Record #:

35800

Author(s):

Faulkner, Janice Hardison

Abstract:

Faulkner revealed sources for the team names of several well-known colleges across the US. Included were state bird (University of Delaware Blue Hens), a Civil War regimen (Kansas State Jayhawkers), a type of tree (Ohio State Buckeyes), and Native American tribes (Miami University Redskins). The one she discussed the most, though, was the Carolina Tar Heels, offering three explanations for a team name that has also become a nickname for North Carolina.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1979, p48

Subject(s):

Tar Heels; Tar Heel (Name); Universities and colleges; Civil War; Native Americans; Trees