Blaze (UAB mascot) - Wikipedia
WEBBlaze (officially Blaze the Dragon) is the mascot of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's athletics teams. [1] The mascot is based on a fire-breathing European dragon. [2]
UAB Blazers - Wikipedia
WEBThe current UAB mascot is a green dragon named Blaze. Former mascots included a strange cartoonish Nordic warrior named Blaze the Viking in 1993 and a rooster named Beauregard T. Rooster, which remained the school's mascot until 1992 when Coach Gene Bartow thought it would be a good time to change as UAB joined the Great Midwest Conference and ...
What is a Blazer? UAB basketball nickname, dragon mascot, …
WEBMar 22, 2024 · According to the university's library archives, the first mascot UAB had was a Viking named Blazer. He was quickly discontinued: Blazer, who was unveiled at a basketball game in 1993, was terminated before the football season after the mascot initially "scared children at basketball games."
Blaze - Bhamwiki
WEBMar 16, 2019 · Blaze or Blaze the Dragon is the official costumed mascot for the UAB Blazers athletic teams. Blaze was introduced as a costumed mascot on January 6, 1996 during a basketball game at the UAB Arena.
The Blazer mascot, 1993 - Libraries - University of Alabama at Birmingham
WEBAt a basketball game on January 9, 1993, UAB unveiled a new mascot, the Blazer. The mascot scared children at the basketball games, and many segments of the university community objected to the sword carrying militant Viking-like warrior.
UAB Blazers football - Wikipedia
WEBMascot. Blaze (Dragon) Marching band. UAB Marching Blazers. Website. https://uabsports.com/sports/football. The UAB Blazers football team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the sport of American football. The Blazers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA ...
Blazer Beginnings - Magazine | UAB
WEBSo what happened to the orange-feathered fowl with the big beak? “Legend has it, though we have no confirmation in our resources here, that Bartow and others felt a chicken was not the appropriate mascot for UAB once we had an NCAA Division III football team in 1991,” says Tim Pennycuff, UAB archivist and associate professor.
Blaze the Dragon - Encyclopedia of Alabama
WEBThe University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) mascot, Blaze the Dragon, shows team spirit before a UAB Blazers basketball game.
How to Train Your Dragon - Magazine | UAB
WEBGetting Inside the Head of UAB’s Mascot. By Caperton Gillett. Left to right: Shaniqua York, Blaze, Addie Phillips, and Chase Redus. IT ISN'T EASY TO DANCE WITH ABANDON while wearing a 10-pound dragon head.
UAB Blazers - Bhamwiki
WEBJul 16, 2022 · The Blazers' team colors are forest green and gold and the mascot is a fire-breathing dragon named Blaze. UAB athletics is known primarily for the success of the men's basketball team. The university's athletic department was created in 1978 by legendary basketball coach Gene Bartow who led the Blazers basketball team to …
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