Traveler (mascot)
| Traveler | |
|---|---|
Pac-12 | |
| First seen | 1961 |
Traveler is a
white horses are rare.) The rider, dressed as an idealized Trojan warrior, is often mistaken for Tommy Trojan, the Trojan portrayed in USC's famous Trojan Shrine statue; however, the rider is unnamed and simply designated as a Trojan warrior with the horse as the official mascot. On November 6, 2013, the costumed version of Tommy and Traveler were introduced for men's and women's basketball games.[1]
Introduction
Traveler was introduced in the autumn of 1962, during the
gray horse Traveller, ridden by Civil War Confederate general Robert E. Lee,[2] In August 2017 concerns that the horse's name had a connection to Lee led to further research, which revealed that the first Traveler was acquired with his name, spelled with one L, in 1958 after he had become unreliable as a movie horse.[3] On Equinespot.com, Traveler is listed as one of the six most common horse names to begin with the letter T. [4]
See also
References
- ^ Chris Foster, USC basketball has a new mascot ... named Traveler, Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2014
- ^ "Origin of Traveler name". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Daily Trojan, [1], August 23, 2017
- ^ Popular Horse named [2]
External links
- Traveler's official site at USC.