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The original mascot for the Kansas Jayhawks was a bulldog. In 1912, the Jayhawk was first seen in a cartoon by Henry Maloy in The University Daily Kansan. [4] In November 1958, the Jayhawk became the official mascot for Kansas University. [5] The "Jayhawk" idea came from the combination of a blue jay and a sparrow hawk. [4]
As explained by Maloy, "the term 'jayhawk' in the school yell was a verb and the term 'Jayhawkers' was the noun." [51] In 2011, the city of Osceola, Missouri produced a declaration condemning what city leadership viewed as a connection between the Jayhawk mascot and the historical Jayhawkers who burned the town in 1861.
Jayhawk may refer to: Jayhawker, originally a term for Free State or Union partisans during the Bleeding Kansas period and subsequently the United States Civil War, later applied generally to residents of Kansas; Jayhawk (mascot), the mascot of many schools and their sports teams, derived from the term Jayhawker
In 1970 Amy Hurst saw a Jayhawk bumper sticker depicting Big Jay and hatchlings, which inspired her to create a new mascot. [3] After talking to a co-worker who was a Big Jay and getting approval from the KU Alumni Association she created Baby Jay.
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David Duane Jaynes (born December 12, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks football, earning All-American honors in 1973.
The 7th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on October 28, 1861. It mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel Charles R. Jennison.. The regiment was attached to Department of Kansas to June 1862. 5th Division, Army of the Mississippi, to September 1862. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Mississippi, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division ...