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Gonzaga University was founded in 1887 by Fr. Joseph Cataldo, a Sicilian-born priest. At one time, Gonzaga went by the nickname of "Fighting Irish" in the 1910s to early 1920s. This name was dropped in 1921 favor of the current "Bulldogs" mascot.
Gonzaga University was founded in 1887 by Italian-American Joseph Cataldo (1837–1928), who had come in 1865 as a Jesuit missionary to the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. In 1880, Cataldo built a schoolhouse about 10 to 12 mi (16 to 19 km) northeast of Spokane on the Peone Prairie , to serve children of the Upper Spokane Indians .
University of Georgia (mascot name: Uga, costumed mascot: Hairy Dawg) Gonzaga University (mascot name: Spike Q. Gonzaga) James Madison University (mascot name: Duke Dog) Kettering University (mascot name: General Determination) Louisiana Tech University (mascot names: Tech XXII and Champ) McPherson College (mascot name: Ben the Bulldog ...
Gonzaga University's mascot didn't begin with a $500 mail order bulldog costume with an oversized head and underbite. Their mascot actually began with a live bulldog named Teddy Gonzaga, in 1921.
The NCAA tournament boasts a variety of mascots: Hoosiers, Boilermakers, birds of all types and more. Here's a look at all of them.
Spike the Bulldog (mascot), the official mascot of Gonzaga University; Spike Bulldog, an English Bulldog from the Tom and Jerry film series; Spike the Bulldog (Warner Brothers), a gray bulldog who wears a red sweater and a brown bowler hat who appears in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons
Gonzaga comes into Saturday's contest scoring 89.3 points per game, most in the nation. Six Bulldogs players average in double-figure scoring, led by big man Graham Ike's 15.5 points per game.
The Raider – mascot of Colgate University; Raider Red – one of the official mascots of the Texas Tech Red Raiders; Rally – the mascot of the University of Vermont Catamounts. Rally the Red Hawk – the mascot of the Ripon College (Wisconsin) Red Hawks. Ralphie – a live American bison the official mascot of the Colorado Buffaloes