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O (gesture)
The "O" is a gesture used predominantly at the University of Oregon (UO) in Eugene, Oregon, United States, and at events in which the school's athletic teams, the Oregon Ducks, are taking part. The gesture, in which the forefinger and thumb of each hand are pressed together to form an "O" shape, is used to show support for the team. First used by University of Oregon band directors as a cue to indicate the song to be played, it gained its current meaning after a photograph of quarterback Joey Harrington appeared on the front page of ''The Oregonian'' making the "O" sign with his hands.
== Origin ==
The gesture was first used by University of Oregon band directors, who relied on visual cues to direct the ensemble due to crowd noise. Steven Paul, who served as band director from 1983 to 1989, used the sign to prompt musicians to begin performing the fight song "Mighty Oregon". It was one of several gestures used by Paul and subsequent band directors, including Todd Zimbelman, who served as the band director from 1999 to 2005. It became popularized after a photograph of quarterback Joey Harrington making the "O" appeared on the front page of ''The Oregonian'' one day following the Civil War game in 2001. Harrington had made the gesture at the band, hoping to hear the fight song one more time.〔 In 2014, Harrington recalled:
The moment was photographed by Bruce Ely, photographer at ''The Oregonian'', and Thomas Boyd, who worked for the ''Eugene Register-Guard'' at the time. Ely recalled, "I remember calling editors and telling them it would be a cool picture for the front page. It took off from there. I think Tom and I are the only two people that happened to be in position."〔
Harrington displayed the gesture again at the Fiesta Bowl.〔
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