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The University of
South Carolina is the
only major college
athletic program in the
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Gamecocks'' as its
official nickname and
mascot. The university's
athletic teams
have been known as
the "Gamecocks" for
75 years.
At the turn of the
century, after
struggling for more
than a decade under
numerous nicknames,
the school's football
team was first
referred to unofficially
as "Game Cocks."
In 1903, Columbia's
morning newspaper,
The State , shortened
the nahie to one word
and South Carolina
teams have been
Gamecocks ever since.
A Gamecock, of
course, is a fighting
rooster known for its
spirit and energy. Cock
fighting,, a popular
sport in the 19th
century United States,
would last until tne
death of one of the
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fighting has been
outlawed by most
states for
humanitarian reasons,
but it is still practiced
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secreuy in many
areas.
The state of South
Carolina has long been
closely connected with
the breeding and
training of Fighting
Gamecocks. General
Thomas Sumter,
famed fighter of the
Revolutionary War,
was known as the
4'Gamecock." Numerous
strains of fighting
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developed in the state.
Like its nickname,
USC adopted its official
colors as garnet
and black near the turn
of the century. No
documented evidence
for the selection of
these particular colors
is apparent, although
those colors are
dominant on most
gamecocks.
The present USC
fight song was adopted
in 1
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from the Broadway
musical "How Now,
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music was written by
Elmer Bernstein.
The fight song lyrics
were written by Paul
Dietzel, who preceded
Jim Carlen as USC
head football coach
and athletic director.
Words to the
Carolina fight song:
Hey, let's give a
cheer, Carolina is
here; the Fighting
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Who gives a care if
the going gets tough
and when it is rough,
that's when the cocks
get goirtg; hail to our
colors of garnet and
black, in Carolina
pride have we.
So, go,
Gamecocks,go. Fight!
Drive for the goal.
Fight! USC will win
today.
So cocks! So, let's
give a cheer. Carolina
is here; go Fighting
Gamecocks all the
wayI Gamecocks all
the way!
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