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Truman the Tiger is the official mascot of the athletic teams of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press....
 Tigers
Missouri Tigers

The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri....
. Truman is named after U.S. President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . As the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, he succeeded Franklin D....
, who was from the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Missouri
Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
. The mascot was named on September 12, 1986, though the use of a Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger

The Bengal tiger, or Royal bengal tiger , is a subspecies of tiger primarily found in India and Bangladesh. They are also found in Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar and southern Tibet....
 as Missouri's mascot is traced to the 1890s. Truman has been awarded "best mascot in the nation" several times most recently in 2004.

Truman is best-known to Mizzou fans for his "tail-whip" during the Missouri Waltz
Missouri Waltz

Missouri Waltz is the official state song of Missouri....
, doing push-ups with the ROTC after Tiger scores, and for riding into home football games on a 1950s-vintage Boone County
Boone County, Missouri

Boone County is a County centrally located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2007 the population was 152,435. Its county seat, Columbia, Missouri, is the fifth largest city in Missouri and the anchor city of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Area....
 fire truck ("Truman's Taxi"), painted gold and black and outfitted with several Missouri flags.






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Truman the Tiger is the official mascot of the athletic teams of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press....
 Tigers
Missouri Tigers

The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri....
. Truman is named after U.S. President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . As the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, he succeeded Franklin D....
, who was from the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Missouri
Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
. The mascot was named on September 12, 1986, though the use of a Bengal Tiger
Bengal Tiger

The Bengal tiger, or Royal bengal tiger , is a subspecies of tiger primarily found in India and Bangladesh. They are also found in Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar and southern Tibet....
 as Missouri's mascot is traced to the 1890s. Truman has been awarded "best mascot in the nation" several times most recently in 2004.

Truman is best-known to Mizzou fans for his "tail-whip" during the Missouri Waltz
Missouri Waltz

Missouri Waltz is the official state song of Missouri....
, doing push-ups with the ROTC after Tiger scores, and for riding into home football games on a 1950s-vintage Boone County
Boone County, Missouri

Boone County is a County centrally located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2007 the population was 152,435. Its county seat, Columbia, Missouri, is the fifth largest city in Missouri and the anchor city of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Area....
 fire truck ("Truman's Taxi"), painted gold and black and outfitted with several Missouri flags. The mascot makes hundreds of appearances state-wide at university functions, sporting events and at private parties, where he can be hired for a small donation. Actors playing Truman, in contrast to at other schools, are semi-public: they are usually introduced as "Truman" during Senior Night festivities at the last home football and basketball games of the year, and are pulled from the general cheerleading squad.

History

In 1864, while in the midst of the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
, the board of curators suspended operations of the University. It was during this time that the residents of Columbia formed a "home guard" unit that became notoriously known as the "Fighting Tigers of Columbia". This name was given because of the group's steadfast readiness to fight against Confederate bushwhackers under the command of "Bloody Bill" Anderson
William T. Anderson

William T. Anderson a.k.a "Bloody Bill" was a pro-Confederate States of America Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War leader in the American Civil War, known for his brutality towards Union soldiers, Jayhawkers, and pro-Union civilians in Missouri and Kansas....
. that was hoping to plunder the city and university. Later, in 1890, an alumnus suggested the University's newly-formed football team be called the "Tigers" out of respect for those who fought to defend Columbia.

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