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old timerTaylorville Tornado class of 72. Yes I’m old
Springfield High class of 59. State Champs
Rocktown!!!
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Good question. I'd never looked into it. Interesting story. Lo that Stagg observed that yellow had a "regrettable symbolism which our opponents might not be above commenting upon."
Maroon & Maroons
Maroon and Maroons became the University of Chicago's official color and nickname, respectively, at a meeting of students and faculty on May 5, 1894.
Before the University held its first classes on October 1, 1892, the Board of Trustees had selected goldenrod (yellow) as the school's official color. By 1894, however, UChicago's legendary football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg believed that a change was necessary.
"The yellow ran, soiled easily, and had a regrettable symbolism which our opponents might not be above commenting upon," said Stagg in his autobiography, Touchdown!
Because maroon was not already in use by any major school in the Midwest, Stagg and his associate J.E. Raycroft brought a selection of maroon shades to the 1894 meeting of students and faculty. From those ribbons, a choice was made, and the baseball team appeared in that color during its final games of the 1894 season.
On July 21, 1894, the first mention of a UChicago athletic team as Maroons appeared in the Chicago Tribune in an article about the baseball team.
Champaign Central.....
I am a 1981 Maroon like Dawgss4life.
Ooooo. Graduates in here together!
Whitmans Sampler
- Eastern Iowa
I, too, graduated high school!
Mascoutah Indian, class of ‘85.
Just don’t bring up Kris Jenner and the Liberty Bowl. Steve Lantner…..sure.
Just don’t bring up Kris Jenner and the Liberty Bowl. Steve Lantner…..sure.
Warsaw High School 1981
Nice try, Tyler. We know you were a Nacogdoches Dragon.
Who are you???
I’m Dean Portman.
From where???
Chicago, IL.
You?
Guy Germaine. I’m from St Paul, MN.
I’m Jessie Hall from Minneapolis, MN.
Julie Gaffney from Bangor, ME
Luis Mendoza. Miami, FL
Greg Goldberg Philadelphia, PA
Les Averman Brooklyn Park, MN
Fulton Reed Stillwater, MN
that’s right!
Russ Tyler South Central Los Angeles
Charlie Conway Minneapolis, MN
Ken Wu San Francisco, CA
Connie Monroe Minneapolis, MN
Adam Banks Edina, MN
Dwayne Robinson Austin, TX
Michelle McKay Duluth, MN
And I’m Gordon Bombay Minneapolis, MN
I’m Dean Portman.
From where???
Chicago, IL.
You?
Guy Germaine. I’m from St Paul, MN.
I’m Jessie Hall from Minneapolis, MN.
Julie Gaffney from Bangor, ME
Luis Mendoza. Miami, FL
Greg Goldberg Philadelphia, PA
Les Averman Brooklyn Park, MN
Fulton Reed Stillwater, MN
that’s right!
Russ Tyler South Central Los Angeles
Charlie Conway Minneapolis, MN
Ken Wu San Francisco, CA
Connie Monroe Minneapolis, MN
Adam Banks Edina, MN
Dwayne Robinson Austin, TX
Michelle McKay Duluth, MN
And I’m Gordon Bombay Minneapolis, MN
Thornwood 1978
Same, but class of '87 here! Go Generals!
Forest View 85. Like Arlington, closed and just a memory now.
I don't see it at all. Curry has that incredibly quick release on his jumper that makes it difficult to defend. Dra doesn't get his shot off quickly (though he made every one in the highlights!).
If you're going to compare him to an NBA great, I'll go with Allen Iverson. Very athletic undersized scoring guard. Obviously not saying he'll be that good.
Yeah but where did you go to high school
Name the poster: Nacogdoches High 2015
Not 0440
Illiniblueorange
- Pontoon Beach IL
Saukees class of 80
NEIlliniFan
- No longer in New England
Ducks
Class of '76
Class of '76
blackdog
- Champaign
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