Yale logo featuring stylized profile of Handsome Dan

Handsome Dan is the mascot of Yale University's athletic teams, a bulldog. In addition to a person wearing a costume, the position is filled by an actual bulldog, the honor being transferred to another upon death or retirement. At first glance the job would seem to be largely ceremonial in nature, mainly consisting of being kept on leash on the sidelines at Yale football games and dodging out of bounds players; however, as can be seen below, not every dog can successfully rise to the awesome level of responsibility. Showing animosity towards people wearing crimson, the color of Harvard uniforms, is a definite plus. Yale Mascot Logo www. ... Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, Florida. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... For information about many breeds of the bulldog type, see Bulldog breeds. ... Yarkand ladies summer fashions. ... The sidelines is a term commonly used to define the white/colored lines which mark the outer-boundaries of a gaming field. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. ... Crimson is a strong, bright deep red color combined with blue, resulting in a degree of purple. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Handsome Dan is believed to be the first such live college mascot in America. Since the inception of the tradition in 1889, 16 dogs have held the position: 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Handsome Dan I

1889-1898 (died). Purchased from a local blacksmith by Andrew Graves for $5.00, the first Handsome Dan founded a tradition and a dynasty by being led across the field before football and baseball games; his stuffed body keeps watch in the lobby of Yale's Payne Whitney Gymnasium, where passers-by can see the truth of the contemporary Hartford Courant's assessment of the irony inherent in his name: "In personal appearance he seemed like a cross between an alligator and a horned frog...". 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A taxidermied bandicoot Taxidermic bird (detail) at the Lightner Museum. ... The Payne Whitney Gymnasium is the gymnasium of Yale University. ... The Hartford Courant is Connecticuts largest daily newspaper, and the only morning newspaper for most of the state north of New Haven and east of Waterbury. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Species Alligator mississippiensis Alligator sinensis Alligator in Louisiana An Alligator swimming at periscope depth An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. ... See:- Chacoan horned frog Cranwells horned frog Argentine horned frog Also see: Texas Christian University - whos sports teams are nicknamed the Horned Frogs This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

Handsome Dan II

1933-1937 (died of a broken leg). After a 35 year interval, Handsome Dan II was purchased with pennies donated by the freshman class, and given to coach Ducky Pond. Kidnapped by Harvard students in 1934 the day before the Harvard-Yale football game, he became an apparent victim of Stockholm syndrome; photographs show him happily seated at the foot of the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard, having a snack. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Game (always capitalized) is a title used to describe several college football rivalry games, but most particularly the annual game in November at the end of the schools football season, between the Harvard University Crimson and the Yale University Bulldogs or Elis, currently alternating between Harvard Stadium and the... The four hostages in the Kreditbanken robbery sympathized with their captor (right) The Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in a hostage, in which the hostage exhibits seeming loyalty to the hostage-taker, in spite of the danger (or at least risk) the hostage has been put in. ... Statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard. ... Harvard Yard is a grassy area of about 25 acres (10 hectares), adjacent to Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which constitutes the oldest part and the center of the campus of Harvard University. ...

Handsome Dan III

1937-1938 (retired due to emotional instability). A miserable failure, who exhibited morbid fear of crowds and had to be shamefacedly retired. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Handsome Dan IV

1938-1940 (retired due to injury). Had his spine fractured by a car early in his term of office; served in absentia until he eventually died in 1940. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Handsome Dan V

1940-1947 (died of old age). "Bull", brought in his youth to watch football practices by his owner, high school student Bob Day who lived near the Yale Bowl, ascended to office when Handsome Dan IV died. A great success, he loved public appearances and the adulation of crowds, was a familiar figure around the locker rooms, and joined the team on a trip to Princeton University. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Yale Bowl is a football stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. ... A changeroom (in Australia, Canada, and other areas, including some parts of the USA, and also known as a changing room, change room, lockerroom, or locker room in the United Kingdom or USA) is a place where people go to change their clothes. ... Princeton University, incorporated as The Trustees of Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution to conduct higher education in the United States. ...

Handsome Dan VI

1947-1949 (died mysteriously at age 2). Variously reported to have died of fear from fireworks at the Yale-Harvard game, or of shame from seeing the Yale team lose to both Princeton and Harvard in the same year. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House illuminated under New Years Eve Fireworks 2005 A fireworks event (also called a fireworks display or fireworks show) is a spectacular display of the effects produced by firework devices on various occasions. ...

Handsome Dan VII

1949-1952 (retired due to emotional instability). Donated to football coach Herman Hickman at age 3 but proved to have a bad temper, which suited him better in his next position as a watchdog on a Florida estate. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ...

Handsome Dan VIII

1952-1952 (retired due to emotional instability). Up to this point, Handsome Dans had lived at the Yale Boathouse and were cared for in a somewhat haphazard fashion. Handsome Dan VIII, however, was owned by assistant football manager Tom Shutt, ushering in a new era of family membership for the office-holder. Nevertheless, he had to retire after only two games due to intense discomfort with public appearances. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tom Shutt is a physics professor at Case Western University. ...

Handsome Dan IX

1953-1959 (died of acute kidney disease). Notable for falling off the dock at the Yale Boathouse and nearly drowning (confirming the hypothesis that bulldogs cannot swim, due to the pecularities of their physiques); some contemporary news reports say that he had to be resuscitated after having had his head embedded in the mud. He also appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine in November, 1956. "Danny" was born September 11, 1953 and owned by John E. Sanders, Assistant Professor of Geology, after an earlier custody by physical education instructor, Alfred E. Scholz and Varsity Crew Coach Jim Rothschmidt. He made his mascot debut at the age of six weeks. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See the article on the kidney for the anatomy and function of healthy kidneys and a list of diseases involving the kidney. ... For information about many breeds of the bulldog type, see Bulldog breeds. ... July 1999 cover showing soccer star Brandi Chastain Sports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Handsome Dan X

1959-1969 (retired due to old age). "Woodie" aka "Boodnick", also owned by John E. Sanders, marked a return to the high standards seen in Handsome Dan V. An impressive 74 pounds, a beloved family pet as well as winner of the best bulldog title at the Cape Cod Kennel Club conformation dog show, he was instrumental in leading Yale's football team to its 9 and 0 season in 1960. He spent several years commuting to New Haven, CT, from Dobbs Ferry, NY, prior to his retirement. His registered AKC kennel name was "Bayside Woodnought." He was sired by Ch. Bonny Boy of Fearnought out of Woodside's Christie Lou, and was a grandson of the famed Kippax Fearnought, the celebrated English import, who went Best in Show in 1954 at Westminster. He died in 1971 of natural causes. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... In a conformation show, judges familiar with specific dog breeds evaluate individual dogs for how well they conform to published breed standards. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

Handsome Dan XI

1969-1974 (retired due to arthritis). "Oliver", owned by Yale dean Horace Taft, loved football but had a tendency to doze in the sun during games. He was frequently sighted on Martha's Vineyard during the tourist season. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation) is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body. ... Map of Marthas Vineyard. ...

Handsome Dan XII

1975-1984. "Bingo", owned by professor Rollin Osterweis, was described by her owner as "pugnacious and stubborn, but lovable". Bingo also had the distinction of being the only female Handsome Dan. Bingo was stolen by four Princeton Undergrads dressed as Yale Cheerleaders. They took "Bingo" to a friend's apartment in New York City on the run from authorities. The mastermind behind the canine-caper was Mark Hallam (1979). The group of students took Bingo back to her owner and held a press conference for her return. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Handsome Dan XIII

1984-1995; 1996-1996 (retired due to old age, twice). "Maurice", owned by Chris Getman, was perhaps the most noteworthy of the Handsome Dans. He served in office longer than any other Handsome Dan; he was the only holder of the office to come out of retirement to serve again, due to the untimely death of his successor; and he appeared in Sports Illustrated, in 1989. His patience with the tedium of posing for professional photographers also served him well as he posed for game programs, brochures, and the 1991 Yale Christmas card, wearing a wreath and Santa Claus hat. He also appeared at swim meets, wearing a bathing suit. His love of Yale was evident in many ways: he would sing along with the Yale fight song (at least the "bow wow wow" part); he would "play dead" when asked whether he would rather die or join Harvard; and he lost his normally docile nature around mascots of opposing teams, launching assaults on the Princeton tiger mascot and the Brown University bear mascot. (There was also an unfortunate incident involving a policeman on horseback which resulted in his being ejected from the Harvard-Yale game, and Halloweens were somewhat touchy.) He died in 1997, just before turning 14. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... July 1999 cover showing soccer star Brandi Chastain Sports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... A brochure is a flyer or other paper material distributed for the purposes of advertising. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christmas Card is a vinyl album of Christmas music the case of which contained a reproduction of a Christmas card that was signed by the whole Partridge Family, the stars of a 1970s sitcom. ... A wreath is a ring made of flowers, leaves, and sometimes fruits, used as an ornament, hanging on a wall or door, or resting on a table. ... A common portrayal of Santa Claus. ... Womans bathing suit, 1920s, USA A swimsuit (also swimmers), bathing suit (also bathers) or swimming costume (sometimes shortened to cozzie) is an item of clothing designed to be worn for swimming. ... Fight song is a primarily North American sports term, which refers to a song associated with a sports team. ... Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets or money. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Handsome Dan XIV

1995-1996 (died of heart attack). "Whizzer" aka "Hetherbull", also owned by Chris Getman, was donated by Yale alumnus and bulldog breeder Bob Hetherington and boasted a pedigree fully worthy of Yale, being a descendant of 52 time best-in-show winner Hetherbull Arrogant Frigott; unfortunately, he also showed the undesirable effects of inbreeding so often seen with such a rarified family tree, possessing a temperament so hyperexcitable that he died in office from a heart attack, and was succeeded by his predecessor and housemate. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A pedigree is a list of ancestors (usually implying distinguished), a list of ancestors of the same breed (usually in the case of animals), the purity of a breed, individual, or strain, or a document proving any of these things. ... Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives. ... Headline text Example of family tree A tree is generally the totality of ones ancestors, or specifically, a chart used in genealogy to show the family by and often also places and occupations) connected by various types of line unions, and progeniture. ... In psychology, temperament is the general nature of an individuals personality, such as introversion or extraversion, it derives from the theory of the humours. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

Handsome Dan XV

1996-2005 (died). "Louis", also donated by Bob Hetherington and owned by Chris Getman, was named after three people named Louis, including football coach Carm Louis Cozza. He died in office in January, 2005. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Handsome Dan XVI

Handsome Dan XVI was chosen on 26 April 2005. Magnificent Mugsy Rangoon, an English Bulldog from Hamden, Connecticut, was picked by a five person panel for his gregarious personality, large size (69 pounds), good health, and his ability to deal with the raucous Yale Precision Marching Band. Mugsy is owned by Bob Sansone, a local middle school teacher.[1] Hamden is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut. ... The Yale Precision Marching Band is the official marching band of Yale University. ...

At his first Harvard-Yale Game in 2005, Handsome Dan XVI was briefly stolen by a pair of Harvard undergraduates. The two lured him into the Harvard student section of the Yale Bowl as he chewed a toy depicting a Harvard football player. Yale University Police recovered him, unharmed but without his Yale sweater, a few minutes later. The Game (always capitalized) is a title used to describe several college football rivalry games, but most particularly the annual game in November at the end of the schools football season, between the Harvard University Crimson and the Yale University Bulldogs or Elis, currently alternating between Harvard Stadium and the... The Yale Bowl is a football stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. ...

Anti-bulldog hate crimes

Apocryphal tales assert that before the 1908 Yale-Harvard Game, Harvard coach Percy Haughton strangled a bulldog to death in the locker room to motivate his players. (Whether this is true or not, Harvard did win 4-0.) 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Game (always capitalized) is a title used to describe several college football rivalry games, but most particularly the annual game in November at the end of the schools football season, between the Harvard University Crimson and the Yale University Bulldogs or Elis, currently alternating between Harvard Stadium and the... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

External links

• A page of bulldog mascot logos, including Yale's
• Yale's mascot homepage
• Handsome Dan's profile on Facebook.com