The symbol of our best: Penn State Nittany Lion mascot revealed
WEBAug 28, 2020 · For three years, Class of 2020 graduate Zach Sowa lived a double life: He was a College of Information Sciences and Technology student and the face of Penn State — the Nittany Lion mascot. How did he balance his time and manage to keep one of the University's best-kept secrets?
Nittany Lion - Wikipedia
WEBThe Nittany Lion is the eastern mountain lion mascot of the athletic teams of the Pennsylvania State University, known as the Penn State Nittany Lions. Created in 1907, the "Nittany" forename refers to the local Mount Nittany, which overlooks the university.
The origin of the Nittany Lion | Penn State University
WEBApr 18, 2024 · UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The idea for Penn State’s beloved Nittany Lion mascot was formed on April 20, 1904. As we celebrate the 120th birthday of the "Symbol of Our Best," we pay homage to our mascot, the story of its origin and how its looks have evolved over the years and decades.
Nittany Lion - Penn State - Official Athletics Website
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Nittany Lion Info. The Nittany Lion Mascot is an essential part of Penn State's tradition and pride, which originated in 1904 during a baseball game against Princeton. Upon hearing their rivals ...
The best photos of the Penn State Nittany Lion mascot
WEBAug 18, 2023 · The look of the Nittany Lion, like the Penn State football uniform, is fairly basic and straightforward, but there are few mascots in college sports more iconic than the stately Nittany...
The Nittany Lion - Penn State University Libraries
WEBThe work of noted sculptor Heinz Warneke, the crouching powerful figure is now the popular Nittany Lion Shrine, located at Penn State's University Park campus on a grassy mound amid tall trees near Recreation Building.
The History of Penn State’s Nittany Lion Logo - Onward State
WEBFeb 7, 2014 · But how does one define a Nittany Lion? The creature had been extinct in this region for decades when it was named Penn State’s mascot in the early 1900s, so the group, which was led by Fisher from that point on, had to brainstorm.
'Fiercest beast of them all': The Nittany Lion
WEBSep 9, 2015 · UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Not much is known about this historic Penn State photo except that it seems to feature one of the earliest renditions of the Nittany Lion, created in papier-mâché, in 1910. It would have been only a few years after the school unofficially adopted the lion as its college symbol.
Nittany Lion mascot has storied history, long tradition
WEBAug 19, 2011 · After approving the class gift, Penn States recruited Heinz Warneke to sculpt the shrine. A 13-ton block of Indiana limestone was used to construct the Nittany Lion, which Fine Arts Instructor Francis Hyslop wanted …
Vignette - The Nittany Lion | Penn State University Libraries
WEBAnd the image of the Nittany Lion has been etched not only in stone, but in the memories of tens of thousands of Penn Staters. By the '40s, the Lion was portrayed as a creature of the PA mountains. The Lion-of the African variety-with …