In honor of National Pet Day, here is the original George Tirebiter, in full glory and living color, from the 1947 football season. On Oct. 22, 1947, a 30-car parade was held to crown him USC’s official mascot.
This is not the cute cuddly Tirebiter that followed and became the model for the statue near Exposition Blvd. This is surly George, who bit UCLA’s Joe Bruin on the nose and chased Cal’s mascot, Oski (below). And of course, bit at the tires of passing cars.
“He would just come into classes at Bovard and sometimes if you weren’t careful, he might snap at you,” said a USC student who experienced George.
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That is so fun. I love it when people bring their dogs around who might bite someone.
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Go to any: airline, cruise ship, retail outlet, movie theater, school, park, concert hall and ‘see’ the fat old broads and their ‘comfort’ animals.
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SCooter, the colored photo looks like it is at the Rose Bowl. There are no tree around the Colseuim and the top tier looks lower than the Colisuems rim. It is probably another Rose a Bowl game
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I remember the time when the Stanford Indian kick the $hit out of that mutt! Now that was funny!
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Teddy, I remember that dog taking a bite of a Thug U aka ruinville mascot. Now, that was hilarious
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