1928 to Present
In 1907 the Football Team was officially called “The Bulldogs” but it was not until 1928 that the first recorded “live Bulldog” began appearing at Johnson Hagood Stadium for Home Games.
Name | Yrs. Served | Owned By | Special Notes |
Mike I | 1928-30 | Unknown | |
Mike II | 1931-34 | Unknown | |
Duke | 1935-39 | Unknown | |
Sonny Sue | 1940-46 | Capt. George Lockwood | |
Suzie | 1947-48 | Capt. George Lockwood | |
Jake | 1947-48 | Capt. George Lockwood | |
Joker | 1949-51 | Capt. George Lockwood | |
Plebe I | 1952-56 | Owned by school | Ben Jackson* |
Plebe II | 1957 | Owned by school | Ben Jackson* |
Plebe III | 1958-61 | Owned by school | Ben Jackson* |
Plebe IV | 1962-63 | Owned by school | Ben Jackson* |
Boo I | 1964-71 | Lt. Col. Courvoisie | |
Boo II | 1972-73 | Lt. Col. Courvoisie | |
Boo III | 1974-75 | Lt. Col. Courvoisie | |
Boo IV | 1976 | Lt. Col. Courvoisie | |
Colonel Ruff | 1977-83 | R.D. Mosley Family | Donated to Dr. John Bradford |
1983-90 | Dr. John Bradford | “Eaten by alligator” | |
Boo V | 1985-89 | Fred Ducker | Substitute Mascot |
Patrick | 1991 | Dr. John Bradford | Only lived for 6 months |
Boo VI | 1991-95 | Fred Ducker | |
Boo VII | 1996-01 | Fred Ducker | |
Boo VIII | 2002 | Fred Ducker | |
Boo IX | 2003-13 | Corps of Cadets** | Donated by Fred Ducker |
General I | 2003-13 | Corps of Cadets** | Donated by Hazel Groshon |
Boo X | 2013- | Corps of Cadets** | Donated by M/M Eric Wooten |
General II (“G2”) | 2013-2019 | Corps of Cadets*** | Purchased by Mascot Fund |
General III (“G3”) | 2019- | Corps of Cadets**** | Purchased by Mascot Fund |
* Ben Jackson was an employee of The Citadel Physical Plant and one of his duties was the task of caring for the “Mascots” which were housed at Johnson Hagood Stadium on the East (Visitor) Side
** Mike Groshon, Asst.AD-Facilities, was the care keeper of the Mascots from 2003 to 2016
***Dr. John Bradford ’77
****Cadet Mascot Crew (formed in Fall of 2020 and live in their own Quarters [with Mascot] and are attached to 4th Battalion.) Note: This program was initiated by Capt. Geno Paluso, Commandant of Cadets.