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Topic: Old Goofy Mascots & Logos

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ELA

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Re: Old Goofy Mascots & Logos
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2021, 02:43:47 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2021, 02:46:18 PM »
None More Black: Oregon Had 'Soul Brother' Mascot in '71
I had no idea the Oregon duck once sported a 'fro.
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« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2021, 02:50:54 PM »
Herbie Husker seems to have a hard time finding that sweet spot between goofy cornball and male stripper.
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Re: Old Goofy Mascots & Logos
« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2021, 02:51:36 PM »


At one point Goldy Gopher actually was a thirteen-lined ground squirrel.


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Re: Old Goofy Mascots & Logos
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2021, 03:33:19 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on May 12, 2021, 02:50:54 PM
Herbie Husker seems to have a hard time finding that sweet spot between goofy cornball and male stripper.
the ol Big 8 opponents/victims liked the nickname, "Inbred Jed"
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« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2021, 03:35:48 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on May 12, 2021, 03:33:19 PM
the ol Big 8 opponents/victims liked the nickname, "Inbred Jed"
B12 rivals did, too. :)
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Re: Old Goofy Mascots & Logos
« Reply #20 on: May 12, 2021, 03:37:20 PM »
There was a period, maybe post WWII, when lots of schools had mascot images that wore military-style sailor caps, even if it had nothing to do with your school's history.


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« Reply #21 on: May 12, 2021, 03:37:58 PM »
That Minnesota hockey one is badass.
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« Reply #22 on: May 12, 2021, 03:38:51 PM »
Yeah, that might have included a sort of universal Tiger mascot with the sailor cap.  LSU, Auburn, Missouri (and possibly others) had identical logos, just different colors.  
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« Reply #23 on: May 12, 2021, 03:39:01 PM »
Later they gave Bevo a cowboy hat, guess they figured it was more appropriate:

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Re: Old Goofy Mascots & Logos
« Reply #24 on: May 12, 2021, 03:41:58 PM »
And then there's a whole genre of the old vintage program cover art, stuff like this:


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« Reply #25 on: May 12, 2021, 03:44:08 PM »
Old school...


Slightly newer...

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« Reply #26 on: May 12, 2021, 03:45:57 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on May 12, 2021, 03:39:01 PM
Later they gave Bevo a cowboy hat, guess they figured it was more appropriate:


more appropriate that Bevo was cross eyed
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« Reply #27 on: May 12, 2021, 03:47:11 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on May 12, 2021, 03:45:57 PM
more appropriate that Bevo was cross eyed
Only when he's really angry.  I can imagine the steam shooting from his ears there.
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