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Concordia athletic teams had many names before settling on the "Cobbers". Early Concordia teams were called Lutefiskers, Corncobbers, Corncobs, Concordians, Lutherans and Vikings. Where did the name "Cobbers" come from? There seems to be different stories about its origin.
The college 1944-1945 Student Directory mentioned that at the time of the college opening in the early nineties, the campus was not a part of Moorhead's beautiful residential district as it is today. I. F. Grose, the first president, commented that the lone building of the college was surrounded by cornfields on three sides. Due to the setting of the college, the students, when they made their way to the downtown district were greeted as "Corncobs."
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