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Handsome is as Handsome Dan Does

November 9, 2011 – 4:23 pm

The original Yale Bulldog, Handsome Dan I (1889-1897), was the first live collegiate mascot, and this month he is reborn and then some. Larger than life and bronzed, he stands guard at Jensen Plaza outside the Yale Bowl – installed just in time for The Game against Harvard on November 19. The Bulldogs have lost to [...]

By Mark Simon | Posted in Culture, History, Process | Comments (1)