(thanks to http://www.mikethetiger.com/index.php?display=mike_history and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Tiger and http://www.npr.org/2017/09/01/547270000/the-lsu-tigers-new-tiger-makes-his-debut)
Mike the Tiger is the official mascot of Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and serves as the graphic image of LSU sports. Mike is the name of both the live and costumed mascots. . .LSU's men's and women's sports teams are called the Fighting Tigers and Lady Tigers, respectively, and the university's football team plays its home games in Tiger Stadium. LSU first adopted its "Tigers" nickname in the fall of 1896. . . a reference to the state's Confederate heritage; the Louisiana troops of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia became known as the Tigers during the Civil War in recognition of the bravery of two New Orleans brigades, the Tiger Rifles and the Washington Artillery (whose logo featured a snarling tiger's head). . . In 1934, Athletic Director trainer Chellis Mike Chambers, Athletic Director T.P. Heard, swimming pool manager and intramural swimming coach William G. Hickey Higginbotham, and LSU law student Ed Laborde decided to bring a real tiger to LSU. They raised $750, collecting twenty-five cents from each student, and purchased a two-hundred-pound, one-year old tiger from the Little Rock Zoo. . ."
Much like Lassie and other animals-for-entertainment, several Mikes have held the title?/position? over the years with a new 11-month-old Siberian-Bengal mix officially replacing Mike VI late last month — just in time for the start of school and football season.
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