09/29/2025 02:56:41 PMRetrospectivePictured are some of our favorite eagles throughout North Texas history. Can you name them based on these clues and photos?story It's alive! Our first mascot, a live bird, joined us in 1950 with a name familiar to students today. So Retro! Coach Hayden Fry introduced a stylized Eagle when our Mean Green was young — and lime. The design inspired a beloved nickname. Rock on! This Eagle studied English at North Texas before taking a dark desert highway to California and international music fame. En Garde! For a time, our mascot was named for a fencing term, also thought to come from an Old English word for “young eagle.” Entire Reddit threads are now devoted to him. Touchdown! Members of the Geezles gave this all-seeing bird to campus in 2011. Named for the fraternity’s greeting, he imparts luck to those who rub his head before taking the field at DATCU Stadium. Thank Ya Very Much! Our modern mascot is hard to top — and has an extensive wardrobe. Go Mean Green! Answer Key Hover over the images below to see the answers. It's Alive! It's Alive! Scrappy So Retro! So Retro! The Flying Worm Rock On! Rock On! Don Henley En Garde! En Garde! Eppy Touchdown! Touchdown! Spiriki Thank Ya Very Much! Thank Ya Very Much! Scrappy