tiger traditions FOR OVER 35 YEARS, THE SIDELINE MASCOT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HAS BEEN THE BENGAL TIGER. TOM III, THE CURRENT TIGER MASCOT, ATTENDS ALL TIGER FOOTBALL HOME GAMES, AND HE CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT MANY OTHER UNIVERSITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS A POWERFUL AND MAJESTIC SYMBOL OF TIGERS ATHLETICS. TOM III TRAVELS IN STYLE IN A CUSTOM-DESIGNED, CLIMATE-CONTROLLED TRAILER, ALWAYS WITH POLICE ESCORT. I AM A TIGER ... HEAR ME ROAR THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS´ OFFICIAL SCHOOL COLORS OF BLUE AND GRAY WERE SELECTED IN THE EARLY 1900S. THE COLORS WERE CHOSEN IN AN EFFORT TO SHOW UNITY IN A NATION THAT WAS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE CIVIL WAR. THE STUDENT BODY THOUGHT THAT BY PICKING THE COLORS OF THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH, THE SCHOOL WOULD SHOW A TOGETHERNESS AMONG ALL STUDENTS. INFO MORE THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS´ OFFICIAL LOGO WAS REDESIGNED BY CRAIG THOMPSON, FROM DISCIPLE DESIGN IN MEMPHIS, TENN. THE ORIGINAL LOGO WAS AN MSU WITH A LEAPING TIGER COMING OUT FROM BEHIND THE LETTER. THE NEW LOGO IS AN “M" WITH A LEAPING TIGER COMING UP OVER THE CENTER OF THE “M." 2010-11 Tiger Hoops Experience | 80
