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"The Nittany Lion" was written by Penn State graduate and former Glee Club member James Leyden between 1922 and 1924. Professor Hummel Fishburn and Blue Band Bandmaster Tommy Thompson assisted Leyden in finishing the song, which was premiered at a pep rally the night before a football game to instant popularity.
During the mid-1980's, it became popular at Penn State football games for students and alumni to replace the alma mater's lyrics with, "We don't know the god-damn words". Participating members were often criticized by alumni for their failure to acknowledge that the university placed the lyrics on the stadium's large screen while the band was ...
Penn State football coach Hugo Bezdek shakes hands with the Nittany Lion in the 1920s. The mascot was the creation of Penn State senior H. D. "Joe" Mason in 1904. While on a trip to Princeton University, Mason had been embarrassed that Penn State did not have a mascot. Mason did not let that deter him: he fabricated the Nittany Lion on the spot ...
Pennsylvania State University — "Penn State Alma Mater" Rutgers University — "On the Banks of the Old Raritan" San Jose State University — "San José State Alma Mater" Syracuse University — "Syracuse University Alma Mater" Texas A&M University — "Spirit of Aggieland" University of California, Los Angeles — "Hail to the Hills of ...
Penn State players, including Hakeem Beamon (51) and Amin Vanover (15) run onto the field to help carry off injured running back Cam Wallace (26) in the second half of an NCAA football game ...
LaVar Arrington had an All-American and Hall of Fame career at Penn State from 1997-99. His son may or may not achieve the same accomplishments at Happy Valley, but Nittany Lions fans are surely ...
During a Penn State Nittany Lions football game at Beaver Field against Lehigh University, students held aloft blue and white streamers and alternated the colors with the beats of the song; the novel cheering method became popular with the spectators in the crowd. Leyden would later compose "The Nittany Lion" in the 1920s.
Penn State figured out its signature look right off the bat with its helmet, as displayed by one of the all-time greats, [autotag]Lenny Moore[/autotag], in the above photo from 1955. Penn State ...