IU doesn't have a mascot now, but it tried a goat, an eagle, a bison, and Mr. Hoosier Pride.
IU has tried mascots in the past, but nothing ever really worked. The bison, Mr. Hoosier Pride, Ox the Bulldog, nothing ever ...
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Is Goldie really a Gopher?
In 1940, the University commissioned George Grooms, an artist for a small Iowa manufacturing company, to create the institution’s gopher mascot, according to a 1995 Minnesota Daily article. On his way ...
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Gopher mascot designer dies
That’s because when George Grooms originally drafted the design in the 1940s that would become the University’s mascot, he lived in Iowa ... Steve Kuhl, in the Minnesota Alumni Association magazine in ...
National high school mascot bracket, Round 2: Vote for Moorhead Spuds or Valley City Hi-Liners
Moorhead (Minnesota) is a 5 seed and Valley City (North Dakota) is a 13 seed in High School On SI's NCAA Tournament-style ...
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University of Minnesota Spirit Squad wins 2 more titles
The University of Minnesota Spirit Squad is made up of the cheer and dance teams plus Goldy Gopher, the mascot. Heading into the competition last weekend, the squad had combined for 26 national ...
Ranking all 68 of the 2025 men's March Madness teams by mascot
That’s right, friends: With the bracket being revealed, March Madness is officially HERE.