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re: Earlier origin of Alabama elephant mascot
Posted on 1/16/15 at 2:50 pm to BamaGradinTn
Posted on 1/16/15 at 2:50 pm to BamaGradinTn
What about the other one?
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The origin of the mascot dates back to 1930. On October 8, a sportswriter wrote about the previous weekend's Alabama-Ole Miss football game. The writer, using the flair for the dramatic common in sportswriting at the time, wrote that an anonymous fan yelled out "Hold your horses, the elephants are coming!" upon hearing the rumble of the first team coming on the field. The name stuck throughout what became a national championship season and beyond.
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