The newspaper traces its history to the first issue of "The Magenta," published January 24, 1873, and changed its name to "The Crimson" to reflect the new color of the college on May 21, 1875.
Harvard Crimson football was created in 1873.
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Harvard Crimson
It is John Harvard, as in the pilgrim... But the teams go by "the crimson", for the color... As usual, Harvard does everything in a completely different way than the rest of the world!! Crimson Class of 2013!
Crimson is Harvard's color and is also the name of their sports teams.
Harvard Crimson men's lacrosse was created in 1878.
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The team name for Harvard University athletics is the Crimson. Unofficially, their mascot is John Harvard, an Englishman for whom the school is named after.
Harvard College's color is crimson.
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The Harvard Crimson competes in 41 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division I Ivy League.