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Sportswriter William E. "Billy" Beard, a quarterback from the
1892 squad, gave Vanderbilt the nickname "Commodores" in
1897. He was referring to Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt,
who gave a large donation to the university that bears his name
in 1873 and, as noted above, was a "Commodore." What might
not have been known to Beard (or most, for that matter) is that
the term "Commodore" was made to poke fun at Vanderbilt. In
his early life made his money as a ferry captain between
Manhattan and Staten Island. A man of great ambition, the
other boat captains called him "Commodore."
One Star and a V make up Vanderbilt's athletic logo, adapted
from the rank insignia of the commodore in the navy. Black and
gold were selected by the school's first football team and
everyone just went with them!
Sportswriter William E. "Billy" Beard, a quarterback from the
1892 squad, gave Vanderbilt the nickname "Commodores" in
1897. He was referring to Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt,
who gave a large donation to the university that bears his name
in 1873 and, as noted above, was a "Commodore." What might
not have been known to Beard (or most, for that matter) is that
the term "Commodore" was made to poke fun at Vanderbilt. In
his early life made his money as a ferry captain between
Manhattan and Staten Island. A man of great ambition, the
other boat captains called him "Commodore."
One Star and a V make up Vanderbilt's athletic logo, adapted
from the rank insignia of the commodore in the navy. Black and
gold were selected by the school's first football team and
everyone just went with them!
