Why University of Missouri Athletes Are Known as Tigers

Source: sports.yahoo.co Posted By: pete H...4483 days ago

The University of Missouri is the largest public institution of higher education in the Show-Me State. The mascot of the school and the athletic program is the Tigers. The university is also one of the oldest in Missouri and the Tigers nickname goes back to when the loyalty of Missourians was tested in the most extreme way.

1) Football team origins: The Missouri football team was founded in 1890. The athletic committee chose to honor the Civil War militia unit known as the Missouri Tigers by naming....

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