History behind Blue and Gold (Yale related)

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p>The official colors of the University of California were established at Berkeley in 1868. The colors were chosen by the University’s founders, who were mostly Yale men who had come West. They selected gold as a color representing the “Golden State” of California. The blue was selected from Yale blue. Cal teams have donned the blue and gold since the beginning of intercollegiate athletic competition in 1882.</p>

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<p>yay, this is worth knowing</p>

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<p>i think that with that information i can now die happy.</p>