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Originally Posted by Reerun_KC
Can a KSUck fan explain to me what the **** the Wabash cannonball is?
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The Wabash Cannonball (arranged by Joel Leach) is known as the unofficial "second" fight song of
Kansas State University, having been played since the late 1960s. It was the only piece of sheet music rescued from the KSU music department in the Nichols Hall fire of 1968,
[10] and grew in popularity with students and fans. The
Kansas State University Marching Band says that "the Wabash Cannonball has come to represent the survival of the underdog in the hearts and minds of all true K-State fans, and has earned a secure place in the KSUMB's history and traditions."
[11] Currently Kansas State is the prime contributing player of the song and most noted with Big 12 fans and spectators. Fans rock back and forth to the song while its played.