PMS 349, a dark green referred to frequently in relation to the College as "Dartmouth Green," is the specific color used in publications relating to Dartmouth athletic teams and in other College publications. For about 50 years thereafter, the nickname "Indians," though never officially adopted by the College, was used actively and interchangeably with "the Green," "Big Green" and "Hanoverians" by the news media and in Dartmouth publications in coverage of the College's teams. The first Dartmouth College intercollegiate athletic contest, a baseball game, was played in 1866. www.dartmouth.edu /~sportpub/releases.html   (3054 words)

State Nicknames The name is derived from the nickname for the University of Nebraska athletic teams - the "Cornhuskers" - which was coined in 1900 by Charles S. "Cy" Sherman, a sportswriter for the Nebraska State Journal in Lincoln. Another reason given for the nickname is a story that has Native Americans, during the 1830s, comparing Michigan settlers to wolverines. "Cornhuskers" replaced earlier nicknames, such as "Golden Knights", "Antelopes", and "Bugeaters". www.50states.com /bio/nickname3.htm   (611 words)

Traditions - Miami University RedHawks - Official Athletic Site Use of the nickname Redskins for Miami athletic teams dated back to the 1930-31 school year, when the Miami alumni magazine, then edited by the school's lone publicity man, Ralph McGinnis, announced the new nickname as successor to Big Red, which had caused confusion with Denison University teams. At the urging of the Oklahoma-based Miami Tribe, (for whom the school is named) the Miami Board of Trustees voted on Sept. 25, 1996 to discontinue the use of Redskins as the nickname for the university's athletic teams. At its meeting on April 19, 1997, the board selected the nickname RedHawks from three nickname finalists - RedHawks, Thunderhawks and Miamis - forwarded them by the athletic nickname selection committee. muredhawks.cstv.com /trads/mioh-nickname.html   (263 words)

NCAA permits use of Seminoles nickname by Florida State - CBS SportsLine.com Under the NCAA restrictions, teams with American Indian nicknames would not be able to display them on uniforms or have their mascots perform in postseason tournaments. Florida State president T.K. Wetherell had threatened to sue the NCAA immediately after its Aug. 5 announcement that the school's highly visible nickname, "Seminoles," was defined as "hostile and abusive" by a committee. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The NCAA will allow Florida State to use its Seminoles nickname in postseason play, removing the school from a list of colleges with American Indian nicknames that were restricted by an NCAA decision earlier this month. cbs.sportsline.com /general/story/8765090   (615 words)

ESPN Search: utes nickname Utah has filed an appeal with the NCAA, asking the organization that governs college sports to let the university continue using the Utes nickname for its athletic teams. In stark contrast to the uproar created in August when NCAA officials announced they would ban the use of Indian nicknames, mascots and images at its championship events, you'd hardly know the policy existed when the governing body's premier event. So, we were wrong about the nickname for the state of Utah. search.espn.go.com /keyword/search?searchString=utes+nickname&page=espn   (291 words)

JS Online: Marquette nickname The main objective is to not only provide a nickname that has a sense of pride, but also make it distinctive to Marquette uninversity while linking it is to the state and community. But what's sadder than this nickname debate is the fact that the alumni are letting themselves be defined by a mascot versus the pride they feel (felt?) in their alma mater! It broadcasts that Marquette is a great place to send your children for both their education and their athletic fulfillment. www.jsonline.com /news/gen/may05/mu_nickname-forum.asp   (2679 words)

Nickname/Mascot Study Committee Southeast is among an ever-decreasing minority in intercollegiate athletics that continues to “cling” to a Native American-related nickname. Although they insist they are keeping Braves as their nickname, Atlanta does not sanction the Tomahawk Tom character. Athletic fans want a mascot logo they can proudly sport on shirts, hats and jackets and can cheer for at games. www2.semo.edu /urelations/mascot/faq.htm   (4265 words)

US State Nicknames One of the oldest state nicknames (and that which appeasr on its licence plates) is the Keystone State, probably applied to Pennsylvania from the late 18th century (although the first official citation is from 1802, when at a rally Pennsylvania was toasted as "the keystone in the union"). However, a number of states have officially added a nickname to their licence plates (either as an option, or as an obligation under the legislation) even though the nickname is not recognised separately as a "state symbol". But Oregon's state animal is the beaver (since 1969), and it is a widely recognised symbol for the state - which has led the State University athletic team to be known as "the Beavers", and state to being called the Beaver State. www.miketodd.net /encyc/statenicks.htm   (4265 words)

Men's Basketball - University of North Carolina - Official Athletic Site He shot the ball according to the lines painted on the court, earning the nickname "The Blind Bomber." In 1940 and 1941, he was named All-Southern Conference, All-America and National Player of the Year by the Helms Foundation. A first-team All-America choice in both 1981 and 1982, and a consensus selection the latter year, Worthy was named co-National Player of the Year by the Helms Foundation in 1982. As a junior, Rosenbluth made several second and third team All-America squads, but he was a consensus first-team pick as a senior, being chosen by AP, UPI, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the Helms Foundation, Converse, Collier's Magazine and the National Education Association. www.tarheelblue.com /sports/m-baskbl/archive/unc-m-baskbl-history/greatest.html   (4265 words)

Dunfermline Athletic F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia However in the early 1900s it is known that Athletic`s nickname was the"Dumps" - shortened from Dunfermline- and this is said to have been coined by English sailors visiting East End Park when their ship docked at Rosyth. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife. The earliest theory claims that in the early days when the Football Club was closely connected with the Cricket Club, the footballers were renowned for their performances at the bar and so were called the "Paralytics". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic   (371 words)

LBSU Athletic History & Traditions The nickname "49ers" (also spelled "49'rs" and "Forty-Niners") was chosen partially in tribute to the pioneers of California's gold rush of 1849, and to commemerate the year the University was established, 1949. In 1969, Long Beach State became one of the charter members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, or PCAA, in 1969, and remain in that conference, now known as the Big West, to this day. The original school athletic colors were Brown and Gold, again to commemerate the Gold Rush of 1849. members.aol.com /prymtyme/histrad.html   (1216 words)

The day 'little' Pacific reached college nirvana First, there was the raucous crowd, with the feet of fans in the front row actually on the court's surface, and the creaking dark staircase leading to the opponents' locker room that inspired the nickname Phantom of the Opera. Long Beach State, featuring future All-American, Olympian and Houston Rocket Ed Ratleff, never had lost a Pacific Coast Athletic Association game in the third year of the conference, an imposing 25-0 run. Long Beach State was ranked higher than any team Pacific's basketball program ever beat, which makes the win one the former players said ranks near the top in their basketball careers. www.recordnet.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050903/SPECIALREPORTS03/509030339   (1214 words)

Bear Bryant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bryant was then said to have gone to the governor of Alabama personally, as the university's athletic director, to request a change in policy with regard to the granting of athletic scholarships to blacks, which was granted. In 1927, he successfully wrestled a muzzled bear for a theater promotion, after which he was given the nickname "Bear." The nickname remained with Bryant for the rest of his life, nevertheless he was not fond of the nickname, and apparently was never referred to by that nickname. Bryant is buried in Birmingham in the Elmwood Cemetery; a crimson line is painted on the road from the entrance of the cemetery that leads directly to his gravesite. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Bryant   (2477 words)

News - 10/22/2005 During its Oct. 21 meeting, the Carthage College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to continue the traditional nickname for men's athletic teams. Reconnecting with the original intent of the nickname, as well as its actual usage for a generation during the early 20th century, the College will emphasize that the name refers solely to "Red Men." There will be no association with Native Americans, whatsoever. The Carthage athletic logo will eliminate the feathers previously a part of it. www.ssur.org /news/items/2005/200510/20051022_CarthageCollege.htm   (203 words)

US State Nicknames However, a number of states have officially added a nickname to their licence plates (either as an option, or as an obligation under the legislation) even though the nickname is not recognised separately as a "state symbol". One of the oldest state nicknames (and that which appeasr on its licence plates) is the Keystone State, probably applied to Pennsylvania from the late 18th century (although the first official citation is from 1802, when at a rally Pennsylvania was toasted as "the keystone in the union"). The nicknames for Georgia these days are The Empire State of the South (originally used in the mid 19th century, but since then has been hotly disputed by Taxes), and the name that appears on licence plates, The Peach State (the peach being the official state fruit since 1995). www.miketodd.net /encyc/statenicks.htm   (5934 words)

Summer 2001 Michigan Today--Wolverine Stuff Bill Martin noted that the wolverine's closest relative, the fisher, still inhabits the UP, but he announced no plan to change the athletic teams' nickname to the Fishers to be more zoologically up to date. The May 3 ceremony took place in Gus Stager Hall of the Canham Natatorium on the Athletic Campus. The state got its nickname, he said, because 18th-century fur-trappers who were heading to Canada passed through Sault Ste. www.umich.edu /~newsinfo/MT/01/Sum01/mt14s01.htm   (5934 words)

The Daily Californian The Stanford Tree, a member of the school's band, appears at major athletic events, but that mascot is in the mold of the El Palo Alto, the famous tree in the logos of the city of Palo Alto and the university. The Tree was discovered as part of a series of band mascot contests at football halftime shows during the interim period in the 1970s when Stanford did not have an official nickname. Stanford's interim nickname was the Cardinals because of the color in the university's logo. www.dailycal.org /article.php?id=10351   (869 words)

Dialogues@RU - Volume Three, Spring 2004 The team’s nickname, los leones, the lions, suggests an undefeatable, strong stand, in accordance with the Euskadi belief that San-Mamés was fed by lions as a child - a sign of his courage and invincibility. Athletic is for me something more than a football team; a part of the emotional landscape of my Bilbao, My Vizcaya… at root, we Vizcayans love Athletic because we intuit that it has something which belongs to us, because we intuit that within it is a piece of ourselves. For most of them, Athletic is not simply the team of the city of Bilbao; in many ways, it is the Basque national team. www.rci.rutgers.edu /~dialogs/vol_03/essays/j_shulman/j_shulman_III.html   (1151 words)

College Football Encyclopedia - Southeastern Conference Southern sportswriters in 1936 were asked to supply a nickname for the athletic teams at Mississippi, already called "Ole Miss." The student newspaper sent several suggested names to sportswriters throughout the region and the overwhelming choice was Rebels, suggested by Judge Ben Guider of Vicksburg. Mississippi State's Bulldog nickname dates back at least to 1905 but has been the official emblem only since 1961, when University officials, with alumni support, confirmed Bulldogs as the official nickname. Mississippi's first team in 1893 thought the combination of Harvard's crimson and Yale's blue would enable the school to have "the spirit of both these good colleges," though the Ole Miss colors since have been modified to red and blue. www.footballencyclopedia.com /sechome.htm   (1151 words)

wikien.info: Main_Page Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Full name Wigan Athletic Football Club Nickname The Latics Founded 1932 Ground JJB Stadium, Wigan Capacity 24,826 Chairman David Whelan Manager Paul Jewell League The Championship 2003-04 First Division, 7th 　 Home colours 　 A.. It borders Ayrshire to the north, and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright to the east. It entered the Football League's new Third Division North for the 1921-22 season, having previously being members of the Northern League, and spent ten years at this level before being voted out of the league in favour of Chester F.C.. www.hostingciamca.com /browse.php?title=W/WI/WIG   (1151 words)

US State Nicknames One of the oldest state nicknames (and that which appeasr on its licence plates) is the Keystone State, probably applied to Pennsylvania from the late 18th century (although the first official citation is from 1802, when at a rally Pennsylvania was toasted as "the keystone in the union"). However, a number of states have officially added a nickname to their licence plates (either as an option, or as an obligation under the legislation) even though the nickname is not recognised separately as a "state symbol". But Oregon's state animal is the beaver (since 1969), and it is a widely recognised symbol for the state - which has led the State University athletic team to be known as "the Beavers", and state to being called the Beaver State. www.miketodd.net /encyc/statenicks.htm   (5934 words)

ARTICLE: Tiny Chowan gladly braves the NCAA’s displeasure (The Virginian-Pilot - HamptonRoads.com/PilotOnline.com) Yet there’s Chowan College, 800 students strong, on “the list.” The Ignominious 18 — schools that the NCAA recently identified, with much inflammatory rhetoric, as “hostile and abusive” toward Native Americans because of the nickname of their athletic teams. Alas, Chowan’s athletic logo is a powder-blue C with two tell-tale feathers affixed to it that’s as hostile as it sounds. In the meantime, the school joined the National Christian College Athletic Association, based in Greenville, S.C., which gives Chowan’s teams deemed worthy of postseason play a place to go. home.hamptonroads.com /stories/story.cfm?story=92591&ran=166456   (780 words)

Syracuse University announces nickname, logo change - CBS SportsLine.com From now on, Syracuse University's athletic teams will be known simply as the Orange and have the same logo, an interlocking SU. Otto and Co. have a fresh-squeezed nickname: The Orange. All 21 of Syracuse's athletic teams will use the new mark. www.sportsline.com /general/story/7322065   (495 words)

- CBS SportsLine.com From now on, Syracuse University's athletic teams will be known simply as the Orange and have the same logo, an interlocking SU. Otto and Co. have a fresh-squeezed nickname: The Orange. We've had somewhere in the neighborhood of 19 or 20 logos that we've used on athletic apparel. www.sportsline.com /general/story/7322065   (495 words)

University of Richmond Athletics From 1876-1893, Richmond carried the nickname "Colts" into its athletic contests, so dubbed for their play as an "energetic group of young colts." In the summer of 1893, a new nickname was born. To this day, the University of Richmond is the only school in the country that sports the nickname Spiders. Learn About Majors Experiential Learning Life at Richmond Housing Clubs/Greek Life Religious Life Cultural Life Athletics City of Richmond Diversity Community Service Dining Men & Women Career Development Transfer Students International Students Contact Us www.richmond.edu /prospective/athletics   (1128 words)

University of Richmond Athletics From 1876-1893, Richmond carried the nickname "Colts" into its athletic contests, so dubbed for their play as an "energetic group of young colts." In the summer of 1893, a new nickname was born. To this day, the University of Richmond is the only school in the country that sports the nickname Spiders. A baseball team comprised of University of Richmond athletes and city residents adopted the name Spiders. www.urich.edu /prospective/athletics   (1128 words)

Stanford University Cardinal On Campus An Official Athletic Site The Nickname: The nickname for Stanford is the Cardinal – in reference to one of the school colors (and is therefore in the singular). From 1972 until November 17, 1981, Stanford’s official nickname was Cardinals, in reference to one of the school colors, not the bird. Cardinal remained the school color until the 1940’s, when rules committees and conferences started regulating jersey colors for home and visiting football teams. gostanford.collegesports.com /school-bio/stan-nickname-mascot.html   (848 words)

Heroine Worship: Babe Zaharias, Most Valuable Player Zaharias developed a grooved athletic swing reminiscent of Lee Trevino's, and she was so strong off the tee that a fellow Texan, the great golfer Byron Nelson, once said that he knew of only eight men who could outdrive her. Zaharias got her nickname not from her looks or her youthfulness but because as a young girl in Beaumont, Texas, she could hit a baseball farther than the boys. first heard about Babe Zaharias from my mother, who couldn't have been less of a sports fan; though she alluded mysteriously to athletic glory in her youth, by the time I was born she was resolutely sedentary and took all her exercise at the ironing board. www.nytimes.com /specials/magazine4/articles/zaharias.html   (645 words)

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