This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2015) |
Swoop | |
---|---|
University | University of Utah |
Conference | Pac-12 |
First seen | 1996 |
Website | UtahUtes.com |
Swoop is a body-suit mascot for the University of Utah.
Swoop, a red-tailed hawk, is the mascot of the Utah Utes sports teams. The university introduced Swoop with the consent of the tribal council of the Ute tribe in 1996. [1] Originally the school's mascot was an American Indian, but was dropped. Later Hoyo, a cartoon Indian Boy, became an unofficial mascot, but was also dropped. [2] During the 1980s the Crimson Warrior, a Caucasian horseman dressed in Indian costume, would ride onto the field before home football games and plant a lance into a bale of hay. The warrior was considered more a symbol of the school than a mascot. [3]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2015) |
Swoop | |
---|---|
University | University of Utah |
Conference | Pac-12 |
First seen | 1996 |
Website | UtahUtes.com |
Swoop is a body-suit mascot for the University of Utah.
Swoop, a red-tailed hawk, is the mascot of the Utah Utes sports teams. The university introduced Swoop with the consent of the tribal council of the Ute tribe in 1996. [1] Originally the school's mascot was an American Indian, but was dropped. Later Hoyo, a cartoon Indian Boy, became an unofficial mascot, but was also dropped. [2] During the 1980s the Crimson Warrior, a Caucasian horseman dressed in Indian costume, would ride onto the field before home football games and plant a lance into a bale of hay. The warrior was considered more a symbol of the school than a mascot. [3]