A “few” years ago, Linfield’s football teams home purple jerseys were the one or one of the few Wildcat teams displaying the color. Other teams showed more cardinal than (if any) purple. For that matter, the Linfield baseball hat was cardinal and blue.
- “Cardinal L” is (was?) the name of the Linfield club for athletic letter winners in all sports.
- "Cardinal Circle" is (was?) a senior men’s honorary comprised of varsity letter winners of all sports.
Why? Because Linfield athletic letters are (were?) cardinal in color.
Shown here are examples of cardinal (and some purple, too) in relation to Linfield athletics. From a Linfield 1970 grad, who completed in athletics while a student between 1966-1970 is a first-year letter winner jacket; a second-year (and subsequent) letter winner jacket (note cardinal letter on blue); part of a senior letter winner blanket; a current vintage coat designed/owned by Linfield football fans, a decal and pennant from the Linfield bookstore; a Linfield diploma (purple cover with cardinal and purple inside); a current “vintage” purple Linfield water bottle
See Linfield Athletics Website’s Traditions section and read about
“Cardinal and Purple” and “Why the Wildcats?”
“Purple is the Color”
Purple is the Color
Football is the game
Were the Linfield Wildcats
and winning is our aim
So let’ give all of the ‘Cats a cheer
For the Linfield Wildcats will be here
So let’ give all of the ‘Cats a cheer
For the Linfield Wildcats will be here
*With apologies to the Portland Timbers’ “Green is the Color,” a version of “Blue Is the Colour,”a song associated with professional soccer’s Chelsea Football Club in England.
