Swoop (University of Utah)
Swoop | |
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University | University of Utah |
Conference | Pac-12 |
First seen | 1996 |
Swoop is a body-suit mascot for the University of Utah.
History
Swoop, a red-tailed hawk, is the mascot of the Utah Utes sports teams. The university introduced Swoop with the consent of the tribal council of the Ute tribe in 1996.[1] Originally the school's mascot was an American Indian, but was dropped. Later Hoyo, a cartoon Indian Boy, became an unofficial mascot, but was also dropped. During the 1980s the Crimson Warrior, a Caucasian horseman dressed in Indian costume, would ride onto the field before home football games and plant a lance into a bale of hay. The warrior was considered more a symbol of the school than a mascot.
See also
References
- ↑ "Utah Mascot". Trademarks.utah.edu. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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