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Cy the Cardinal is the mascot of Iowa State University's sports teams. Because a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors. [2]
Cy during a football game. Iowa State uses a cardinal, Cy, as its mascot instead of an actual tornado or Cyclone. Prior to the football match up against the University of Colorado on November 12, 2005, a tornado touched down in Ames, Iowa and forced fans to either stand out in the parking lot and watch the storm or flee to shelter in ...
7 de fev. de 2023 · What Was the Iowa State Mascot Before Cy? Although Cy the Cardinal has been the official Iowa State mascot since 1954 and has become synonymous with the program, he wasn’t the first. In fact, there were several Cyclones mascots prior to Cy’s introduction in the mid-1950s.
- Oliver Hodgkinson
Iowa State’s athletic teams have been known as the Cyclones since 1895. On September 28 of that year the Iowa state football team—who admitted they were only hoping to score—surprised Northwestern University’s team by scoring 36 unanswered points.
The Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game between the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes. The Cy-Hawk Trophy is awarded to the winner of the game. It is named after the teams' mascots, Cy the Cardinal and Herky the Hawk .
Cy the Cardinal is the mascot of Iowa State University's sports teams. Since a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors. A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally.
14 de fev. de 1989 · “Cy the Cardinal” (his official name) debuted at the 1954 Homecoming game and has become the enduring symbol of Iowa State athletics. Virgil Petty (’57 farm op, DVM ’64) was chosen out of pity by the athletic club to be the inaugural Cy after just being cut from the varsity basketball team.
