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The Chicago Maroons are the intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Chicago. They are named after the color maroon. Team colors are maroon and gray, [2] and Phil the Phoenix is their mascot. They now compete in the NCAA Division III, mostly as members of the University Athletic Association.
The Chicago football team has used the wishbone-C logo since at least 1898. [5] Stagg retired from Chicago after the 1932 season, in which the team went 3–4–1 (1–4), and then coached at the University of the Pacific. Clark Shaughnessy took over as the Maroons football coach in 1933. In his seven seasons he led them to two .500 records ...
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League have utilized the wishbone-C as their logo on their helmets since 1962. [1] The wishbone-C on the uniforms of the 1898 University of Chicago Maroons football team. The Chicago Cardinals, ancestors of the Arizona Cardinals, also used a wishbone-C logo. [1]
The University of Chicago was a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the Maroons were coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg for 41 seasons. In the late 1930s, university president Robert Maynard Hutchins decided that big-time college football and the university's commitment to academics were not compatible. [2]
The Bears also adopted the Maroons’ wishbone "C" logo in 1962. [3] The University of Chicago later revived their football program in 1969. [3] The nickname is commonly misattributed to Chicago's Midway International Airport or a geographic reference to the city's location in the Midwestern United States. [4] [5]
In 1962, the Bears introduced their trademark "wishbone-C" logo for the first time. [5] Initially white with a black outline, the logo is similar to the "C" long worn on the Cincinnati Reds' baseball caps, and very closely resembles the University of Chicago Maroons' "C" logo introduced in 1898.
The stadium was primarily used for college football games, and was the home field of the Maroons. Stagg Field originally opened in 1893 as Marshall Field, named after Marshall Field who donated land to the university to build the stadium. [5] In 1913, the field was renamed Stagg Field after their famous coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. The final ...