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Do you guys even know why purple is a school color?
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Do you guys even know why purple is a school color?


Nov 21, 2013, 8:23 PM

Or wonder how orange and purple came to be? There is some history there to be explored. Nothing wrong with sporting the purple for a special day.

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I had always figured our purple came from the color of the


Nov 21, 2013, 8:28 PM

hills as the brilliant orange sun set on another day in God's country.

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Link


Nov 21, 2013, 8:39 PM

http://www.clemson.edu/cuhonors/documents/EUREKA/EUREKA2011ClemsonTraditionsandLandmarkswithCampusMap.pdf

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Re: Do you guys even know why purple is a school color?


Nov 21, 2013, 8:39 PM

Seems like I've heard we got hand-me-down unis from Auburn's team; since the blue was faded to a purplish tone, it just stuck. Also, http://www.clemson.edu/administration/public-affairs/toolbox/standards/colors.html

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Because it did not fade as bad a blue.***


Nov 21, 2013, 9:14 PM



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Re: According to the Rat Book!


Nov 21, 2013, 9:43 PM

As a rat (incoming freshman),we were given a book to memorize. It contained the Alma Mater, cheers and historical facts. I don't know who wrote it but the story of the colors stated that originally the first football jerseys (more like sweaters) were black and gold striped. However, they were washed incorrectly and the colors bled out to become orange and purple. The team could not afford new jerseys so they kept the new colors.

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Re: According to the Rat Book!


Nov 21, 2013, 10:10 PM

That is the story I always heard. Uni colors came from Auburn. Different era....

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Navy blue faded to purple and it stuck. Orange and purple.


Nov 22, 2013, 8:00 AM

nm

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Re: According to the Rat Book!


Nov 22, 2013, 10:54 AM [ in reply to Re: According to the Rat Book! ]

> That is the story I always heard. Uni colors came
> from Auburn. Different era....

correct. Heisman brought orange to Clemson from Auburn. However, he choose purple to be slightly different than Auburn's blue. Heisman also named the tiger as Clemson's mascot, which was also brought from Auburn.

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It was Riggs, not Heisman that brought the colors/mascot...***


Nov 22, 2013, 11:02 AM



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Re: It was Riggs, not Heisman that brought the colors/mascot...***


Nov 22, 2013, 11:12 AM

touche

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Re: It was Riggs, not Heisman that brought the colors/mascot...***


Nov 22, 2013, 11:21 AM

I'm glad to finally see some explanation of the history of Clemson using purple.

I still think it should be changed to black though.

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I'm getting to old for this Riggs***


Nov 22, 2013, 12:21 PM [ in reply to It was Riggs, not Heisman that brought the colors/mascot...*** ]



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