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Biography |
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Avalanche, the Kutztown University Golden Bear mascot,
was unveiled on Saturday, October 1, 2005, at KU’s football game against West Chester.
Avalanche is named in honor of the nickname of then Kutztown State College’s sports
teams from the mid 1930s to the early 1960s. In 1961, Golden Bears replaced Golden
Avalanche as the nickname for Kutztown’s sports teams, and Golden Bear mascots soon
followed. Most recently, Goldie and Griz have served as KU’s Golden Bear mascots.
With their “graduation,” however, a new mascot was sought.
Thus entered the Raymond Entertainment Group (REG), a company based out of Newark,
DE, specializing in creating mascot characters. The CEO of REG is David Raymond,
the original Phillie Phanatic. His company has created mascots for the NCAA,
University of Delaware, Lakewood BlueClaws, Cincinnati Reds, fellow Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference member Millersville University, and many others.
| Name: Avalanche |
| Age: Bear-ly an adult |
| Gender: Male |
| Height: 6’6’’, kicks to tips
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| Weight: 300 lbs (Slims to 280 for bathing suit season)
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| Shoe Size: BIG… really, really BIG!!! |
| Birthplace: Blue Mountain, Northern Berks County |
| Major/Minor: Theatre, Dance, Cheerology, Bearobics |
| Current Residence: Old Main Clock Tower, Kutztown, PA |
| Hobbies: Dancing, Snowtubing, Cheering on the Kutztown University Golden Bears, Giving Bear-Hugs, Checkin’ out the honey(s) |
| Role Model: Griz and Goldie ’05– his predecessors
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| History: Kutztown University adopted Avalanche the Golden Bear
when he was delivered to the President’s doorstep. He was in a wooden box
that was shipped from the mountains of Northern Berks County. The box was
opened at Kutztown’s Family Day football game, October 1, 2005. He is named in honor of the Golden Avalanche nickname used by Kutztown sports teams from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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Favorites
| Movie: “The Bad News Bears” |
| Food: Whoopie Pie and See-Food (If he sees food, he eats it!)
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| Colors: Maroon and Gold |
| Book: Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jim Aylesworth |
| Song: “Bear Necessities” |
| Music: Anything that gets him shakin’ |
| Place to Hang Out: The Bear’s Den and anywhere there are Kutztown University fans! |
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