Notre Dame Leprechaun

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The leprechaun preforming at a Notre Dame football game.
The leprechaun preforming at a Notre Dame football game.
The ND leprechaun logo.
The ND leprechaun logo.

The Notre Dame leprechaun is the mascot of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He appears at athletic events, most notably at football games.

[edit] Before the leprechaun

On November 8, 1930, a group of Irish terrier dogs, the first named Brick Top Shuan-Rhu, was donated by Charles Otis of Cleveland to Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne the weekend of the Notre Dame-Pennsylvania game.

A number of dogs were named mascot, most called Clashmore Mike.

The leprechaun was named the official mascot in 1965.[1]