Re: Ducks

[Guest guest]

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> Dear & ,

> My son wants to know if the Ducks were ever associated with a Lumberjack

logo or changed their name? He used to follow national sports events very

closely. When I mentioned the Ducks while he was naming teams, he asked me to

ask you if you knew whether he was right or not?

>

> Waiting for your answer,

> Lottie Duthu

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Hi Lottie,

He's right....I know that the basketball team was called the Tall Timbers (or

something very similar) and maybe that was before they were competing in

football. I think might be a native Oregonian, so he may have more

information. I think we have one of the oldest arenas in the county, called Mac

Court, but it is in the process of being replaced (to expensive to maintain

now).

I don't know exactly how the Ducks got the Disney character of Duck, but

we are the only college/university to have the right to use a Disney character

as our mascot. At one point, Disney wanted to take that right back and a lawsuit

was threatened.....but in the end, he remained out mascot.

As a student said to me, the Ducks laid an egg in the Rose Bowl game. Give Ohio

credit for shutting the Ducks down but the Ducks did not play inspired and it

was probably their worst game of the season. Maybe next year.

So, yes Lottie, it might have been Tall Timbers, or Tall Firs????

I still smile when I think of you are a BIG FAT ZERO!!! that is what we always

used to call it.

C.

[Guest guest]

Dear Lottie, First off, congratulations on being caffeine Free! I mean Coke

Zero! Great news! I am no Jimmy the Greek when it comes to football, and I

know just enough about it to get into trouble with my predictions too. As far as

i know the Ducks have always been the Ducks, they have been playing  their

rival the Beavers for over a hundred years, their mens Basketball team The ducks

had the nick name The Tall Firs, when they defeated  Ohio state in the first

ever NCAA mens Basketball Tournement,it was a big deal for sure, Ohio State

payed us back yesterday, they played flawless football, hard to beat someone,

when it is their day. Keep up the good work,

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From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...>

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Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 12:23:07 AM

Subject: [ ] Ducks

 

Dear & ,

My son wants to know if the Ducks were ever associated with a Lumberjack logo or

changed their name? He used to follow national sports events very closely. When

I mentioned the Ducks while he was naming teams, he asked me to ask you if you

knew whether he was right or not?

Waiting for your answer,

Lottie Duthu