Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.
Blizzard – Husky mascot of the St. Cloud State Huskies; Blizzard T. Husky – mascot of the Michigan Tech Huskies; Blockie – an anthropomorphized block, unofficial mascot of the University of Houston–Clear Lake; Blossom and Weezy – co-mascots of the Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms
Paws or Paws, the Husky is the current mascot of the Northeastern University Huskies. Northeastern debuted the Siberian husky as the school's official mascot and school's nickname on March 4, 1927. [1]
The teams go by the nickname Huskies, and the school's mascot is a husky named Blizzard. [3] The current interim director of athletics is Holly Schreiner. [4] St. Cloud State also sponsored football until 2019–20, when they decided to drop the program. [5]
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
Although there is a homophonic relationship between "UConn" and the Yukon, where Huskies are native, the "Huskies" nickname predates the school's 1939 name change to the University of Connecticut; the first recorded use of "UConn" (as "U-Conn", both separately and with "Huskies") was later in 1939. [4]
Husky Energy, an integrated energy company and chain of gas stations; Husky (computer), a handheld microcomputer issued in 1981; Husky (tool brand), a tool brand of The Home Depot; Husky (toy brand), a line of small die-cast toy vehicles; Husqvarna Group, sometimes known as Husky in English; Husky, a tobacco brand of the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco ...
Jonathan the Husky is the mascot of the University of Connecticut. All of UConn's huskies are named Jonathan in honor of Jonathan Trumbull, the last colonial and first state Governor of Connecticut. [1] (There have been two other governors of Connecticut with similar names: Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1797 - 1809) and John H. Trumbull (1925-1931).