Oxford and Ole Miss historian Jack Lamar Mayfield takes a look back to the 1930s when the University of Mississippi nicknamed its athletic teams the Rebels and created a mascot named Colonel Rebel. (April 16, 2010, Page 2B)
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Published: April 16, 2010
Writer: Jack Lamar Mayfield
Names: Billy Hix, Blind Jim Ivy, Calvin Wells, Carl Coers, Catholic University, Confederates, D.L. Fair, Dr. David Sansing, Ed Walker, Frank Everett, J.K. Hamm, John Chase, L.A. Smith, Lake Robinson, Lyle Bates, Martin Miller, Mississippi Flood, New Orleans Item, Orange Bowl, Raiders, Rebels, Stonewalls, Tex Nelson, The Mississippians, University of Mississippi, William Hemingway
Places: University of Mississippi
Tags: Colonel Rebel, Features, Ole Miss athletics, Ole Miss history, Oxford Living A Sense of Place, Rebels
