Tarzán (mascot)
Tarzán is the official mascot of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, also known as "Colegio". History In 1946 the "Colegio" was one of the most successful universities in sports in Puerto Rico. By that time Johnny Weissmüller had made the character of Tarzan very popular, his character incarnated masculinity, courage and athleticism and for that reason, up until 1946 the university would dress a student up as the loincloth Tarzan to cheer on the Mayagüez student-athletes. In later years a lion and even a Puma (genus), puma were considered for school mascots, but those were ruled out because of the laws would not be allowed to be paraded. Towards mid-1940s with the Second World War coming to an end, and among the many people that for one reason or another had grabbed the attention of the world press was Winston Churchill. Because of his heroism the people started calling him the "English Bulldog". Three men; Sixto Ramírez, Libertario Avilés and Héctor Huyke decided ...
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Bulldog
The Bulldog is a British breed of dog of mastiff type. It may also be known as the English Bulldog or British Bulldog. It is of medium size, a muscular, hefty dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose."Get to Know the Bulldog"
, 'The American Kennel Club'. Retrieved 29 May 2014 It is commonly kept as a ; in 2013 it was in twelfth place on a list of the breeds most frequently registered worldwide. The Bulldog has a longstanding association with ; the