Swoop (mascot)
Encyclopedia
The mascot Swoop is used to represent various sports organizations in the United States. One of the most notable mascots
named Swoop is used by the NFL Football team the Philadelphia Eagles
. Various American universities use the name Swoop as their athletic program mascots. The "Swoop" character is sometimes depicted as an American Bald Eagle or some type of bird wearing a sports jersey of the team that "Swoop" represents.
Swoop made a cameo appearance in an NFL Shop commercial where a thief disguised as a kangaroo mascot tried to steal Philadelphia Eagles jerseys from the locker room after a game. Swoop walks into the locker room and the kangaroo tries to escape but the security guards catch it.
. The athletics teams are nicknamed the "Eagles". The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron (Native American) nickname and logo with the new one. In 1994, EMU adopted "Swoop" as the official mascot for the university.
Eagles. Swoop makes many appearances at all sporting events. Swoop can often be found crowd surfing
at a basketball game, or walking the sidelines of football games.
Eagles athletic program. He routinely makes appearances at various athletic events.
athletics. He can be found at most sporting events.
employs a red-tailed hawk named Swoop as its mascot at basketball, football and baseball games. The University of Utah introduced this mascot in 1996 with permission from the Ute
Tribal Council. The red-tailed hawk is a bird indigenous to the state of Utah
.
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
named Swoop is used by the NFL Football team the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Various American universities use the name Swoop as their athletic program mascots. The "Swoop" character is sometimes depicted as an American Bald Eagle or some type of bird wearing a sports jersey of the team that "Swoop" represents.
Philadelphia Eagles
During the NFL regular season, Swoop regularly appears as an animated character in the weekly Eagles Kids Club television show. Since the show's debut in 2005, the animated version of Swoop has been serving as a host of this show.Swoop made a cameo appearance in an NFL Shop commercial where a thief disguised as a kangaroo mascot tried to steal Philadelphia Eagles jerseys from the locker room after a game. Swoop walks into the locker room and the kangaroo tries to escape but the security guards catch it.
Eastern Michigan University
Swoop is the name of the mascot that represents Eastern Michigan UniversityEastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
. The athletics teams are nicknamed the "Eagles". The Eagles name was officially adopted on May 22, 1991, when the EMU Board of Regents voted to replace the existing Huron (Native American) nickname and logo with the new one. In 1994, EMU adopted "Swoop" as the official mascot for the university.
Eastern Washington University
Swoop is also the name of the mascot for the Eastern Washington UniversityEastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University is an American public, coeducational university located in Cheney, Washington.Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided into four colleges: Arts and Letters; Business and Public Administration; Science, Health and Engineering; and Social & Behavioral...
Eagles. Swoop makes many appearances at all sporting events. Swoop can often be found crowd surfing
Crowd surfing
Crowd surfing is the process in which a person is passed overhead from person to person during a concert, transferring the person from one part of the venue to another...
at a basketball game, or walking the sidelines of football games.
Emory University
Swoop is also the mascot for the EmoryEmory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
Eagles athletic program. He routinely makes appearances at various athletic events.
Miami University
Swoop is also the name for the Miami (Ohio) UniversityMiami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
athletics. He can be found at most sporting events.
University of Utah
Although known as the Utes, the University of UtahUniversity of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
employs a red-tailed hawk named Swoop as its mascot at basketball, football and baseball games. The University of Utah introduced this mascot in 1996 with permission from the Ute
Ute Tribe
The Ute are an American Indian people now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. There are three Ute tribal reservations: Uintah-Ouray in northeastern Utah ; Southern Ute in Colorado ; and Ute Mountain which primarily lies in Colorado, but extends to Utah and New Mexico . The name of the state of...
Tribal Council. The red-tailed hawk is a bird indigenous to the state of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
.