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| About The Nittany Lion The
Nittany Lion was chosen by the student body of Penn State in 1906 in a
one-man campaign conducted by H.D. "Joe" Mason. He decided they needed
a mascot after seeing the Princeton tiger on their campus during a trip
with the Penn State baseball team. The Nittany Lion the mountain lion,
which once roamed in central Pennsylvania, named so because Penn State
is located in the Nittany Valley at the foot of Mount Nittany. In
folklore, Nittany was an Indian princess in whose honor the Great
Spirit caused Mount Nittany to be formed. The Nittany Lion Shrine Molded
by animal sculptor Heinz Warneke and stonecutter Joseph Garatti, Penn
State's Nittany Lion shrine was dedicated on October 14, 1942, during
Homecoming Weekend, as a gift from the Class of 1940. Chosen from six
models submitted by Warneke, the shrine is made of a 13 ton block of
Indiana limstone. It is the most recognizable symbol of Penn State. |  |
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All information acquired from the Penn State Official Athletic Site and the Big Ten Conference Site
All information acquired from the Penn State Official Athletic Site and the Big Ten Conference Site