Rocky the Bulldog - Macomb. IL
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YoSam.
N 40° 27.732 W 090° 40.289
15T E 697423 N 4481663
The mascot for Western Illinois University
Waymark Code: WMXAXM
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2017
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County of statue: McDonough County
Location of statue: W. Adams St. & US-67, Westen Investments lawn, Macomb
Artist: Natalie Shelly
Date: 2015
This Bulldog is a copy of ROCKY. It is at Westen Investments and is on their lawn.
This is part of a city wide campaign, see Associated Press article about them all
"Rocky the Bulldog is the mascot for Western Illinois University athletic teams. This two-legged caricature had its start in 1958 when a live four-legged English Bulldog, purchased by Student Government, was marched throughout the football stadium during home games. He was named "Colonel Rock" in honor of Western’s legendary Athletic Director and Coach Ray "Rock" Hanson, a Marine colonel. In 1971 a 900-pound cement statue of Rocky was set in place just north of the University Union, adjacent to Hanson Field. The statue was moved to the stadium’s entryway when the facility was updated in 2002.
"Col. Rock III, WIU's third live mascot, joined the Leatherneck family in May 2010." ~ WIU Site