http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/Home_c1.htm THE MASCOT GALLERY - Home Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:40:12 GMT Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:40:12 GMT 60 Home Home 2010-08-16T16:40:12Z http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/images/no_category_image_sm.gif http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/Home_c1.htm THE MASCOT GALLERY - Home http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/BLUE-DEVILS-Vintage-Story-RLN100BD.htm?categoryId=1 The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils,"which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry battalion. http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/BLUE-DEVILS-Vintage-Story-RLN100BD.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/BUCKEYES-Scarlet-and-Gray-RLN101BE.htm?categoryId=1 The Ohio buckeye is the state tree of Ohio. The name buckeye comes from an Iroquois word, Hetuck, referring to the nut's resemblance to the shape and color of a deer's eye. http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/BUCKEYES-Scarlet-and-Gray-RLN101BE.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/FIGHTING-IRISH-Pride-and-Courage-RLN101FI.htm?categoryId=1 From the survivors of the Potato Famine, to the Fighting Irish Brigade of the American Civil War, to the Immigrant Rail Road crews, Priests and Soldiers, Farmers and Builders... http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/FIGHTING-IRISH-Pride-and-Courage-RLN101FI.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/HOKIES-Flight-RLN100HK.htm?categoryId=1 In 1982, the appearance of the Gobbler mascot costume was changed to one that looked like a maroon cardinal with a snood, and references first appeared to it as "the Hokie mascot," "the Hokie," and "the Hokie bird." http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/HOKIES-Flight-RLN100HK.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-DEMON-DEACONS-Top-Hat-and-All-That-RLN100DD.htm?categoryId=1 As the "Demon Deacon" terminology became more popular, Jack Baldwin took the first step and became the first in the long line of Deacon mascots. http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-DEMON-DEACONS-Top-Hat-and-All-That-RLN100DD.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-FIGHTING-IRISH-Valor-RLN102FI.htm?categoryId=1 From the survivors of the Potato Famine, to the Fighting Irish Brigade of the American Civil War, to the Immigrant Rail Road crews, Priests and Soldiers, Farmers and Builders... http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-FIGHTING-IRISH-Valor-RLN102FI.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-LONGHORNS-Burnt-Orange-RLN100LH.htm?categoryId=1 The Longhorns are the official "large animal" of Texas and the mascot of the University of Texas as longhorn cattle where a vital part of the state's early development. The Longhorn nickname appeared in Texas newspapers by 1900. http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-LONGHORNS-Burnt-Orange-RLN100LH.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-WAR-EAGLE-The-Chant-RLN100WE.htm?categoryId=1 According to the legend, a soldier from Alabama was the sole Confederate survivor of a bloody battle. Stumbling across the battlefield, he came across a wounded young eagle.  http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-WAR-EAGLE-The-Chant-RLN100WE.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/CARDINAL-The-Art-of-Sport-RLN101CL.htm?categoryId=1 Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams. White was adopted as a secondary color in the 1940s. http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/CARDINAL-The-Art-of-Sport-RLN101CL.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-TAR-HEEL-ABSTRACT-Pine-Tar-RLN101TH.htm?categoryId=1 TAR HEEL is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina. "Tar Heel" is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams and students. http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-TAR-HEEL-ABSTRACT-Pine-Tar-RLN101TH.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-TERRAPINS-Chesapeake-RLN101TP.htm?categoryId=1 The diamondback terrapin is the state reptile of Maryland and is the official mascot of the University of Maryland. The border at the top of the print would be the Mason-Dixon line... http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-TERRAPINS-Chesapeake-RLN101TP.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-VOLUNTEERS-Smokies-RLN101VT.htm?categoryId=1 Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State" for the disproportionately large number of Tennesseans who volunteered for duty in the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812... http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-VOLUNTEERS-Smokies-RLN101VT.htm?categoryId=1 http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-WOLFPACK-The-Prowl-RLN101WP.htm?categoryId=1 The WOLFPACK symbolizes unity, teamwork, and ferocity. The Wolfpack is the mascot of the North Carolina State University. The name was adopted in 1922 when a disgruntled... http://shop.MASCOTGALLERY.COM/THE-ORIGINAL-WOLFPACK-The-Prowl-RLN101WP.htm?categoryId=1