Blitz -
Do you have any idea why Pennsbury chose the Falcons? Does it have anything to do with Billy Penn and his hobby?
Plus I'm curious if there are other reasons for nicknames or mascots (the Williamsport Millionaires, for instance). Or how about school colors?
Course, I'm just waiting to roll this one out (and it will involve both the University of Pennsylvania and the Carlisle Indian School).
One more thing, Blitz, did you know that Hiram Thorpe (Jim's Dad) was 1/2 Native-American and 1/2 Irish? His Mom was full-blooded so Jim was actually three-fourths Native-American and one-fourth Irish. And that's one reason why he ended up at Carlisle (his Dad had received a fairly substantial education for his day and also spoke English with ease because of his parentage - thus, he pushed young Jim to get some schooling in the "white man's world" and to smooth out his tremendous physicality). By the way, Big Jim had a bit of a temper and was a bear of a man who had multiple wives and a load of kids - but was well respected in his community in the Oklahoma Territory.
Do you have any idea why Pennsbury chose the Falcons? Does it have anything to do with Billy Penn and his hobby?
Plus I'm curious if there are other reasons for nicknames or mascots (the Williamsport Millionaires, for instance). Or how about school colors?
Course, I'm just waiting to roll this one out (and it will involve both the University of Pennsylvania and the Carlisle Indian School).
One more thing, Blitz, did you know that Hiram Thorpe (Jim's Dad) was 1/2 Native-American and 1/2 Irish? His Mom was full-blooded so Jim was actually three-fourths Native-American and one-fourth Irish. And that's one reason why he ended up at Carlisle (his Dad had received a fairly substantial education for his day and also spoke English with ease because of his parentage - thus, he pushed young Jim to get some schooling in the "white man's world" and to smooth out his tremendous physicality). By the way, Big Jim had a bit of a temper and was a bear of a man who had multiple wives and a load of kids - but was well respected in his community in the Oklahoma Territory.
