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Richard C. Stoll

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Richard C. Stoll
Born(1876-03-21)March 21, 1876
DiedJune 26, 1949(1949-06-26) (aged 73)
Lexington, Kentucky
Occupation(s)Judge, attorney
College football career
Kentucky Wildcats
Class1895
Career history
CollegeKentucky 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).[1] He is the namesake of Stoll Field,[2] and the origin for the school's color scheme.[1]

Early years

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Richard C. Stoll was born on March 21, 1876, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Richard P. and Elvina Stoll.[1]

College

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Kentucky State College

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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.[3] The next year light yellow was dropped and changed to white.[4]

Yale

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After his time at Kentucky State College, he entered Yale Law school.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Polk Johnson, E. (1912). "A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians".
  2. ^ "Fiftieth Anniversary of the University of Kentucky, 1866-1916". 1916.
  3. ^ "Atlanta". August 2003.
  4. ^ "University of Kentucky :: traditions". Archived from the original on August 24, 2015.
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