| Richard C. Stoll | |
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| Born | (1876-03-21)March 21, 1876 Lexington, Kentucky |
| Died | June 26, 1949(1949-06-26) (aged 73) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, attorney |
| College football career | |
| Kentucky Wildcats | |
| Class | 1895 |
| Career history | |
| College | Kentucky State (1891–1894) |
Richard Charles Stoll (March 21, 1876 – June 26, 1949) was a judge and prominent alumnus of the University of Kentucky (then known as Kentucky State College). He is the namesake of Stoll Field, and the origin for the school's color scheme.
Early years
Richard C. Stoll was born on March 21, 1876, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Richard P. and Elvina Stoll.
College
Kentucky State College
Stoll was a varsity letterman for the Kentucky Wildcats football team. The 1891 team's colors were blue and light yellow, decided before the Centre–Kentucky game on December 19. A student asked "What color blue?" and Stoll pulled off his necktie, and held it up. This is still held as the origin of Kentucky's shade of blue. The next year light yellow was dropped and changed to white.
Yale
After his time at Kentucky State College, he entered Yale Law school.
References
- ^ Polk Johnson, E. (1912). "A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians".
- "Fiftieth Anniversary of the University of Kentucky, 1866-1916". 1916.
- "Atlanta". August 2003.
- "University of Kentucky :: traditions". Archived from the original on August 24, 2015.
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