My uncle (Daddy's brother-in-law), Dr. L. D. Newsom was head of the Entomology Department at LSU for probably 20 years, and we visited them on a few occasions. On one of those trips, they took us on a tour of the LSU campus, and one of the required stops for any such sight-seeing is Mike. I am guessing that Mike III (1958-1976) was probably the one we saw, and he was an impressive animal. I am not an LSU fan, but ever since then I have been a fan of Mike.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Mike the Tiger
Mike the Tiger is, of course, the mascot of LSU Tigers. The first Mike was purchased, oddly enough, from the Little Rock zoo.
My uncle (Daddy's brother-in-law), Dr. L. D. Newsom was head of the Entomology Department at LSU for probably 20 years, and we visited them on a few occasions. On one of those trips, they took us on a tour of the LSU campus, and one of the required stops for any such sight-seeing is Mike. I am guessing that Mike III (1958-1976) was probably the one we saw, and he was an impressive animal. I am not an LSU fan, but ever since then I have been a fan of Mike.
My uncle (Daddy's brother-in-law), Dr. L. D. Newsom was head of the Entomology Department at LSU for probably 20 years, and we visited them on a few occasions. On one of those trips, they took us on a tour of the LSU campus, and one of the required stops for any such sight-seeing is Mike. I am guessing that Mike III (1958-1976) was probably the one we saw, and he was an impressive animal. I am not an LSU fan, but ever since then I have been a fan of Mike.
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