Hairy Dawg

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Hairy Dawg
Hairy Dawg waves the school flag during the 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl.
University	University of Georgia
Conference	SEC
Description	Anthropomorphic bulldog
First seen	1981
Related mascot(s)	Uga

Hairy Dawg is the costumed mascot of the University of Georgia Bulldogs. Hairy Dawg made his first appearance at the 1981 Sugar Bowl and has been an official mascot of UGA since. Hairy Dawg attends all Georgia Bulldogs football games and most home athletic events (including Georgia Bulldogs basketball, Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball, Georgia Bulldogs baseball, Georgia Gym Dogs, tennis, volleyball, equestrian, and soccer). Forbes ranks Hairy Dawg No. 3 in their list of "America's Top 10 Sports Mascots".^[1]

History

Hairy Dawg at a home football game

The inspiration for Hairy Dawg came in the 1980 football season at the Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic, when Florida unveiled its new mascot. Compared to the rival's mascot, Georgia’s previous mascot was a "dark, dingy gray mutt with zero personality." Tom Sapp, a 1969 Georgia graduate and designer of the mascot explains, “I created Hairy Dawg to intimidate." Former University head football coach Vince Dooley was the first to be presented with the sketches for Hairy Dawg and wanted the mascot at the 1981 Sugar Bowl. After many long and stressful hours of sweating and stitching by Sapp, Hairy Dawg was ready in three weeks for the national championship game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. UGA student cheerleader, Stan Beecham, was the first to dress out as Hairy Dawg when the Bulldogs went on to beat the Irish and were crowned national champions.^[2]

Hairy Dawg's first appearance in Sanford Stadium was not until the Georgia Bulldogs 1981 home opener, a 44-0 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers.^[2]

Media Appearances

Hairy Dawg is one of the most recognizable mascots in the country and makes regular appearances in the national media. Forbes ranks Hairy Dawg No. 3 in their list of "America's Top 10 Sports Mascots".^[1]

Hairy Dawg has been selected to participate in the Capital One National Mascot of the Year Challenge in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, and 2011. In 2007, Hairy Dawg was a semifinalist in the competition.^[3]

In 2008, Hairy Dawg competed in the Mascot National Championship, finishing 7th place.

In 2010, Hairy Dawg appeared in three ESPN commercials. One commercial promoted ESPN's new 3D cable television network, ESPN 3D. The second, for Lee Corso's surprise birthday party on the set of College GameDay (football). The third, a This is SportsCenter commercial where Hairy Dawg runs through the cupboards of the ESPN kitchen until he finally finds some animal crackers.^[4]

In 2011, Hairy Dawg appeared in a number of Capital One National Mascot Challenge commercials.^[5]

In February 2012, Hairy Dawg, suited by Parker Moore at the time, was reportedly in Bristol, Connecticut at ESPN Headquarters filming This is SportsCenter commercials with former UGA quarterback Matthew Stafford.^[6]

Social Media

Hairy Dawg has both an official Facebook page and an official Twitter account with over 12,000 fans and followers.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "America's Top Sports Mascots". forbes.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mascot Hairy Dawg celebrates 20 years". Red & Black. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "Capital One Mascot Challenge History". Capital One Mascot Challenge. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "This is SportsCenter". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "Capital One Mascot Challenge Videos". Capital One Mascot Challenge. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
↑ "Matthew Stafford To Appear In 'This Is SportsCenter' Commercial". Pride of Detroit. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

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Athletics	Bulldogs Bulldog Championship Teams Uga Hairy Dawg Athletic Director Football (coach) Men's Basketball (coach) Baseball (coach) Women's Basketball (coach) Women's Gymnastics (coach) Swimming and Diving (coach) Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Florida–Georgia football rivalry Southeastern Conference Sanford Stadium Stegeman Coliseum Gabrielsen Natatorium Foley Field Turner Soccer Complex Glory, Glory

People, History, and Campus Life	Libraries Alumni and Faculty Greek life Campus Arboretum Georgia Redcoat Marching Band Demosthenian Literary Society Phi Kappa Literary Society UGA Campus Transit

Media	The Georgia Review The Red and Black University of Georgia Press WUOG WUGA WUGA-TV

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Venues	Herty Field (1892–1910) Sanford Field (1911–1928) Sanford Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Clemson Florida (Okefenokee Oar) Georgia Tech: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate South Carolina Tennessee

Culture & lore	Hairy Dawg Uga "Glory, Glory" Georgia Redcoat Marching Band Prayer at Jordan–Hare

People	Head coaches Steadman V. Sanford Larry Munson

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National championship seasons in bold

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Venues	Founders Hall (19??–1923) Woodruff Hall (1923–1964) Stegeman Coliseum (1964–present)

Culture & lore	History Hairy Dawg Uga

People	Head coaches

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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Eastern Division	Albert and Alberta (Florida) Hairy Dawg and Uga (Georgia) The Wildcat, Scratch, and Blue (Kentucky) Truman the Tiger (Missouri) Cocky and Sir Big Spur (South Carolina) Smokey (Tennessee) Mr. C (Vanderbilt)

Western Division	Big Al (Alabama) Big Red, Sue E. Pig, Pork Chop, Boss Hog, and Tusk (Arkansas) Aubie (Auburn) Mike the Tiger (LSU) Bully (Mississippi State) Rebel Black Bear (Ole Miss) Reveille (Texas A&M)

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Hairy Dawg

History

Media Appearances

Social Media

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