The University of Kansas. KU's colors have been crimson and blue since the early 1890s. Originally, the Board of Regents had decided to adopt the University of Michigan's colors, maize and sky blue. Maize and blue were shown at oratorical meets, and they may have colored the Kansas crew in rowing competitions in the mid-1880s. But in 1890 when football arrived at KU, a clamor arose for Harvard's crimson to honor Col. John J. McCook, a Harvard man who had given money for KU's athletic field.
Offield is a name that was carried to England in the great wave of migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Offield family lived in Oldfield, Cheshire. This is a topographical name whose derivation is just as it looks. The original bearer of the name Oldfield would have been distinguished by residence near to an old field.
Actor known for his roles in Coronation Street, Keeping up Appearances, Heartbeat and The Royle Family. Geoffrey Hughes, left, as the gormless Eddie Yeats who lodged with Hilda and Stan Ogden (Jean Alexander and Bernard Youens) at No 13 Coronation Street. Photograph: ITV/Rex Features.