Gumbo (mascot)

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"Gumbo" in January 2019

Gumbo the Dog is one of two official mascots of the NFL's New Orleans Saints alongside Sir Saint.

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Description and history

Gumbo is an anthropomorphic Saint Bernard dog who wears a Saints jersey bearing the number 00, as well as black pants and shoes. It was the Louisiana Restaurant Association's gift to the Saints. [1] [ self-published source ] From the New Orleans Saints' website:

"It was a natural evolution of this idea that the dog be a Saint Bernard, and the name, Gumbo (a conglomeration of food and an iconic New Orleanian dish), reflects the Restaurant Association as well as a famous traditional Cajun meal loved by young and old, rich and poor (a mix like all people who love and support the Saints)."

Even though Gumbo went into a brief retirement, he was brought back by popular demand, replacing a short lived Phillie Phanatic-like jester mascot known as Mambo who was the team's secondary official mascot during the early 2000s. [2] [3]

For years, Gumbo was, in fact, a real Saint Bernard dog that roamed the sidelines in Saints' apparel for dogs. [4] The reason for choosing this breed of dog is the fact that Orleans Parish (where the City of New Orleans lies) shares a border with St. Bernard Parish to the east. The present mascot, which consists of a person wearing a Saint Bernard dog head and a football uniform, is usually seen on the sidelines during games near the goalpost and sometimes celebrates touchdowns with Saints players. [5]

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References

  1. Scaffidi, Steven (2010). Ain't Dat Super!. Xlibris. p. 3. ISBN   9781450097567.
  2. Angelfire https://www.angelfire.com/super/mascots/nfl/mambo.html . Retrieved 2022-06-21.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Terrell, Katherine. "'This dog has got to go': Why the only dog on the Saints sideline is in costume". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  4. Kelly, John (February 7, 2010). "New Orleans Saints history: 1967, the Gumbo-Jumbo combo". The Times-Picayune.
  5. Video: Reggie Bush runs over Gumbo the Dog after the Saints win