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Doc is the official mascot of Towson University. He is named after former sports department head Donald "Doc" Minnegan. A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot...
Towson University, formerly State Normal School (1866-1935), Maryland State Teachers College at Towson (1935-1963), Towson State College (1963-1976), Towson State University (1976-1997), is a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland. ...
 "Doc", the current mascot.
History
The Golden Knights The Knights mascot may have come from the 1920s and 1930s, when an elaborate Olde English Christmas dinner was held with knights and ladies costumes, music and a pageant. The 1930 Tower Echoes used Renaissance style pictures of archers to depict athletes and campus life. In 1951, the Knight was used all over Towson with references to the campus being a Camelot with "merry court life" (student activities) and "many tournaments" (sports). The late 1950’s, however, brought other mascots--the lacrosse team was the "Indians" and the wrestling team, the "Teachers". [1] [2] Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
The Tiger  Lou Winkelman as "Mr.Tiger" The first appearance of the tiger on campus was with the help of Towson alumnus Lou Winkelman. He was the very first Tiger mascot, in the 1963 Homecoming parade. According to Winkelman they just went to a costume shop and rented the tiger suit. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
Winkelman actually introduced the tiger as the official Towson mascot winning Student Government Association's approval a year before the parade. It took about a year, but by 1963, along with the help of John Schuerholz students accepted it and Towson made the Tiger its official mascot. John Schuerholz (b. ...
The tiger coming to Towson began in the early 1960s when Winkelman was a member of the men’s soccer team. He says no one on the team wanted to be called the Golden Knights, the most popular name for sports teams prior to 1961. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
Winkelman and his team mates had their own idea and simply adopted the tiger as their mascot. Although they wore jerseys with a knight and horse logo, they were adamant that they would be called tigers in their yearbook photo.
Student interest in the Tiger remained high through the 1960’s encouraged by Winkleman’s weekly sports column Tiger Tales in the Towerlight; the Towerlight masthead’s use of the tiger image from 1966 - 1969 and a gift of a stone tiger statue by the Class of ’67, stolen from campus a few years later. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...
 Lou Winkelman with the Tiger In the 1970’s, however, the Towson Tiger was rarely referenced or talked about. Other than brief sports stories, there is only one reference in a 1970’s yearbook. The Tiger resurfaced in the 1980's with the purchase of the first official costume by the sports program and with a major presence in almost every issue of "Tower Echoes" and around the campus.
 Towson's athletic logo featuring the tiger In 2003 the tiger was renamed "Doc" in honor of longtime faculty member Donald Minnegan. Image File history File links Tiger_c_r. ...
Image File history File links Tiger_c_r. ...
Binomial name Panthera tigris altaica (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution of tigers in 1900 (red) and 1990 (green) Synonyms Felis tigris Linnaeus, 1758 Tigris striatus Severtzov, 1858 Tigris regalis pink, 1867 Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the Panthera genus. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Doc also makes appearances at almost all of the football games and several sporting events around campus and several community events around Towson.
 The new bronze tiger statue.
Tiger Statue See Main article: Towson University Tiger Statue
In 2007, a new bronze tiger statue was dedicated by the alumni association in front of Stephens Hall. It replaces the old fiberglass statue that sat on "The Beach" from 1996 to 2006 that was removed due to vandalism. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
Previous Mascots - Knights (pre-1961)
- Teachers (Wrestling - 1961)
- Indians (lacrosse 1960)
- Tigers (Official mascot in 1962)
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
References - ^ History of the Tiger - Towson Athletics website
- ^ Alumni Magazine
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