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He is an anthropomorphic golden griffin who performs live at all Canisius athletic events. Canisius adopted the nickname "Golden Griffins" for their school athletic teams in 1932, in honor of Great Lakes explorer La Salle's ship, Le Griffon. [1] Canisius first used an unnamed costumed griffin as a sideline mascot in 1967. [1]
Canisius' mascot is the Golden Griffin. The college adopted it in 1932, after Charles A. Brady ('33) wrote a story in a Canisius publication honoring Buffalo's centennial year as a city. Brady wrote about Rene-Robert LaSalle's Le Griffon, the first European ship to sail the upper Great Lakes, built here in Buffalo. The name stuck, and Canisius ...
The Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team, or the Griffs, represent Canisius University in Buffalo, New York, United States. [2] Canisius is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and play their home games at Koessler Center. [3] Canisius has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, most recently in 1996. In 1955 and ...
Canisius' mascot is the Golden Griffin. The college adopted the Griffin as a mascot in 1932, after Charles A. Brady ('33) wrote a story in a Canisius publication honoring Buffalo's centennial year as a city. Brady wrote about Jesuit-educated explorer Rene-Robert LaSalle's Le Griffon, which was built in Buffalo.
A cartoon griffin named Rooty appears on bottles of Sprecher Root Beer. Vauxhall Motors of Luton, England, uses the griffin as its trademark. The 367th Training Support Squadron unit patch is a Griffin holding a Globe and Torch. Merv Griffin Entertainment used a griffin as its mascot & logo in its heyday.
Pages in category "Canisius Golden Griffins" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Petey (mascot) This page was last ...
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