Razorbacks Historical Sign - Fayetteville AR
N 36° 03.983 W 094° 09.967
15S E 394986 N 3991940
This sign, at the point where the A&M Railroad crosses Dickson Street, explains how the University of Arkansas football team (and hence, all U of A sports teams) became known as the Razorbacks.
Waymark Code: WMK2NG
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2014
Views: 13
THE RAZORBACKS
FOLLOWING A 16-0 VICTORY OVER LSU IN MEMPHIS
ON NOV. 13, 1909, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
FOOTBALL TEAM WAS GREETED AT THE FAYETTEVILLE
TRAIN STATION ACROSS THE STREET BY A CROWD OF
FANS AND STUDENTS. ARKANSAS WAS 5-0 ASFTER THE WIN
AND WOULD FINISH 7-0. HEAD COACH HUGO BEZDER
DELIVERED A SPEECH TO THE CROWD, SAYING THE TEAM
PLAYED "LIKE A WILD BAND OF RAZORBACK HOGS." THE
NAME WAS A HIT WITH THE STUDENT BODY, WHICH
VOTED IN 1910 TO CHANGE THE OFFICIAL MASCOT FROM
CARDINALS TO RAZORBACKS, GIVING ARKANSAS ONE
OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND RECOGNIZABLE MASCOTS
IN THE COUNTRY. THIS MARKER WAS PLACED IN
RECOGNITION OF 1OO YEARS OF THE RAZORBACKS.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
JULY 21, 2009
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