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Harry The Husky
Harry the Husky is a body-suit mascot for the University of Washington, one of two mascots the University's athletic program currently uses. Hendrix the Husky is Harry's brother that lives at UW Tacoma.UW news article of Hendri Accessed March 14, 2012. History The University's first mascot was Sunny Boy, a , gold-painted statuette representing an illustration frequently appearing in ''Columns'', which - at the time - was a student-published campus humor magazine (presently ''Columns'' is the title of the University of Washington Alumni Magazine). The mascot was introduced in 1921 and retired three years later when it got lost in Bush Auditorium and the University adopted the nickname "Huskies."Cloud Of Mystery Shades Sunny Bo ''Seattle Times'', June 7, 1994, Accessed March 20, 2009. In 1922, the University began using live sled dogs as its mascots, first a non-hereditary line of Siberian Husky, Siberian Huskies and, beginning in 1961, a hereditary line of Alaskan Malamutes, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrix The Husky
Hendrix the Husky is a mascot at the University of Washington Tacoma, often seen at events hosted by the institution such as Husky Hangouts, new student orientations, and movie nights. The mascot, a male Husky, husky dog, was introduced in 2009. History In summer 2008, the Student Activity Board at UW Tacoma wished to adopt a school mascot for the university, and the school's Spirit and Traditions chair began to work on the idea shortly after. They teamed up with Student Affairs and Husky Athletics and nine months later in early 2009, the husky mascot was introduced. The university's students were asked to vote on what to name him, with the stipulation that the name begin with "H". Names such as Hayley, Hilda, and Humphrey were submitted to the ballot, but the ultimate winner of the vote was "Hendrix" (the second most popular name was "Hauser"). It is rumored that the name was inspired by Seattle-born rock musician Jimi Hendrix. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |