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ZiggyZoomba wrote:Nice.... wonder if any Falcon athletes heard that story at practice this week... Hmmmm...

TG1996 wrote:

ZiggyZoomba wrote:Nice.... wonder if any Falcon athletes heard that story at practice this week... Hmmmm...

I'd like to think so.

Here's an idea... I think that should be posted somewhere on campus.

Falcon Fanatic wrote:OK, you two.....what's up??? You're plotting something!!!!

ZiggyZoomba wrote:

Falcon Fanatic wrote:OK, you two.....what's up??? You're plotting something!!!!

Always.... always.

By Doc Lake

Thirty years ago, Oct. 28, 1927, the nickname “Falcons” was originated for teams representing Bowling Green State University. I have often been asked how I decided on this name and other details so it might be well to review it for the record.

This institution was then a struggling State Normal College, but it already was trying to shake the “normal” part of the title to carry the idea that it was then a degree-granting institution.

Common nicknames, used by sports writers throughout the state, were “B.G. Normals,” “Teachers,” and “B.G. Pedagogues.” None of these were of our school’s choosing and frequently I was asked by Dr. Williams, then president, and members of the faculty why some nickname could not be found that would be more acceptable.

For a number of years, I had consulted with historians of the area and others, hoping to find a clew to a good title that might be appropriate, but without success.

Then one day I happened to pick up a story about falconry. Here was a name, I thought, that might be our objective. I studied further and was convinced.
At that time there was no student government so there was no one to consult along with that line. There was no one to consult, actually, except Pres. H. B. Williams and I did not want to go to him for fear that he might kill it.

So I took a complete flier and assumed full responsibility.

On Oct. 28, 1927, as sports editor of the Daily Sentinel-Tribune, I wrote my story under the headline, “WHY WE CHRISTEN B.G. TEAMS “FALCONS.” I was amazed at its complete and unquestioned acceptance.

Why did I propose the name?

First a good nickname is short so that it can be used by sports headline writers. Falcons (7 letters) is perfect. It should be different so that it immediately identifies the school. It was perfect then and is still so, even though the Air Force Academy recently adopted the nickname. Next, it has been identified with sports as far back as 2000 B.C. Falconry still exists in the world.

Further, a falcon is the most powerful bird for its size in the world. Its courage is not less than its power. It is swift and deadly in flight and will attack foe twice or three times its size.

In color, the Falcon is dark brown, one of B.G.S.U’s colors.

It will not give up in a fight, even unto its death. A born fighter, the bird will die in the battle before admitting defeat through flight.

The Falcon is a bird that goes through a long period of training just as sports teams for BG go through long periods of rigorous drill.

The ready acceptance of the name and the traditional use of the symbol in university affairs since then have been a source of great pride and joy to me through all the years and I repeat now, what I asked in that 1927 article, “Is there any name more fitting?”

The Niz wrote:Consider it posted to my door! That is an amazing find.

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