The Kansas Jayhawks are the teams of the athletic department at the University of Kansas, also known as KU. KU is one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference.
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Jayhawk. a jayhawk is a fictional bird based on non-fictional occurences. jayhawkers were kansan's during the civil war who would go to missouri and steal back slaves for their freedom.
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The Wichita, Kansas wing of the Commemorative Air Force is known as the Jayhawk Wing. The VII Corps of the United States Army official nickname was The Jayhawk Corps. The United States Army Company A of the 9th aviation battalion of the 9th Infantry Division official nickname was The Jayhawks.
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In addition the University of Kansas, schools in California, Utah, Kansas (besides KU), Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, and Belgium have adopted the Jayhawk as their mascots. An alternative country/alternative rock band originating in the 1980s from Minneapolis, Minnesota is named The Jayhawks.
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Bird Man Of Mount Oread. Sandy retailed his version of the Jayhawk in decal form as a means of financing his final years at KU. Following his graduation in 1947, Sandy sold the copyright to his bird to the Kansas Union Bookstore for $250. Since then KU has plastered Sandy’s Jayhawk on an endless array of apparel and merchandise, making millions of dollars in the process.
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The Jayhawks men's basketball program is one of the most successful and prestigious programs in the history of college basketball. The Jayhawks' first coach was the inventor of the game, James Naismith.
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Over time, the name was gradually supplanted by its shorter variant, and KU’s sports teams are now almost exclusively known as the Jayhawks. The Jayhawk appears in several Kansas cheers, most notably, the  Rock Chalk, Jayhawk  chant in unison before and during games.
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In the version promoted by KU, the jayhawk is said to be a combination of two birds, the blue jay, a noisy, quarrelsome thing known to rob other nests, and the sparrow hawk, a stealthy hunter.. Historic descriptions of the ornithological origin of the jayhawker' term have varied.
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Before that, the Jayhawks have belonged to the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association from the 1907–08 to 1927–28 seasons, the Big Six Conference from 1928–29 to 1946–47, the Big Seven Conference from 1947–48 to 1957–58, the Big Eight Conference from 1958–59 up until the end of the 1995–96 season.
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Just about every college claims a mascot. The University of Kansas is home of the Jayhawk, a mythical bird with a fascinating history. Its origin is rooted in the historic struggles of Kansas settlers. The term Jayhawk was probably coined about 1848. Accounts of its use appeared from Illinois to Texas.
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where are the bird jayhawks from
The Bird Jayhawks are from the University of Kansas. The bird jayhawk is from the University of Kansas.