Apologies to those that already know this story, but in this "lull" (I use that lightly right now--but this is the traditional sports lull period. . .), I thought I would take the time to share the story of of how UK adopted what we all know and love today as Kentucky blue.

From: http://www.uky.edu/webuk/subpages/traditions.html

The University of Kentucky adopted blue and white as its official colors in 1892. Originally, however, UK students had decided on blue and light yellow prior to the Kentucky-Centre College football game on December 19, 1891. The shade of blue, which is close to a royal blue, was chosen when a student asked the question, "What color blue?" At the time, Richard C. Stoll (who lettered in football at UK in 1889-94) pulled off his necktie and held it up. The students then adopted that particular shade of blue. A year later, UK students officially dropped the light yellow color for white.

Personally, this story means more to me than it may to others. Mr. Stoll, who later became Judge Stoll, founded the law firm where I now work in 1931. I never knew this story until I began my career here, and of course that was affirmation that I chose the right firm to begin my law career. A plaque commemorating Judge Stoll's role in UK Blue now hangs in the mock courtroom area of our Lexington office.