The Runnin' Bulldogs Mascot has been a key figure at Gardner-Webb since Butch I, the original live mascot, joined the campus community in 1947. The Runnin' Bulldogs Mascot has been represented by a live, logo, and costumed mascot throughout Gardner-Webb's history.
Live Bulldog Mascots: Butch I (1947 - 1953), Butch II (1953 - 1955), Chins (1955), Victor I (1960 - 1969), Victor II (1969), and Roebuck "Bucky" (2015 - Present).
Logo Mascots: MACK (1960s - 1970s), Mac the Bulldog (1980s to Present)
Costumed Mascots: Mac & Lula (Present)
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Articles on GW Bulldog Mascot from GW Publications
Donna Ham and Betty Staton
Articles on the history of the GW Bulldog Mascot spanning from 1947 to 1991. Collected from the follow Gardner-Webb publications: The Anchor yearbook, The Pilot student newspaper, and The Web Magazine.
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Butch I
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Photograph of Butch I, Gardner-Webb's first Bulldog Mascot. Butch I served as college mascot from 1947 to 1953. He was succeeded by Butch II in 1953.
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Victor I (1960) with Gale Weeks
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Photograph of Victor I with homecoming queen Gale Weeks on the front cover of The Gardner-Webb Quarterly.
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Victor 1 (1963) with Doris Winchester & Rob Weir
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Photograph of Victor I with GW students Doris Winchester & Rob Weir (1963).
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Bulldog Mascot Timeline
Cothenia Jolley
Written historical timeline of the Gardner-Webb Bulldog Mascot by Cothenia Jolley.
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Mac & Lula Homecoming (2013)
Ryan Gunter
Costumed mascots, Mac and Lula, running onto the field at the opening of the 2013 Homecoming football game.
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Roebuck (2015)
Gardner-Webb University
Photograph of Roebuck "Bucky" the live mascot as a puppy in 2015.
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Mac the Bulldog (2016)
Mark Houser
Mac the Bulldog (2016) standing on the portico of the Tucker Student Center.
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MACK (2018) New Student Orientation
Kevin Dale Bridges
Students participating in New Student Orientation taking a photo with MACK the Bulldog.
MACK's former home was hanging on the backboard of the basketball goal in Bost Gym. MACK's current home is in the Dover Library.
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MACK (1960s) Basketball Portrait
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MACK served as the Gardner-Webb Bulldog logo beginning in the 1960s.
This painted portrait of MACK is part of the University Archives collection and hangs in the Dover Library.
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MACK (2020) Masked for COVID019
Kevin Dale Bridges
MACK the Bulldog masked up to promote wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MACK the Bulldog
Natlaie Edwards Bishop
MACK the Bulldog greets visitors at the Dover Library. Formerly positioned above the backboard in the Bost Gym, MACK was moved to the Library in 2018. MACK's front paws rest on old editions of the Gardner-Webb Yearbook.
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MACK the Bulldog 2
Natalie Edwards Bishop
MACK the Bulldog greets visitors at the Dover Library. Formerly positioned above the backboard in the Bost Gym, MACK was moved to the Library in 2018. MACK's front paws rest on old editions of the Gardner-Webb Yearbook.
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The Runnin' Bulldog Logo
Gardner-Webb University
Mac the Bulldog, the official Runnin' Bulldog logo of Gardner-Webb University.
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MACK the Bulldog Mural at Bulldog QuikSnak
Ed Williams
MACK the Bulldog mural by Ed Williams hanging at the Bulldog QuikSnak grill in Boiling Springs, NC.
