SuperFrog: the students behind the costume | TCU 360
WEBNov 28, 2012 · He is SuperFrog, and between the eight students that the costume, he is really not a “he” at all. From "Addy the All-American Frog," which was dreamed up in 1949, to the current muscle-toned, friendly mascot who walks the field today, SuperFrog has evolved as much as campus.
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It's a boy. It's a dog. It's SuperFrog! - TCU Magazine
WEBBut TCU mascots, the living embodiments, have varied in design and even species for nearly a century. In 1921, the mascot of the Horned Frog football squad was a young boy. The tradition of having a boy on the team continued through the 1960s, although TCU added a costumed mascot in 1949.
SuperFrog - TCU Athletics
WEBSep 12, 2024 · SuperFrog. One of the most unique mascots in college sports, you can find SuperFrog at TCU football, basketball, baseball games and other TCU events! Have Super Frog be a part of your event by clicking “SuperFrog Appearance Request” & “Appearance Terms and Conditions” under Important Links.
"In all of sports, there's only one Horned Frog" · SuperFrog · TCU …
WEBAs TCU students developed various costumed characters in the decades since 1949, the Horned Frog mascot has undergone many transformations. In 1979, TCU athletic promotions director John Grace created SuperFrog. He wanted a mascot “which people could laugh with, instead of laughing at.”.
Frog of ages - TCU Magazine
WEB1949: The Pep Cabinet calls for names for a new Horned Frog mascot costume. “The name should be short, easy to pronounce and a name everyone anywhere in the nation would associate with a Frog,” reports the TCU Daily Skiff. They got two out of three: Addy the All American Frog, in honor of Addison Clark Jr., is chosen. 1954. 1966. 1967. 1971 ...
TCU Family Weekend | SuperFrog - Texas Christian University
WEBIn August 1949, every school in the athletic conference had a costumed mascot – except TCU. And while horned frogs were fairly plentiful, the idea of carrying one to a football game seemed rather silly.
Addie the Fighting Frog (1949-1979) · SuperFrog · TCU Library
WEBIn 1949, TCU student Jimmy Paschal justified the need for an official mascot costume: “While horned frogs as such are fairly plentiful, we’d look somewhat silly dragging one around on a string.”
Slideshow: TCU’s mascot transforms throughout history
WEBJan 15, 2012 · The new costume, made in Canada, was built from strong foam composite complete with colored horns, bright attentive eyes and a wide-mouthed grin. SuperFrog’s muscular arms and legs peeked out of shiny new clothing that was stretched taunt over his swollen shoulders and chest.
SuperFrog in the new millennium (1999-present) · SuperFrog · TCU …
WEBFeb 19, 2000 · In 1999, SuperFrog received an image makeover. According to the Daily Skiff, students liked the new look of SuperFrog because the old version “perspired a lot and had a little potbelly that his TCU shirt was fighting to cover. He didn’t look mean, and he wasn’t really a physically fit mascot.”
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