Date Original
1964 April 1
Description
This collection contains a letter from Kenneth Johnson, University of Arkansas Director of information Services, to Robert Goff, Oconto, Wisconsin, regarding the origin and history of the name of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Biographical/Historical Note
The first University of Arkansas football team was formed in 1894 and coached by John Futrall. Before the 1909 season, the teams were called the Arkansas Cardinals, and a bird was the school's mascot. The name and mascot changed following the 1909 season, when Arkansas defeated LSU 7-0, and coach Hugo Bezdek told a group of reporters that his team played like a "wild band of Razorback hogs." The name stuck and the student body voted to change the mascot.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.108.005
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Razorback origin letter, SMC.108.005
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Razorback origin letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
