Jayhawk
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For the origin of the term, see Jayhawker
Jayhawker
Jayhawkers is a term that came to prominence just before the American Civil War in Bleeding Kansas, where it was adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause. These bands, known as "Jayhawkers", were guerrilla fighters who often clashed with pro-slavery groups from Missouri known...



Jayhawk may also refer to:

Vehicles

  • HH-60 Jayhawk
    HH-60 Jayhawk
    The Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness and marine environmental protection missions...

    , US Coast Guard medium range recovery helicopter (a navalized version of the UH-60 Black Hawk)
  • T-1A Jayhawk, twin-engine jet trainer used by the US Air Force
  • AQM-37 Jayhawk
    AQM-37 Jayhawk
    -References:***This article contains material that originally came from the web article by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain....

    , supersonic target drone produced by Raytheon for the US Navy

Sports

  • Kansas Jayhawks
    Kansas Jayhawks
    The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They are one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference...

     teams and the official mascot of the University of Kansas
    University of Kansas
    The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

  • Muskegon Community College
    Muskegon Community College
    Muskegon Community College is a community college in Muskegon, Michigan. Providing service to the lakeshore region of West Michigan, MCC is located near the shores of Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan...

     athletics nickname
  • the mascot for Jamestown Community College
    Jamestown Community College
    Jamestown Community College is a two-year college in the SUNY system. JCC has two campuses in Chautauqua County, New York, located in Dunkirk and Jamestown. A third campus serves Cattaraugus County in Olean. A fourth site is located in Warren, Pennsylvania...

  • the school mascot for Head-Royce School
    Head-Royce School
    Head-Royce School is a co-educational college-preparatory K-12 school in Oakland, California. The forerunner of Head-Royce was the Anna Head School for Girls in Berkeley, founded in 1887...

     in Oakland, California
  • the school mascot for the now closed Jamestown High School in Jamestown, Kansas
    Jamestown, Kansas
    Jamestown is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 286.-1911 fire:In 1911 the entire downtown shopping district was destroyed by a fire...

  • the school mascot for Jayhawk-Linn Junior-Senior High School near Mound City, Kansas
    Mound City, Kansas
    Mound City is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 694.-Geography:Mound City is located at...

  • the school mascot for Jericho High School
    Jericho High School
    Jericho High School is an American high school in the hamlet of Jericho in Nassau County, New York. It is the only high school in the Jericho Union Free School District. It opened in 1959.-Academics:...

     in Jericho, New York
  • the school mascot for Jeannette City School District
    Jeannette City School District
    The Jeannette City School District is a small urban school district in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It is located in Westmoreland County and is surrounded by the Penn-Trafford and Hempfield Area School Districts. The district consists of three schools, with the elementary and middle schools located...

     in Jeannette, Pennsylvania
  • the school mascot of Jefferson Central School, Jefferson, New York
    Jefferson, New York
    ----Jefferson is a town in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census.The Town of Jefferson is on the southwestern border of the county and is east of the City of Oneonta.- History :...

  • the school mascot of Saint Joseph's Catholic School, Ogden, Utah
    Ogden, Utah
    Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...

  • the school mascot of Urbandale High School
    Urbandale High School
    Urbandale High School is a high school in Urbandale, Iowa. It is the home of the Urbandale J-Hawks and they are the 2nd smallest 4-A school in the Central Iowa Metro league, or CIML.- History :...

    , Urbandale, Iowa
    Urbandale, Iowa
    Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 29,072; a special census taken by the city in 2005 counted 35,904 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 38,369 residents lived there in 2008...

  • Jayhawks Leuven, senior Recreation ice hockey team from Leuven(Belgium)
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