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"(I'm a) Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" is the fight song of the Georgia Institute of Technology, better known as Georgia Tech. The composition is based on "Son of a Gambolier", composed by Charles Ives in 1895, the lyrics of which are based on an old English and Scottish drinking song of the same name. [3]
The Ramblin' Wreck with cheerleaders and Buzz at a football game against Samford in 2007 The Ramblin' Reck leading the Yellow Jackets onto the field against Maryland in 2006. The Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech is the 1930 Ford Model A Sport coupe that serves as the official mascot of the student body at the Georgia Institute of Technology ...
These devices and their creators were nicknamed Ramblin' Wrecks from Georgia Tech. Since then the term Ramblin' Wreck has been applied to a graduate or current student of Georgia Tech. The actual Ramblin' Reck is a 1930 Ford Model A Sports Coupe first acquired by then-associate dean of students James E. Dull, in 1961. [16]
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado.
If Georgia Tech scores a touchdown, then both songs are played, with Up With the White and Gold being played after the Yellow Jackets score and Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech being played after the PAT is kicked. If Georgia Tech only kicks a field goal, "Ramblin' Wreck" is played. For some big plays, a shortened version of either song is played.
In Georgia Tech's "Up With The White And Gold" Georgia is mentioned inversely through the lyrics "down with the red and the black," whereas in "Ramblin Wreck" the aforementioned "to Hell with ...
She rode on the Ramblin' Wreck and appears in the 1972 Georgia Tech Blueprint yearbook. [12] McNair's mascot was considered a great idea, as it was a big hit with the fans. [12] Buzz playing Twister at a basketball game. In 1979, McNair's idea for a Yellow Jacket was reintroduced by another Georgia Tech student, Richie Bland. [5]
[1] [5] Dull was also involved with many campus organizations during his tenure, such as the Ramblin' Reck Club and the Georgia Tech cheerleaders; [2] he bought the original Ramblin' Wreck, a 1930 Ford Cabriolet. [1] [2] [5] Dull improved freshman orientation and was the adviser for the student government.