Does anyone know the official name of orange?

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Does anyone know the official name of the color orange of the vols? I can't figure it out and I can't find it anywhere on the net. I heard it on the radio and then forgot it. If you could help, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much! :D
 
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sorry...all I know is the orange is supposed to be the same orange as the center of the flowers that were on site when it all started
 
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Ask and you shall recieve:


The colors Orange and White were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the first football team in 1891, and were later approved by a vote of the student body.

The colors were those of the common American daisy which grew in profusion on The Hill. Tennessee football players did not appear in the now-famous Orange jerseys until the season-opening game in 1922. Coach M.B. Banks' Vols won that game over Emory and Henry by a score of 50-0.

The school colors are utilized in Tennessee's famous checkerboard endzones at Neyland Stadium. The unique design accompanied coach Doug Dickey’s arrival in 1964 when the Vols played Boston College. The colorful and popular end zones were a part of Tennessee football until 1968 when the natural sod was dug out and artificial turf was put in its place. In 1989, with Dickey as athletic director, brought the trademake endzones back when workers installed the orange and white end zones and the interlocking UT at the 50-yard line in the summer of 1989. They were both completely inlaid with contrasting colored turf rather than painted turf. The Orange & White checkerboard end zones continued when the Vols returned to natural grass in 1994.
 
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Yes it does. The official name is, "Way-Too-Big-A-Guy-to-Risk-Ragging-On-For-Basing-Our-Colors-on-the-American-Daisy-Even-in-the-19th-Century" Orange.
 
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Originally posted by MemphisVol@Oct 17, 2004 4:06 AM
Yes it does. The official name is, "Way-Too-Big-A-Guy-to-Risk-Ragging-On-For-Basing-Our-Colors-on-the-American-Daisy-Even-in-the-19th-Century" Orange.
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I think that in the spirit of accuracy LIO should change her screen name:

Ladyinwaytoobigaguytoriskraggingonforbasingourcolorsontheamericandaisyeveninthe19thcenturyOrange
 
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Originally posted by MemphisVol@Oct 17, 2004 5:45 PM
Could've been worse.

Imagine if, instead, The Hill had been covered with pansies....
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...or pussy willows. :ph34r:
 
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Try just Tennessee Orange.

You guys lay off LIO. She's the only one on here with a lick of sense.
 
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How bout "the only color worth wearing" .... in a perfect world it would be the only color in a box o' crayolas! :rocks:
 
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I get this question about orange from these Longhorn fans all the time..... I simply explain that the REAL UT deserves to wear the real orange as opposed to the POS orange that is worn in Austin!
 
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Originally posted by dallasvol@Oct 21, 2004 11:33 AM
I get this question about orange from these Longhorn fans all the time..... I simply explain that the REAL UT deserves to wear the real orange as opposed to the POS orange that is worn in Austin!
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They obviously have no clue about Orange or the real UT in Texas.

:welcome: to VolNation!!
 
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