Whiskey_Clear
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I don't think it was lettermen's jackets, because in the late 19th century I doubt that there were lettermen's jackets.
“Type jackets”. Apparently the team wore a common jacket that was yellow in color. Thus the nickname.
-from my recollection of a book on Tech I read about 3 decades ago. So TIFWIW.