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Traveler is a horse who is the mascot of the University of Southern California. Traveler appears at all USC home football games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as well as many other outdoor events, including numerous Rose Parades. The current horse is Traveler IX.
- Traveler (mascot
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- Traveler (mascot
25 lug 2018 · Learn about the history and traditions of Traveler, the noble white horse that gallops around the Coliseum at USC football games. Find out how Traveler became a famous college mascot, who rode him, what he wore and how he influenced the Trojans.
- The Coliseum
- Previous Mascots
- Introduction
- Riders
- Different Horses
Until it was renovated in the 1990s, the Coliseum included an Olympic running track going around the football field. This proved to be useful for Traveler, who would gallop around the track after every USC score and pump up the crowd. Once the track was removed, Traveler still made its way around the field but had to move cautiously to avoid people...
Before Traveler, USC used another mascot, a series of canines known as George Tirebiter. There had also been several previous, unofficial horse mascots making appearances on USC sidelines since 1927, but none were permanent. The idea for the current mascot began during the 1961 Rose Parade, when a USC events director spotted Richard Saukko and his ...
Traveler was introduced in the autumn of 1961, during the USC Trojans football team's home opener at the Coliseum, against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. To dress Saukko as a Trojan warrior, USC used its connections to the film industry to procure the costume worn by Charlton Heston in Ben Hur two years earlier. The costume proved to be too heavy...
After Saukko retired from riding the horse in 1988, his family continued to provide the successive horses acting as Traveler until 2002. All of Saukko's successors as rider have been USC alumni, including Cass Dabbs, Rick Oas, Tom Nolan, Ardeshir Radpour, Brent Dahlgren, and current riders Chuck O'Donnell and Hector Aguilar.[citation needed]
Several horses have been "Traveler" over the years, of breeds ranging from Tennessee Walking horses, to Arabian horses and some crossbred animals. The current mascot, Traveler IX, is a purebred Andalusian horse, owned by Joanne Asman. An eighth Traveler was in training, but according to a post on the Spirit of TroyFacebook account, Traveler 8 died ...
Traveler® is a noble white horse that rides around the Coliseum when USC scores. Learn how Traveler® started in 1961, how he evolved over the years, and how he became a legendary symbol of USC football.
23 ago 2017 · Thrown into the spotlight, Traveler bears a storied history. By ALLEN PHAM. August 23, 2017. USC was at a standstill. “Tirebiter is dead!” read the Daily Trojan’s front page headline on September 20, 1950. It was only three years after the beloved canine was crowned USC’s official mascot. For eight days, students questioned ...
6 lug 2011 · Learn about the history and tradition of Traveler, the white horse and Trojan warrior that has been the USC football mascot since 1961. See photos, videos and facts about Traveler and its riders, outfits and appearances.
4 dic 2017 · As “Conquest” fills the stadium, a Trojan warrior astride Traveler gallops down the field to the cheers of thousands of fans. The famous white horse is one of the country’s most recognizable college mascots and has appeared at USC football games since 1961.
