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Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. [1] [2] After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the ...
Others say that Commodore Vanderbilt's legacy was called upon to develop school colors for the university that bears his name: black for the magnate's control of coal and gold for his money. When questioned about the subject in the 1930s, the few remaining members of the school's first football squad from 1890 did not recall why they suddenly ...
Ole Miss was Vanderbilt's cross-divisional rival in the SEC from 1992 to 2023. Vanderbilt and Ole Miss have played 98 times since 1894. [25] Ole Miss leads the series 56-40-2. [25] The largest margin of victory was by 91 points won by Vanderbilt in 1915. Vanderbilt also holds the longest win streak in the series (18) from 1894 to 1938.
Now a National Historic Landmark, visiting the Breakers is rated as one of top three things to do in Newport and is seen as a tangible symbol of the Vanderbilt family's wealth and social superiority.
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Vanderbilt won 22–0 in Sewanee, Tennessee at McGee Field. McGee Field is the oldest stadium in the south, and fourth oldest in the nation, still in use. [7] Vanderbilt went 3–1 in 1891, playing two games each against Sewanee and Washington University in St. Louis. Its first ever loss occurred in that first game against WashU by a score of ...
Vanderbilt was a mainstay in the poll for years appearing nearly every year from 1991-2014. The Commodores then fell on hard times and only had two winning seasons since, including a 23-10 record ...
After his mother's death in 1868, and the death of his wife in 1872, the Commodore sold the Hartford property, Vanderbilt "took up with George N. Terry, an unmarried hotel keeper whom Corneel considered 'my dearest friend.'" [5] Vanderbilt biographer T. J. Stiles has questioned whether the two may have been lovers, which the elder Cornelius may ...