Unknown Detroit High School Colors & Nicknames

**Honky Tonk** · February-12-13, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by Zacha341

Yep, colors and nick name remained up thru closing in 2007. The school also had some not so nice nick names but I'd rather not bring them up unless you insist --

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I insist.....

**Detroit Stylin** · February-12-13, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

I insist.....

Murder-Wright is one that comes to mind....

**Zacha341** · February-12-13, 04:41 PM

BINGO! That was it! Back in the late seventies, mid-eighties that was our not so nice nick-name: Murder-Wright.

There was tons of rivalry between MW and McKenizie... Lots of gang violence. Some shootings but despite this Murray-Wright was a grand school if you wanted to learn a trade of prepare for college. In a way the education there paved the way towards the Career Tech Centers built in the 80's [[Crockett, Briehthaup, Golightly, Davis Aerospace, Randolph)...

Originally Posted by Detroit Stylin

Murder-Wright is one that comes to mind....

**MrWCF** · February-12-13, 04:58 PM

HIGH SCHOOL	COLORS	NICKNAME
Aero Mechanics	maroon & gold	Eagles
Cass Technical	forest green & white	[[originally) Mechanics [[later changed to) Technicians
Central	navy blue & white	Trail Blazers
Chadsey	crimson & gold	Explorers
Cody	kelly green & pearl gray	Comets
Commerce	unknown	Auditors
Cooley	cardinal red & black	Cardinals
Crockett Tech	purple & teal	Rockets
Davis Aero Tech	maroon & gold	Aviators
Denby	blue & gold	Tars
East Commerce	unknown	unknown
Eastern	orange & black	Indians
Finney	kelly green & white	Highlanders
Henry Ford	brown & gold	Trojans
Higgins	unknown	unknown
Hunter	unknown	unknown
Kettering	royal blue & white	Pioneers
M. L. King	gold & black	Crusaders
Mackenzie	yale blue & pearl gray	Stags
McMillan	unknown	unknown
Miller	blue & orange	Trojans
Mumford	dusty rose & horizon blue	Mustangs
Nordstrum	blue & old gold	Toddlers
Northeastern	green and gold	Falcons
Northern	scarlet & royal blue	[[originally) Eskimos [[later changed to) Jay Hawks
Northwestern	scarlet & gray	Colts
Osborn	red, white & blue	Knights
Pershing	blue & gold	Doughboys
Redford	scarlet & gray	Huskies
Renaissance	burgundy & white	Phoenix
Southeastern	purple & white	Jungaleers
Southwestern	blue & old gold	Prospectors
Western	red & white	Cowboys
Wilbur Wright Philip Murray Murray-Wright	blue and gold	Pilots

**scribe114** · February-12-13, 11:23 PM

Chadsey: Crimson Red and Gold are the actual colors. I graduated from Chadsey and our school paper was the "Crimson and Gold". The colors were adopted from Columbus' sailing colors of Crimson Red and Gold. Chadsey opened on Columbus Day October 12, 1931.

Other official school colors

Cooley: Cardinal Red and Black

Mumford: Dusty Rose and Horizon Blue.

Mackenzie: Yale Blue and Pearl Gray

Cody: Kelly Green and Pearl Gray

Redford and Northwestern: Scarlet and Gray

Source: Detroit Public School League Athletic Directory 1965, 1972.

**MrWCF** · February-13-13, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by scribe114

Chadsey: Crimson Red and Gold are the actual colors. I graduated from Chadsey and our school paper was the "Crimson and Gold".
Other official school colors
Cooley: Cardinal Red and Black
Mumford: Dusty Rose and Horizon Blue.
Mackenzie: Yale Blue and Pearl Gray
Cody: Kelly Green and Pearl Gray
Redford and Northwestern: Scarlet and Gray
Source: Detroit Public School League Athletic Directory 1965, 1972.

Thanks for the information!! I've edited my list. Yale blue & pearl gray is not only more accurate, it's also a lot neater sounding than just plain old blue & gray.