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The Masked Rider is the primary mascot of Texas Tech University.It is the oldest of the university's mascots still in existence today. Originally called "Ghost Rider", it was an unofficial mascot appearing in a few games in 1936 and then became the official mascot with the 1954 Gator Bowl.
Raider Red is a Wild West character with an oversized cowboy hat. He carries two guns which he fires into the air after Texas Tech scores. [1] Jim Gaspard, a member of the Texas Tech Saddle Tramps student spirit organization, created the original design for the Raider Red costume based on a character created by Lubbock, Texas, cartoonist and former mayor Dirk West. [2]
The Double T is generally attributed to Texas Tech University's, then Texas Technological College, first football coach, E. Y. Freeland, and assistant coach, Grady Higginbotham. The Double T's design draws upon the popular block T of the Texas A&M University logo, Higginbotham's alma mater . [ 1 ]
Fans rallied on social media to make the opossum the new Texas Tech mascot. Team mascot the Masked Rider was reportedly horseless for Thursday's game. Even the horse's stand-in was unavailable ...
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He was born in Littlefield, Texas, but his family moved to Lubbock soon after. He attended Texas Tech University where he drew cartoons for The University Daily student newspaper. [1] He appeared as "Uncle Dirk" on a local children's program for three years while heading up his advertising agency, West Advertising.
Bevo XV, Texas' mascot since 2016, charged at the dog. Georgia mascot Uga X, left, meets UT's Bevo XV during pregame at the 2019 Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game in New Orleans, LA.Tuesday
At the Gator Bowl on January 1, 1953, Texas Tech student Joe Kirk Fulton, riding Blackie, rushed onto the field ahead of the football team. The crowd sat in stunned silence before bursting into applause. At that game, The Masked Rider became the official mascot of Texas Tech and the first mascot in major college sports featuring a live horse ...