The Original Fighting Irish
College football has many Wildcats, Tigers, and Bulldogs in its menagerie, so those nicknames are not uniquely tied to specific teams. However, a mention of the Horned Frogs, Ducks, or Badgers leaves everyone clear about who is who. Leaving the animal kingdom behind and focusing on nicknames based on humans, only one school comes to mind when hearing Midshipmen or Deacon Deacons. Still, based on their long-term success and unique nickname, Notre Dame’s \"Fighting Irish\" may be college footbal — www.footballarchaeology.com
The Lexington Avenue Armory was the first team to be called the Fighting Irish, per Timothy Brown's research. The military unit fought and played hard and earned respect from their travels that many Catholic schools adopted their nicknames of the Fighting Irish and/or Ramblers, including the University of Notre Dame
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