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	'''Wildcat Victory''' is a ] written in 1927 by Harry E. Erickson for ]. Aside from this song, the school also commonly uses the song ] as an alternate fight song.
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			{{short description\| Fight song of Kansas State University}}
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			\| written = 1927
			\| writer = Harry E. Erickson
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			] marching to "Wildcat Victory"]]
			'''"Wildcat Victory"''' is ]'s official ].<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWH2cWtlJNkC&pg=PA10\|title=College fight songs: an annotated anthology\|first1=William Emmett\|last1=Studwell\|first2=Bruce\|last2=Schueneman\|year=1998\|access-date=October 19, 2011\|publisher=Hayworth Press\|page=10\|isbn=9780789006653}}</ref> It was written in 1927<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.themercury.com/community/article.aspx?articleId=ad78a151ca2041c78f84a7defce51c38\| publisher=Manhattan Mercury\| title=Wildcat Lore: 'Wabash Cannonball' dance grows popular in the early '90s\|first=Tim\|last=Schrag\|access-date=October 20, 2011\| date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> by Harry E. Erickson, when the school was still known as Kansas State Agricultural College. In addition to this song, the ] also commonly plays "]" as an alternate fight song.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/10/08/wabash-cannonball-proud-tradition-kansas-state/\|publisher=Columbia Missourian\|title='Wabash Cannonball' a proud tradition for Kansas State\|date=October 8, 2011\|access-date=October 19, 2011\|first=Harry\|last=Plumer}}</ref> ]'s "]," written for the school, is Kansas State's official ].

			On occasion, "Wildcat Victory" may be played for notable alumnus of Kansas State University by other bands.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u4MyAAAAIBAJ&pg=4906,2215435&dq=wildcat-victory+kansas-state+fight-song&hl=en\|publisher=Lawrence Journal-World\|date=August 9, 1987\|access-date=October 19, 2011\|title=Hayden Inaugurates Baldwin Tour Train}}</ref>

			==Other uses==
			]'s fight song, "Big Red," uses the same tune as "Wildcat Victory." The tune is also used across the country by various high schools as their fight song.<ref>{{cite web\|title=High schools often borrow fight songs from colleges, but one tune raises eyebrows — or worse — in central Ohio\|access-date=October 19, 2011\|publisher=Columbus Dispatch\|date=September 23, 2011\|first=Ken\|last=Gordon\|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2011/09/23/sounds-familiar.html}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 04:06, 22 July 2024

"Wildcat Victory Fight song of Kansas State University"
Song
Written	1927
Genre	Fight song
Songwriter(s)	Harry E. Erickson

"Wildcat Victory" is Kansas State University's official fight song. It was written in 1927 by Harry E. Erickson, when the school was still known as Kansas State Agricultural College. In addition to this song, the Kansas State University Marching Band also commonly plays "Wabash Cannonball" as an alternate fight song. John Philip Sousa's "Kansas Wildcats March," written for the school, is Kansas State's official march.

On occasion, "Wildcat Victory" may be played for notable alumnus of Kansas State University by other bands.

Other uses

Lamar University's fight song, "Big Red," uses the same tune as "Wildcat Victory." The tune is also used across the country by various high schools as their fight song.

References

Studwell, William Emmett; Schueneman, Bruce (1998). College fight songs: an annotated anthology. Hayworth Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780789006653. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
Schrag, Tim (August 14, 2011). "Wildcat Lore: 'Wabash Cannonball' dance grows popular in the early '90s". Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
Plumer, Harry (October 8, 2011). "'Wabash Cannonball' a proud tradition for Kansas State". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
"Hayden Inaugurates Baldwin Tour Train". Lawrence Journal-World. August 9, 1987. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
Gordon, Ken (September 23, 2011). "High schools often borrow fight songs from colleges, but one tune raises eyebrows — or worse — in central Ohio". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

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