Why akron zips

Student Margaret Hamlin suggested "Zippers," which was also the name of a popular rubber overshoe sold by Akron's B. Goodrich Co. In , then-athletic director Kenneth Red Cochrane shortened the nickname to the "Zips. Akron started to be referred as the rubber capital of the world because of the popularity of these shoes.

The name Zippers was liked by the administration as it also gave a local flair to the athletics team. In fact, the name Zippers was finally selected after a contest that was organized by the college newspaper. This name was suggested by a student called Margaret Hamlin who won the contest. However, the name Zipper could not be continued for long as button fly in pants was giving way to the zipper.

This made it difficult for the college to continue with this nickname. Akron Zips. View source. History Talk 0. Conference Mid-American Conference Division East Past conferences Ohio Athletic Conference —, — Mid-Continent Conference — Ohio Valley Conference — All-time history Akron Zips Historical Teams All-time record —— University of Akron.

University of Akron Akron Historical Data. Plus, what's a big green? Notable alumni: Ex-catcher Brad Ausmus. And millions of other really intelligent people. The way this one evolved is pretty awesome. Apparently, because of the name DePaul, the logo 'D' was chosen for their jerseys and people referred to them as the D-men. Say that three times fast and you'll know why DePaul's mascot is the Blue Demons. I guess it's really a rip-off of the Duke Blue Devils see next slide. It kind of seems more mischievous, though.

Something more like lighting a bag of poo on fire and then throwing it on Dwyane Wade's porch seems more accurate to me.

Wade went to Marquette, DePaul's main hoops rival. This is one of the more ridiculously drawn out descriptions of where their mascot came from, but it's worth reading anyways. The Americans latched on to their courageous effort and immortalized them as Duke's mascot. While my violent analysis of the Blue Devil from the previous slide stands, it seems that there was no real religious undertone to the mascot. Still, my high school followed suit , so why not embrace this patriotic nomad?

Sure, he's elusive, but at least he doesn't lurk around 3-point land and wait to hit huge shots without playing defense. I will say that J. Redick has improved drastically in the NBA and has made himself a useful role player, instead of just a Cameron Crazies celebrity.

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