Like what is Central Senior ?Looks like a gnome on the GW athletics page.....
Guns out eh?![]()
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The "Maroon Man" was devised by Coleman Shuler in 1964. He actually did the original art work that is the same today as it was back then. Coleman was a graduate of the 1965 class. Jack Kaylor was principal at the time and helped raise money for the mascot's image.The name is simply after the color of the jersey. Nothing more, nothing less. Once upon a time, Mississippi St and Southern Illinois were also called "Maroons" for the same reason. It's not very imaginative, no, but it's unique enough to start threads in this day and age lol!
As far as the concept of the "Maroon Man", I have no idea who dreamed that up or what they were thinking with that. But at least my man is scowling and flexingcoleman Shuler those guns.