The University of California’s memorable old cheer, the “Oski Yell,” is where Cal’s beloved mascot gets his name. The Oski Yell had already been around for many years when Oski the Bear debuted as the mascot in 1941, replacing the use of a real bear cub at Cal sporting events. While other Cal fight songs have grown in popularity over the years, you can still hear the famous words called out from the Greek Theatre the night before the Big Game against Stanford…

Oski Wow-Wow!

Whiskey Wee-Wee!

Olee! Muckie-eye!

Olee! Berkeley-eye!

California! Wow!

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