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The 'Stanford Cardinal' is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University.
| Contents |
| Nickname and mascot history |
| National championships |
| Football |
| Cal rivalry |
| Olympics representation |
| Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame |
| References |
| External links |
Nickname and mascot history
Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams. White was adopted as a secondary color in the 1940s.
In 1930, the athletic department adopted the mascot "Indians." The Indian symbol and name were later dropped by President Richard Lyman in 1972, after objections from Native American students and a vote by the student senate.
From 1972 to 1981, the official nickname was the Cardinals. Despite the plural form of the name, the name was intended to refer to the color, not the bird. During the 1970s, a number of suggestions were put forth as possible nicknames: Robber Barons (a sly reference to Leland Stanford's history), Barrons, Sequoias, Trees, Railroaders, Spikes, Huns, Steaming Manhole Covers, and Griffins. The last suggestion gained enough momentum to prompt the university to move two griffin statues to be near the athletic facilities.
On November 17, 1981, school President Donald Kennedy declared that the athletic teams be represented by the color Cardinal in its singular form.[1]
Stanford has no official mascot, but the Stanford Tree, a member of the Stanford Band wearing a self-designed tree costume, appears at major Stanford sports events. The Tree is based upon El Palo Alto, a redwood tree in neighboring Palo Alto that appears in the Stanford seal and athletics logo.
National championships
Stanford football team during 2004 Big Game
Through the spring 2007 sports season, Stanford has won 106 national championships. Of these, 94 are NCAA team championships, second most among all universities (UCLA ranks first). Of the 94 championships, 58 are in men's sports (third behind UCLA and USC) and 36 are in women's sports, the most of any university.[2]
Stanford has won the NACDA Director's Cup for Division I, awarded annually to the college or university with the most success in collegiate athletics, for 13 consecutive years (1994-95 to 2006-07).
Stanford's championships occurred in the following sports (NCAA championships unless otherwise specified):[3]
★ Baseball: 1987, 1988
★ Men's Basketball: 1937, 1938, 1942
★ Women's Basketball: 1990, 1992
★ Men's Cross Country: 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003
★ Women's Cross Country: 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006
★ Football: 1926
★ Men's Golf: 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1994, 2007
★ Men's Gymnastics: 1992, 1993, 1995
★ Sailing: 1997 (ICRA championship)
★ Men's Swimming and Diving: 1967, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
★ Women's Swimming and Diving: 1980 (AIAW championship), 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998
★ Synchronized Swimming: 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006 (all U.S. Collegiate championships)
★ Men's Tennis: 1942 (unofficial), 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
★ Women's Tennis: 1978 (AIAW championship), 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
★ Men's Track & Field: 1925, 1928, 1934, 2000
★ Men's Volleyball: 1997
★ Women's Volleyball: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004
★ Men's Water Polo: 1963 (unofficial), 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002
★ Women's Water Polo: 2002
Football
Main articles: Stanford Cardinal football
Cal rivalry
Stanford has a traditional sports rivalry in the San Francisco Bay Area with the University of California, Berkeley.
Main articles: Big Game (football)
Olympics representation
Stanford athletes have traditionally been very well-represented at the Olympics.[4] In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Stanford sent 41 current or former student athletes: 33 competed for the United States, seven competed for other countries, and one was a coach for the United States. Stanford also sent two of its coaches as Olympic coaches.[5]
In Athens, Stanford athletes won 17 medals:
Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
The Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame was established on December 21, 1954. The brainchild of Walt Gamage, sports editor of the now-defunct ''Palo Alto Times'', the first class of inductees consisted of 34 Stanford sports greats. New members are inducted annually and are recognized during halftime of a home Stanford football game.
The Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame Room is located on the first floor of the Arrillaga Family Sports Center on the Stanford campus.[6]
The 2007 induction ceremony will occur on November 2 2007 and induct the following new members: Stanford Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2007
★ Canyon Ceman: Men's Volleyball (1990-1994)
★ Jessica Fischer: Women's Soccer (1992-95)
★ Debbie Graham: Women's Tennis (1989-1991)
★ John Paye: Football (1983-1986)
★ Brian Retterer: Men's Swimming (1991-1995)
★ Kate Starbird: Women's Basketball (1993-1997)
★ Jenny Thompson: Women's Swimming and Diving (1995-1998)
★ Sebron "Ed" Tucker: Men's Basketball (1950-1952)
References
1. What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?
2. Schools with the Most NCAA Championships
3. Stanford Cardinal Championships
4. Stanford Olympic Medalists by Olympiad
5. Stanford At The 2004 Olympics
6. The Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
External links
★ Official Stanford Athletic Website
★ Stanford Native American Culture Center: The Removal of the Indian Mascot of Stanford
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