Historical Mascot Question

[Benny B]

Man, November can't get here fast enough for this board.  Even I was surprised how quickly this thread went off the rails given that it was mascot/nickname related. 

Great thing about this board, never know exactly what direction threads will derail because this one went a completely different direction than anticipated.

Give Chicos some credit... even though he was the one who initially steered the thread off course, he was the one who righted the ship (no pun intended).

The question is why he took it off course to begin with.

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[anubis266]

Thanks Chicos! I hadn't seen that specific article. It's very thorough, and the fact that they didn't mention an actual mascot before the warrior pretty much solidifies that they never had one. Just nicknames.

My understanding is that Hilltoppers has been the across-the-board name from the start, while yes, Golden Avalanche was just used for the football team. Apparently, their helmets were all gold and when they stormed the field, a newspaper reporter claimed it "looked like a golden avalanche".

As for my project, it basically boiled down to this. My grandfather collected hand-carved wooden statues of mascots that were sold in school bookstores between 1948-1952 and I've always liked their look. As a Big East fan, I was hoping to get a local woodcarver to make me a set of the current conference teams, and I wanted to make all of the statues have that vintage feel using depictions of what they would've looked like in the late 40's etc. I found a catalog from the original company that made these things, but it had no pictures, just listings of their items. They sold a Marquette Golden Avalanche statue, I just can't imagine what it was a carving of.

So that's the reasoning behind this question. Thanks for all the help! It took awhile to get there, but I appreciate the responses.

[willie warrior]

Oh wow, willie, wow. You go have fun living in your right-wing talk radio bubble that has no grasp on reality.

Now that...is a great defense of CNN and MSNBC. And you have no clue of what radio talk shows I might listen too. But I certainly can guess from your comments about "right wing" what wing you believe in.

And to quote the great Berenger/Barnes, "You talk about reality...I am reality"

[Coleman]

Now that...is a great defense of CNN and MSNBC. And you have no clue of what radio talk shows I might listen too. But I certainly can guess from your comments about "right wing" what wing you believe in.

And to quote the great Berenger/Barnes, "You talk about reality...I am reality"

I'll bite...what news media DO you consume? Radio, TV, otherwise?

[Aughnanure]

I'll bite...what news media DO you consume? Radio, TV, otherwise?

INFOWARS!!! Wake up sheeple!!!

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Those to whom I listen  speak the truth. Those who speak to your convictions spew lies

[mu03eng]

[mu72warrior]

Does Marquette have a Mascot?

[mu72warrior]

Now that I think about it, I'd rather have no mascot than that thing with the big pecker on it's face!!

[ChicosBailBonds]

Now that I think about it, I'd rather have no mascot than that thing with the big pecker on it's face!!

So many things that could be said....so little time....

[The Love House]

This yearbook photo from '46 shows that we did actually have a mascot prior to "Chief White Buck" in 1954.  His nickname was "Extremely White Buck".  Not sure I'd want a wood carving of that, though.