Jason Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Did it start in 1980 or 1981? I thought it was 1981 but a guy on twitter said it was in 1980 and to google it. Apparently Coley Harvey wrote it was in 1980. I didn't become a fan until 1981. Does anyone know? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccartman2 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 I thought it was the super bowl season in 81. But i was pretty young so couldn't be certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 As I recall, I began to hear something like it during the latter part of the 1980 season in the stadium. It sounded strange, and since the season was not that great, just thought it was drunk people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ray Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 A better question is when did the Saints steal it? I'm sure our tradition goes back further than theirs making them the copy cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezerawkid Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, ccartman2 said: I thought it was the super bowl season in 81. But i was pretty young so couldn't be certain. Who was the "Palmer" on our '81 team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccartman2 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 Who was the "Palmer" on our '81 team? Lol. I really should change that but can't really remember how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Sea Ray said: A better question is when did the Saints steal it? I'm sure our tradition goes back further than theirs making them the copy cats The real answer will surely make most Bengal fans question the origin once again. Bengals Jungle actually had an accurate origin story of WhoDey. LeTigre or one of the other Bengal Jungle immigrants can remember. If not, here is some assistance. In short here is a half assed answer. Origins: 1. From Louisiana in 1979 Patterson High School 2. 18th century Appalachia 3. Cinci's 1981 season 4. Hudepohl Beer 5. 1980 Red Frazier Ford commercial (this is the answer I have heard a lot) 6. etc... For a longer answer go to https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2015/12/05/origin-who-dey-murky-its-message-not/76617696/ for a history of WhoDey vs WhoDat… FWIW Who owns the brand (Who Dey) ? The Bengals do. They registered trademarks for it in 2003 and 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 This question appears periodically. I though (imo) the Who Day goes way back even to Crosley Field when the beer vendors in the stands would yell things about Who Dey (Hudy/Hudepohl beer). Who wants an ice cold Who Dey, Who Dey beer here, or simply Who Dey and the fans picked it up. Bengals fans picked it up long ago and its been here ever since. the Saints Who Dat comes from old New Orleans blues songs like "Who dat knockin on my door? Must be about quarter to four" that was covered by Rod Stewart decades later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|westside bengal| Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 My name is Al Gore. I invented the Who Dey chant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, Numbers said: FWIW Who owns the brand (Who Dey) ? The Bengals do. They registered trademarks for it in 2003 and 2005. ...and Bengal fans in the '90s originated the phrase commonly abbreviated today as "WTF". : no ninja : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esjbh2 Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 14 minutes ago, High School Harry said: This question appears periodically. I though (imo) the Who Day goes way back even to Crosley Field when the beer vendors in the stands would yell things about Who Dey (Hudy/Hudepohl beer). Who wants an ice cold Who Dey, Who Dey beer here, or simply Who Dey and the fans picked it up. Bengals fans picked it up long ago and its been here ever since. the Saints Who Dat comes from old New Orleans blues songs like "Who dat knockin on my door? Must be about quarter to four" that was covered by Rod Stewart decades later. This matches my relatively old-timer recollection (~58 yrs old). Derived from beer vendors hawking Hudepohl, and chant kinda morphed from that for Reds, Bengals, etc fans. In high school, there was also a common saying "Let's get moody with Hudey", but in that context it rhymed with moody of course, but that's another story. When it really stuck for the Bengals is a question I can't answer, but my story (and I'm stickin' to it) is that it's originally derived from local beer vendors at sporting events being creative with their shouts. These kinda of questions/answers always intrigue me due to variety...just goes to show that not everyone has the same window to the world, same influences, same history, etc, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted September 14, 2018 Report Share Posted September 14, 2018 My mother and her entire huge family were born, raised and lived in New Orleans. None of them ever heard of Who Dat until the fans started chanting it AFTER we came up with Who Dey. Who Dat was not some common thing as these revisionists are trying to make it out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|High School Harry| Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 13 hours ago, SF2 said: My mother and her entire huge family were born, raised and lived in New Orleans. None of them ever heard of Who Dat until the fans started chanting it AFTER we came up with Who Dey. Who Dat was not some common thing as these revisionists are trying to make it out to be. Boom! There it is. 13 hours ago, esjbh2 said: This matches my relatively old-timer recollection (~58 yrs old). Derived from beer vendors hawking Hudepohl, and chant kinda morphed from that for Reds, Bengals, etc fans. In high school, there was also a common saying "Let's get moody with Hudey", but in that context it rhymed with moody of course, but that's another story. When it really stuck for the Bengals is a question I can't answer, but my story (and I'm stickin' to it) is that it's originally derived from local beer vendors at sporting events being creative with their shouts. These kinda of questions/answers always intrigue me due to variety...just goes to show that not everyone has the same window to the world, same influences, same history, etc, etc, etc. Yeah, it seems like the beer vendors were hawking Who Dey beer and the fans in that section picked it up as a chant and it spread throughout the stadium much like the long lost wave only with Who Dey. AND it is the topic of a famous Harry Wadsworth Longfellow poem that goes like this: *ahem* An Ode to a Golden Who Dey I think I shall never hear, A poem as lovely as a beer. With golden base, And frothy cap A beer like Schusters* has on tap. That golden brew I drink all day, 'Til my memory floats away. Poems are made by fools, I fear, For only WHO DEY can make a beer. *Schusters: high school watering hole near the now gone Cincinnati Gardens notorious for serving underage drinkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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