“A person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck”. This is the definition of a mascot and Willie the Wildcat is one of them. The Mascot Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for the United States mascots. To get into the Mascot Hall of Fame you have to have an impact on the sport and community, have groundbreaking performances, and is memorable and unique. It’s important that Willie the Wildcat should be nominated for Mascot Hall of Fame because they want to remember the mascots and their great effects on the community. Plus, KSU should be remembered for Willie the Wildcats great qualities such as groundbreaking performances. Even though some people may say that Willie the Wildcat is distracting …show more content…
Since mascots usually have memorable or groundbreaking performances on and off the field. Willie always has groundbreaking and memorable performances, he shows these traits on and off the field. From his sideline pushups to him pumping up the crowd he is always memorable and groundbreaking. “The costumed mascot displays wildcat strength at K-State football games when he does push ups each time his team scores. The amount that Willie knocks out equals the number of Wildcat points on the scoreboard.” This proves how memorable and groundbreaking Willie really is. Not only does Willie have memorable and groundbreaking performances, he also can have a design to be fun, memorable, and …show more content…
Willie the Wildcat has a very fun, memorable, and most of all, a unique design. The wild cat is fun because he is always trying to be part of the public and be funny, “Mutely, he threw souvenir purple luchador masks at Wildcat fans, clowned with concessions workers, swam the backstroke across the concrete concourse floor and schmoozed with the big deals in the Wildcat Legends lounge.” kansascity.com. This shows that he is always trying to do his best to be the best. He is memorable because at every game he does something special. If I was at the game and saw something special, I would definitely remember it. He is also unique because he is one of the few mascots who is half-man. While his design is important, the impact Willie has on the community is
Jim Thorpe’s is considered to be the greatest player of the 20th century from many people. He was born on May 28, 1887, with his twin brother Charlie Thorpe. His parents Hiram Thorpe and Charlotte Thorpe were mixed native American and European. So when Jim was born he was given a native name which was Wa-Tho-Huk which meant “bright path” which was correct for his future ahead. Jim and Charlie Thorpe were very close siblings.
For he will always be remembered for what he did in his short career. He was a big old monster for the New York Jets standing at 6'5 and 270 pounds. But that's not what he will be remembered for. He will be remembered for what he did for the New York Community. For he showed much courage after his accident that paralyzed him from the waist down.
When he was at the school he made a name for himself when he led his school, Charles M. Russel High School in winning Montana State Title. Later, he joined Washington State Cougars and made them win the Rose Bowl in 1998, while he was at college. A lot of big teams then noticed that a real young talent is coming up the ranks.
The Thunder is an organization in the NBA (National Basketball Association). Mascots in the Mascot Hall of Fame should be funny, energetic, helpful, and memorable to fans that attend the games and people in the community. Even though some people argue that Rumble the Bison is involved on the court too much, he should be in the Mascot Hall of Fame because he has groundbreaking performances, a great impact on the community and sport, and has a fun,
He went 629-284-1 with Arizona State, leading them to four Pac-10 championships in 2000,2007,2008 and 2009 and two College World Series appearances in 2007 and 2009. Murphy was awarded Baseball America's Coach of the Year in 1998 and Pac-10 Coach of the Year in all four years they won the conference title. He also coached
Despite having a wide plethora of health problems, there's no question the UGA mascot is perfectly suited to cheer on the dawgs on behalf of the passionate fans the football games generate. The University of Georgia is well respected, academically, in large part due to its prestigious veterinary school. Some would find it ironic that a university, known for providing the highest quality veterinary care in the nation, employs one of the most vulnerable, unhealthy dog breeds to represent a strong and tough football team that isn't afraid of a challenge. Somehow, the university pulls it off and makes UGA easily the most likeable mascot in the SEC. Without UGA, the stadium would seem empty.
Here are some more examples of why she should be the mascot. One reason, is because she is the goddess of love. It would encourage children to be loving and kind to others. We should love others like God loves us, just like the Golden Rule treat others like you would like to be treated.
It seems like his job was hard to get due to the fact that when he graduated from South Dakota State University in 1997, with his Park Management degree, he couldn’t find a job in South Dakota. So, Willy went to Scottsbluff, Nebraska to work as a Park Foeman. I thought it was interesting that he can build trails and bridges to having to communicate with the public. I feel like if I would have a job like Willy, I would like it due to the fact that his job has such a variety of duties to be done. I also liked how Willy has to manage 18,000 acres of land in the Northeast Regional in South Dakota.
Bradford isn’t just the story of the year for OU football. He’s been one of college football’s most compelling stories all season,and it began,humbly enough,when he played scout team quarterback for the OU defense last season. His turn performing a largely unwanted task impressed head coach Bob Stoops and when Bradford got his shot with the offense during last season’s Fiesta Bowl. Stoops was watching. Bradford won the Heisman Trophy his sophomore at the Oklahoma Sooners.
Big Jay should be nominated into the Mascot Hall of Fame because mascots in the hall of fame have a design that is fun, unique, and memorable. Big Jay has an exclusive design. He has bright and fun colors including crimson and blue. It is also very unique. The Jayhawk’s name is a mixture of both the blue jay, known for it’s way of stealing from other nests, and the sparrow hawk which is a stealthy hunter.
For instance, he visited the Golisano Hospital of Southwest Florida and MassGen Hospital for Children to see all of the sick kids to bring them joy “hospital”. Also according to his Facebook page, he visited Thayer Academy to honor Jackie Robinson’s 99th birthday with students “Jackie Robinson’s Birthday” . As a general rule, every mascot should support their community in any way they can. In conclusion, Wally the Green Monster should be in the mascot hall of fame because he helps his community every way he
What’s that sound? It’s the sound of the crowd chanting, Hold your horses, the elephants are coming! In the beautiful town of Chicago, Illinois there is a brand new mascot hall of fame. This place inducts the best mascots from all sports that had a major impact in their sport, community, a memorable or groundbreaking performance, and a fun and unique costume. Even though some argue that Big Al the Elephant isn’t the best mascot and isn’t worthy of the hall of fame, we think that he has hit every category to be inducted because he is designed by Disney.
We can 't forget our founders. As Lydia Huntley Sigourney sites in one of her poems "Indian Names", "how can the red men be forgotten, while so many of our states and territories, bays, lakes, and rivers, are indelibly stamped by names of their giving?” That is a perfect example of how not only sports teams use representable names of such but also our land and different dominions are named after Native Americans. Nudging out sports teams in such way isn 't fair when it 's being used for other entities, and pulls out the irony from
In our first year as a new team, we will have two mascots, King Clark and Queen Shea. In our first four years as an organization, we will release a new mascot every year. This will hopefully create excitement amongst the fans, to see who the new mascot will
It is not that simple to get 40 million viewers on a video in YouTube! Nike Sports Company made an astonishing advertisement that mixed the meanings of rhetoric with a sense of humor to make an advertisement that hooked the audience and filled them with inspiration. The smart use of logos, pathos, and ethos by showing actual people wining prizes, a commentary that motivate the commercial figures, and real professional players from different sports made the short video special and unique. The video demonstrates that it is only a blink of an eye between being born and becoming a champion, and that we can push our limits beyond expectations.