It's that time of year again. Bengals Nation is gearing up for the team's Super Bowl run and that is especially true in one city in northern Kentucky. Dayton Mayor Ben Baker, issued a proclamation on Wednesday renaming the city as Who Deyton, Kentucky. This is the second consecutive year the city of Dayton has changed its' name to honor the NFL team during the playoffs. “Last year, after the Bengals won their first playoff game, we decided to rename our city as Who Deyton as a fun way to celebrate the Bengals’ first post-season victory in many years with our residents and the rest of the Who Deyton Nation,” Baker said. “Being a little superstitious, we thought, if it worked last year, why not try again this year."This year’s proclamation also recognizes the city’s past history with the Bengals. In 1937, the original Cincinnati Bengals professional football team held its first workout at Tacoma Park and its first scrimmage game on Sept. 27, 1937, before 2,000 fans at Dayton’s O.W. Davis Field. The field still serves as the home of the Dayton High School Green Devils football team.Other landmarks in Dayton have also shown support for the Bengals franchise. The city changed the color of the city’s logo from green to orange, changed the home page of its website, installed exterior lights at city hall to illuminate the building in orange, and posted a “Who Deyton, Let’s Go Bengals” sign at the entrance to the city.
It's that time of year again. Bengals Nation is gearing up for the team's Super Bowl run and that is especially true in one city in northern Kentucky.
Dayton Mayor Ben Baker, issued a proclamation on Wednesday renaming the city as Who Deyton, Kentucky.
This is the second consecutive year the city of Dayton has changed its' name to honor the NFL team during the playoffs.
“Last year, after the Bengals won their first playoff game, we decided to rename our city as Who Deyton as a fun way to celebrate the Bengals’ first post-season victory in many years with our residents and the rest of the Who Deyton Nation,” Baker said. “Being a little superstitious, we thought, if it worked last year, why not try again this year."
This year’s proclamation also recognizes the city’s past history with the Bengals.
In 1937, the original Cincinnati Bengals professional football team held its first workout at Tacoma Park and its first scrimmage game on Sept. 27, 1937, before 2,000 fans at Dayton’s O.W. Davis Field.
The field still serves as the home of the Dayton High School Green Devils football team.
Other landmarks in Dayton have also shown support for the Bengals franchise.
The city changed the color of the city’s logo from green to orange, changed the home page of its website, installed exterior lights at city hall to illuminate the building in orange, and posted a “Who Deyton, Let’s Go Bengals” sign at the entrance to the city.
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