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University
of Kansas football team adopted the name "Jayhawks" in 1890. The
"Jayhawk" is a mythical bird combining the qualities of two birds--the
blue jay, a noisy, quarrelsome thing known to rob other nests, and
the sparrow hawk, a stealthy hunter. In the 1800's, the people of
Kansas, were coined "Jayhawkers",earning the name for their fierce
fight to keep Kansas a free state. Symbolizing the struggles of the
people of Kansas, it seems only natural that the University of Kansas
adopted the "Jayhawk" as its official mascot. |
