As you know, we love mascots here. So when I saw this story about Mansfield ISD asking for help in naming some new schools, I realized they would also need help naming a mascot. As I thought about it more, I realized that its really not about naming a good mascot, its more about not naming a bad mascot. So I ran a search for the worst mascot names, and came across a list for Texas highschools. I'm posting the full list below, but first let me say that The Praying Hands is perhaps my favorite team mascot ever. If there are any mascots not on this list that you think Mansfield ISD should avoid, feel free to use comments below.
Anyway, here is the current list of bad Texas High School mascots:
Amarillo - Sandies
Atlanta - Rabbits
Baytown: R.E.Lee - Ganders
Big Spring - Steers
Bryan: St. Michael - Dragonslayers
Cameron: Yoe - Yoemen
Columbia - Roughnecks
Crane - Cranes
Crystal City - Javelinas
Cuero - Gobblers
Dallas: Hockaday School - Daisies
Devine - Warhorses
El Campo - Ricebirds
Falfurrias - Fighting Jerseys
Fort Worth: Masonic Home - Mighty Mites
Fort Worth: Polytechnic - Parrots
Frost - Polar Bears
Freeport: Brazosport - Exporters
Frisco - Fightin’ Racoons
Grand Prairie - Gophers
Grapeland - Sandies
Groesbeck - Goats
Hereford - Whitefaces
Hamlin - Pied Pipers
Highland: Chinquapin - Burrs
Houston: Morris Academy - Praying Hands
Hutto - Hippos
Italy - Gladiators
Itasca - Wampus Cats
Kerrville: Tivy - Fighting Antlers
Killeen - Kangaroos
Knippa - Rockcrushers
Lewisville - Fighting Farmers
Little River - Bumblebees
Marfa - Shorthorns
Mason - Punchers
Mesquite - Skeeters
Muleshoe - Mules
Munday - Moguls
Nazareth - Swifts
New Braunfels - Unicorns
Pampa - Harvesters
Port Lavaca: Calhoun - Fighting Sand Crabs
Progreso - Red Ants
Robstown - Cottonpickers
Roscoe - Plowboys N/A
Rotan - Yellowhammers
San Antonio: Central Catholic - Buttons
San Saba - Armadillos
Schulenber - Shorthorns
Springtown - Fighting Porcupines
Taylor - Fighting Ducks
Texas City - Stingarees
Tivoli - Redfish
Trent - Gorillas
Randolph AFB: Randolph HS - Ro-Hawks
Van - Vandals
Weatherford - Kangaroos
White Oak - Roughnecks
Winters - Blizzards
Comments
Chad Jones Staff
What the hell's a stingaree?
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
panarama99 Anonymous
Before anyone thinks it's racist, I had a friend who worked for Hereford ISD. "Whiteface" refers to a nickname for a Hereford cow. It has nothing to do with race.
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
April Powell Staff
Stingaree:
http://www.amonline.net.au/FISHES/fis...
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
lakewooder Anonymous
My alma mater, Woodrow Wilson, are the original Wildcats. We went by "WWW" for almost 70 years before the internet. Too bad we didn't copyright that!
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
ch0 Anonymous
I never thought of "Long Tall Texan" as particularly wieldy or clever... (Arlington Sam Houston)
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Sonya Grogg Staff
Hickman High School in Columbia, MO is the Kewpies. Yes that's right, the doll.
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
David Goodspeed Verified
And Frisco only recently lengthened their mascot name to 'racoons'.
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
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