Photograph of Jeff Smith dressed as Seymour, the Golden Eagle mascot. Smith was selected best mascot in the Southeastern US. Featured in the Student Printz on September 9, 1982.
Photograph of Steve Hood, as Southern's mascot, General Nat, aids cheerleaders in leading a pep rally for one of the out-of-town ball games. Hood prospects for Big Gold at each football game with the aid of the mascot mule, Sergeant. In 1953,...
Photograph of mascot Seymour and the Mississippi State University bulldog mascot at a game. Both are sitting in sideline chairs, resting from their entertainment work, and they appear to be two old friends having a conversation. Photograph also...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 1, 1994 with Judge Harvey T. Ross (born 1920). In the mid-1960s, Judge Ross was active in laying the groundwork for Coahoma Opportunities, Inc. (COI), a community action agency designed to improve the...
Photograph of mascot Seymour arriving at a football game in a limousine during the 1982 season. Jeff Davis brought new dimensions to the character of Seymour. Before Davis, the mascot did little more than prance up and down the sidelines....
Photograph of Harry Arcarese, as Southern's mascot, General Nat. In 1953, General Nat (for Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest) was approved as the Southerners’ mascot. The first General Nat was Archie Hughes, and Nat’s horse was named Son of Dixie.
Photograph of Southern's mascot, General Nat. In 1953, General Nat (for Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest) was approved as the Southerners’ mascot. The first General Nat was Archie Hughes, and Nat’s horse was named Son of Dixie.
Photograph of Ray Gibson, as Southern's mascot, General Nat. In 1953, General Nat (for Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest) was approved as the Southerners’ mascot. The first General Nat was Archie Hughes, and Nat’s horse was named Son of Dixie.
State football championship T-shirt from 1979. Pictured on the shirt is USM's eagle mascot carrying the mascots of the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, one in each hand down by his side. Below each opposing mascot is the...
Photograph of golden eagle Nugget and mascot Seymour looking at each other during a football game. Photograph featured in the 1985 Southerner yearbook on page 352.
Photograph of General Nat and his horse. In 1953, General Nat (for Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest) was approved as the Southerners’ mascot. The first General Nat was Archie Hughes, and Nat’s horse was named Son of Dixie. This photo is featured in...
Photograph of an article in the July 28, 1993, edition of Student Printz with headline: "Lucas: Nugget starved." President Aubrey Lucas delivers the news that the golden eagle mascot, Nugget, died of malnutrition, not lead poisoning.
Photograph of mascot Seymour leading a cheer during a football game. Seymour and three helpers are performing a gymnastics stunt. Photograph featured in the 1990 Southerner yearbook, page 128.
Photograph of mascot Seymour dressed in tuxedo and bow tie at homecoming 1996, which celebrated the presidency of Dr. Aubrey K. Lucas, who retired in 1996.
