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The first Nittany Lion mascot costume a student sported in 1921 was of an African lion, mane and all, which came from a campus theater production of "Androcles and the Lion." Shortly after that ...
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.
The 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 Lion" = Lennox Lewis "The Lion from Zion" = Roman Greenberg [157] "Little Fish" = Benny Bass [158] ... Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia;
The Lion [111] Teddy: Used in The New York Times at least as early as 1900, [112] even though he hated the nickname. [113] Telescope Teddy, because he had all his rifles fitted with a small telescope [114] Teedie, childhood nickname [34] TR [115] for signing communications this way; perhaps the first president to be known by his initials. [116]
The softball team plays at its new home, the Nittany Lion Softball Park, which opened in 2011. Jeffrey Field is home to the soccer program. The lacrosse teams play at the Penn State Lacrosse Field which opened in 2012 next to the Ashenfelter Multi-Sport Facility. The hockey teams both play at the Pegula Ice Arena. The field hockey team plays at ...
"The Lion of Panjshir" – Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan guerilla leader "The Lion of Brzeziny" – Karl Litzmann, German general in World War I "The Lion of Verdun" - Philippe Petain, French World War I general, later head of the Vichy regime "Lion of the West" – Koos de la Rey, Boer general "Lion of West Transvaal" – Koos de la Rey, Boer general
The name of the city of Oran in Algeria is derived from the Berber root 'HR meaning lion, from which are also derived the names of Tahert and Souk Ahras. The name is attested in multiple Berber languages, for instance as uharu and ahra. A popular Oran legend tells that in the period around 900 BC, there were sightings of lions in the area.