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Traveler is a horse who is the mascot of the University of Southern California. Traveler appears at all USC home football games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as well as many other outdoor events, including numerous Rose Parades. The current horse is Traveler IX.
- 1961
- Pac-12
- University of Southern California
Jul 25, 2018 · The current Trojan mascot is Traveler IX. Even though the breed of horse may have changed over the years — ranging from an Arabian/Tennessee Walker to a pure-bred Arabian to a Spanish Andalusian — Traveler’s color has always remained pure white.
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- The Coliseum
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- Riders
- Different Horses
Until it was renovated in the 1990s, the Coliseum included an Olympic running track going around the football field. This proved to be useful for Traveler, who would gallop around the track after every USC score and pump up the crowd. Once the track was removed, Traveler still made its way around the field but had to move cautiously to avoid people...
Before Traveler, USC used another mascot, a series of canines known as George Tirebiter. There had also been several previous, unofficial horse mascots making appearances on USC sidelines since 1927, but none were permanent. The idea for the current mascot began during the 1961 Rose Parade, when a USC events director spotted Richard Saukko and his ...
Traveler was introduced in the autumn of 1961, during the USC Trojans football team's home opener at the Coliseum, against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. To dress Saukko as a Trojan warrior, USC used its connections to the film industry to procure the costume worn by Charlton Heston in Ben Hur two years earlier. The costume proved to be too heavy...
After Saukko retired from riding the horse in 1988, his family continued to provide the successive horses acting as Traveler until 2002. All of Saukko's successors as rider have been USC alumni, including Cass Dabbs, Rick Oas, Tom Nolan, Ardeshir Radpour, Brent Dahlgren, and current riders Chuck O'Donnell and Hector Aguilar.[citation needed]
Several horses have been "Traveler" over the years, of breeds ranging from Tennessee Walking horses, to Arabian horses and some crossbred animals. The current mascot, Traveler IX, is a purebred Andalusian horse, owned by Joanne Asman. An eighth Traveler was in training, but according to a post on the Spirit of TroyFacebook account, Traveler 8 died ...
Aug 23, 2017 · Opting to keep his original name, USC adopted Traveler as the University’s official mascot following the stunning debut. The mascot’s name has been subject to rumors and speculation in years past.
Apr 25, 2019 · Traveler, the majestic white horse trotting around the Coliseum field during USC home games, may not have been the Trojans’ first mascot, but he is certainly the most famous. Over the last 57...
- Ryan Abraham
History. About Traveler®. Traveler® is one of the most celebrated college mascots! This noble white horse, with the regal Tommy Trojan warrior astride, appears at all USC home football games. Traveler® Through History.
Jul 6, 2011 · Perhaps the greatest mascot of any college football team, Traveler, celebrates its 50th anniversary as the USC Trojans' mascot in 2011. Traveler is a commanding and gallant white horse carrying...
