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In 1989, star Ole Miss women's basketball player Kimsey O'Neal became the first black student to gain the title "Miss Ole Miss." One year later, in 1990, Roy Lee "Chucky" Mullins, the Rebel athlete who suffered a devastating football injury in 1989 that left him a quadriplegic, was elected "Colonel Reb" by the student body. In 2013, the ...
Hot Tottie", Toddy coffee or cold brew coffee, the process of steeping coffee grounds in room temperature water for an extended period; Palm wine or Toddy, an alcoholic beverage created from palm tree sap "Hotty Toddy", an Ole Miss Rebels football cheer
In 2010, Ole Miss students voted to choose a new mascot. The election did not allow the option of reinstating Colonel Reb as the official mascot, in spite of sizable popular support. [ 6 ] An internet campaign to adopt the Star Wars character Admiral Ackbar as the Ole Miss mascot gained considerable support. [ 7 ]
Erich Auerbach/Stringer/Getty Images. Also called a hot whiskey in Ireland, the hot toddy has been around for more than 200 years. The essential ingredients are technically just liquor, sugar and ...
Ole Miss also owns University-Oxford Airport, which is located north of the main campus. [78] North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with Ole Miss, with classes held on campus. [93] [94] It opened in 2008 and was jointly established by several Japanese companies and the university.
The Hotty Toddy cheer is a chant unique to Ole Miss. The cheer is primarily used at Ole Miss sporting events, and is commonly started by cheerleaders, fans, and players. [32] The Ole Miss Band plays the cheer with a drum cadence following the school's fight song, Forward Rebels. [33]
The Conerly Trophy is a bronze casting, 19" high x 11" long x 7.5" wide, weighing 18.5 lbs. (8.4 kg). [4] The trophy was sculpted by Bruce Holmes Brady, a Brookhaven, Mississippi native and graduate of the University of Mississippi. [5]
Tony the Landshark, an anthropomorphic shark, was the mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels, the collegiate athletic teams of the University of Mississippi.It replaced Rebel Black Bear as the mascot in fall 2018. [1]