2023年3月3日 · For decades, live bulldogs had served as Gonzaga’s mascot. With colorful names like Bullet, Michael O’Shaugnessy (Yes, that was the name of one of the dogs) and Salty, …

2018年6月12日 · Human mascots replaced live dogs in 1980 when a Gonzaga student, Mike Griffin, wore a cape and called himself "Captain Zag." He remained the Gonzaga mascot from …

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 …

2018年6月12日 · Today Spike has become a recognized figure with Gonzaga basketball cheering at every home men's and women's basketball game. In 2000 Spike became a national figure …

2016年4月29日 · Throughout her time as Spike, Wilson gained a new appreciation for the mascot, as well as his role on campus and in the Gonzaga community. “Spike is the all-encompassing …

2004年9月14日 · In the mid-1920s, the Gorilla became the official mascot. Earlier this year, one of the most interesting Division III women's basketball games, by mascot standards anyway, took …

2020年7月2日 · In April of 1921, Gonzaga’s first live mascot appeared, Teddy Gonzaga. A year later though he was poisoned. Potentially one of the reasons? Gonzaga teams across all …

2022年3月6日 · For 34 years, Gonzaga University did not have a mascot and until becoming the Bulldogs in January 1921, GU had intriguing titles and descriptions. Originally, GU's official …

2022年8月12日 · Gonzaga University’s new Basketball Mascot Spike, is a big hit with students, alumni, and fans!

Despite Spike the Bulldog’s notoriety, Gonzaga’s beloved mascot has a lengthy and relatively unknown history. In fact, the mascot hasn’t always featured a bulldog! In the early 1900s, …