Rocky the Bull at a football game.
Rocky the Bull (sometimes written like a full name, complete with middle initial, Rocky D. Bull) is the mascot of University of South Florida's USF Bulls athletics. He is an anthropomorphized bull who can typically be seen dressed in USF athletic gear--usually a football or basketball jersey, but occasionally other attire like a USF T-shirt.
[edit] History
Shortly after the University's inception in 1956, a contest was held that would determine the University's mascot. Among the finalists were the Golden Brahman, the Olympian, the Cougar, the Buccaneer, and the Golden Eagle, and the Golden Brahman was ultimately selected and unveiled as the mascot on November 17, 1962.[1][2]
The USF athletics teams were known as the Golden Brahmans until the earlier 1980s, when the name was simplified to the Bulls. At the start of the 2004 football season, the current iteration of the Rocky mascot costume was unveiled.
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