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The Notre Dame Leprechaun is the mascot of the University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame) Fighting Irish athletics department. He appears at athletic events, most notably at football games. He was designed by sports artist Theodore W. Drake in 1964 for US$ 50.
The Leprechaun. In keeping with the nickname Fighting Irish and the Irish folklore, the Leprechaun serves as the Notre Dame mascot. The Notre Dame logo features a side view of the figure with his dukes up, ready to battle anyone that comes his way.
The school colors are gold and blue [3] and the mascot is the Leprechaun. It was founded on November 23, 1887, with football in Notre Dame, Indiana .
A leprechaun ( Irish: lucharachán/leipreachán/luchorpán) is a diminutive supernatural being in Irish folklore, classed by some as a type of solitary fairy. They are usually depicted as little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat, who partake in mischief.
1. Apr. 2013 · In 1927, Notre Dame officially became the fighting irish under Rev. Matthew Walsh but was originally paired with irish terriers and not officially changed to a leprechaun until 1965. Prior to...
Im Sport wird der Leprechaun gern als Maskottchen verwendet, beispielsweise bei den Boston Celtics, dem Football-Team der Universität Notre Dame oder bei dem Wrestler Dylan Postl alias „Hornswoggle“. Die Verwendung als Maskottchen unterstreicht den glücksbringenden Charakter dieses Feenwesens.
In 1966, Notre Dame’s Student Senate voted to make the leprechaun an official mascot of the University. By the end of the decade, the Irish terriers were phased out, and the leprechaun has served as the only mascot ever since.
