Yuma High School Criminals

[Danjet500]

Today I learned that the Yuma High School (Arizona) mascot is a criminal. It is the only school in the US with a criminal as a mascot.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuma_High_School_(Arizona)
https://www.yumaunion.org/Page/435

 

[the_leper_colony]

Today I learned that the Yuma High School (Arizona) mascot is a criminal. It is the only school in the US with a criminal as a mascot...

Well, the University of Idaho apparently has the "Vandals" - and they play in Moscow!

 

[Kevin]

I drove through Yuma once. I can only imagine going to high school there.

If I remember correctly, we camped just outside of town.

 

[g5m]

The Yuma mascot is in reference to the old Yuma Territorial Prison. An unpleasant place for sure.

 

[jimbo1096]

Where the Yuma High school held classes and beat the snot out of rival schools in football. ie: the criminal name stuck.
Pretty cool story.
The Yuma Prison has quite a history back in the day, opened in 1876.

 

[Bob Wright]

Not as bad as the New York baseball team ~ yankees.

Bob Wright

 

[jimbo1096]

Not as bad as the New York baseball team ~ yankees.

Bob Wright

Better than Damn Yankees - they are the ones that came to visit and decided to stay---

 

[eveled]

I don’t understand why southerners want to keep the war going. Literally no one in the North cares.

You lost get over it.

 

[blume357]

We're over it, just wish you would stay up North and not come down here and try to fix what aint broke.

 

[davevabch]

I went to school in in Yuma many years ago. Rough town back then. Kofa High School has the notoriety of one high school football player. (
Good Athlete) Michael Matix was a couple of years behind me, same age as my brother. (Matix was one of the shooters at the famous Miami, FBI shootout. Former Army)

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/03/12/1986-miami-dade-shooting/

 

[JPGLSG1234]

We're over it, just wish you would stay up North and not come down here and try to fix what aint broke.

You know Blume you are exactly right....I've got some transplants I'm courteous to and friendly with but they sure Rosie O'Donnell about a lot of things we embrace here in the south. I keep telling them to just stop it !!!!!

 

[KIR]

Back in the mid 50's, my mother and her bf drove from TJ to Yuma, just to take a case of booze back into CA. At that time, CA only allowed one bottle. AZ entry was unlimited. Don't remember anything about Yuma though. I must have blinked.

 

[eveled]

To the OP’s point. Lots of schools have Pirates, and Buccaneers. Nobody minds.

Known for rape pilage and plunder definitely criminals. Can you imagine a team with the name the Rapists?

 

[g5m]

To the OP’s point. Lots of schools have Pirates, and Buccaneers. Nobody minds.

Known for rape pilage and plunder definitely criminals. Can you imagine a team with the name the Rapists?

Well, I suppose you could have a team called Therapists.

 

[Mobuck]

Lets go big time with the Werewolves or Vampires.

 

[noahmercy]

Still beats the name of my high school team...