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Goldy Gopher is the mascot for the University of Minnesota and the associated sports teams, known as the Golden Gophers, as well as a four-time UCA Mascot National Champion (2011, 2013, 2017, and 2018). [1]
The nickname was associated with the university as early as the publication of the first yearbook in 1888, which was titled "The Gopher". [14] Other early yearbooks included depictions of gophers as well, and the University of Minnesota football coach Clarence Spears officially named the football team the Gophers in 1926. [ 15 ]
Goldy Gopher is the mascot for the Twin Cities campus and the associated sports teams. The gopher mascot is a tradition as old as the state, which was tabbed the "Gopher State" in 1857 after a political cartoon ridiculing the $5 million railroad loan that helped open up the West. The cartoon portrayed shifty railroad barons as striped gophers ...
Today, the Gopher Spirit Squads consist of four separate squads: a cheer squad, a dance team, a hockey cheer squad, and the school's mascot, Goldy Gopher. The squads consistently perform well at national competitions including 21 national championships in dance since 2003, a 2nd-place finish for All-Girl in 2013, a fifth-place finish in 2017 ...
In 2013, a large statue of the university's mascot, Goldy Gopher, was unveiled in front of Coffman. The statue has since become a popular spot for students to take pictures at. [47] In 2019, a university task force suggested renaming the building, due to Lotus Coffman's racist and anti-Semitic policies. [48]
In their eighty-five season history, the Gophers have had a total of fourteen head coaches, including three interim coaches. John Mariucci took a one-year leave of absence during the 1955–1956 season to serve as head coach of the U.S. men's hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics. [24]
The 1898 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1898 Western Conference football season.In their first and only season under head coach Jack Minds, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–5 record (1–2 against Western Conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 92 to 73.
Goldy Gopher, University of Minnesota mascot Goldy, a recurring character in the American 1950s television series Yancy Derringer Goldy, a character in the film A Rage in Harlem