That’s because when George Grooms originally drafted the design in the 1940s that would become the University’s mascot, he lived in Iowa ... Steve Kuhl, in the Minnesota Alumni Association magazine in ...

In 1940, the University commissioned George Grooms, an artist for a small Iowa manufacturing company, to create the institution’s gopher mascot, according to a 1995 Minnesota Daily article. On his way ...

The University of Minnesota Spirit Squad is made up of the cheer and dance teams plus Goldy Gopher, the mascot. Heading into the competition last weekend, the squad had combined for 26 national ...