What is the Jacksonville State Gamecocks Logo?
Referred to as the Ass Kickin` Chicken or A.K.C., a standing gamecock ready to attack while wearing a cap. Appeared in red or black. Year of first use may be sooner, can be found in school media guides through 1986. Not the official version.
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The choice of the Gamecock for the mascot was initiated by student athletes in 1946. Players were uncomfortable with the horned eagle owl of Europe and Asia and the colors Purple and Gold, which were used by Jacksonville State Normal School and were first adopted after the school had established a football team around the turn of the century. Mr. E.C. \\\'Baldy\\\' Wilson and his teammates chose the Gamecock and the colors red and white for Jacksonville State Teachers College. The football coach, Mr. Don Salls, took the change to Dr. Houston Cole and the change was approved. Mr. Wilson said, \\\'That his fellow teammates understood the gamecock, its willingness to protect its territory and the pride it had being the cock of the walk.\\\' Mr. Wilson raised gamecocks and this earned him money as he would rent the birds to people with hen houses. The first images used were photos of his birds.
