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East Carolina Pirates




  • 2007
  • Chris Johnson East Carolina Pirates

    Finishing Strong for EC’s Chris Johnson

    After an average junior season, Johnson entered his senior season as a preseason All-Conference USA first-team as a return specialist. However, he finished the season as a first-team selection as a returner and second-team selection as a running back. Johnson began the season with a rushing score in the 17–7 loss to Virginia Tech. He followed that performance up with ...
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History of the Pirates

The East Carolina Pirates are the athletic teams that represent East Carolina University (ECU), located in Greenville, North Carolina. All varsity-level sports teams participate at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football) level as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The school became an NCAA member in 1961.

E.C. Victory is the official fight song at East Carolina University. At the beginning of football games, the fight song with a fanfare Here's to the Pirates, the National Anthem, and Alma Mater is played. The Marching Band plays E.C. Victory a total of three times during the pregame show. The song is also played after touchdowns or field goals in football. At the end of football games, the football team walks to the student section to sing the E.C. Victory's song in unison. Many alumni stay to sing the Alma Mater as the last sound before leaving Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. At men's and women's basketball games the Pep Band plays E.C. Victory at the beginning of the game, beginning of the second half, and when additional crowd involvement is needed. Following the singing of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the Seventh Inning stretch in baseball games, the fight song is played to create additional Diamond Bucs support. The men's and women's swimming and diving teams sing E.C. Victory at their mee





College Sports Established
1832

Location
Greenville, North Carolina

College Name
East Carolina University

Collegiate History
1973 - Present / NCAA Division 1
1932 - 1973 / University Division of the NCAA

Conference History
2014 - Present / American Athletic Conference
1997 - 2014 / Conference USA
1932 - 1997 - Independent

Nickname
Pirates - Pirates have long been associated with the North Carolina coast. One of the most famous pirates, Blackbeard, resided in the North Carolina coastal communities of Bath, Beaufort and Ocracoke. The modern day mascot is based on the description of Blackbeard. Many other pirates used the shallow coast and Outer Banks to evade capture. ECU officially became the Pirates in 1934. In 1983, a contest was developed to name the Pirates. Children from all over Pitt County submitted their ideas, and Pee Dee the Pirate was chosen. The Pee Dee River is a river along the North Carolina and South Carolina border where pirates often set up camp. The name was less than popular with ECU students, and in 1985 Chancellor Howell decided on his own to drop "Pee Dee" and be known only as "The Pirates". People still use the terms Pee Dee and Petey as the terms for The Pirates, and PeeDee is still the name of their mascot.

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Football 0

Soccer 0

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