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St. Joseph's Hawks
History
 In the early 1920s, when
former University president Albert G. Brown, S.J. decided to move the
college campus from its location just north of the city at Seventeenth
and Stiles to its current site in Overbrook on Philadelphia's west side,
he selected the location in part because its hilltop perch overlooking
downtown Philadelphia provided a dramatic setting for the construction
of the college's main building, Barbelin Hall. In fact, for many years
Barbelin's signature carillon tower ranked as the highest point from sea
level in the city of Philadelphia. Later, according to oral tradition,
students and faculty frequently saw real hawks circling the skies above
Barbelin, before swooping down on their prey. The familiar scene
eventually led to the coining of the moniker “Hawk Hill.”
School Colors
The college colors of crimson and gray date back to the 1890s when it is
related that a young seminarian leading a pep rally saw the colors on a
book he was holding. Thinking they looked attractive together, he
announced that these would be the school colors.
School Slogan
The Hawk is one of the most famous mascots
in the country, best known for staying in constant motion by flapping
its “wings” from tip-off to the final buzzer of every game, as well as
for “flying” in figure 8s around the court during timeouts. The constant
flapping, coupled with the scrappy play of the University's athletic
teams, helped to spawn the school's familiar slogan “The Hawk Will Never
Die!” Fight Song
Oh when the Hawks, go flying in,
Oh when the Hawks go flying in,
I want to be in that number,
When the Hawks go flying in.
(Repeat above)
Let's Go St. Joe!
Lets Go St. Joe!
Let's Go St. Joe! |