TOM (mascot)
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TOM (Tigers Of Memphis) is the name of three Bengal Tigers which have served as the mascot of the University of Memphis Tigers since 1972. The most recent, TOM III, was a beloved Bengal Tiger mascot for the University of Memphis during one of the most glorious periods in University and athletics history. He died Friday, September 18, 2020, less than three weeks after his 12th birthday. The Tigers also have a costumed mascot called Pouncer.
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TOM (mascot)
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TOM (Tigers Of Memphis) is the name of three Bengal Tigers which have served as the mascot of the University of Memphis Tigers since 1972. The most recent, TOM III, was a beloved Bengal Tiger mascot for the University of Memphis during one of the most glorious periods in University and athletics history. He died Friday, September 18, 2020, less than three weeks after his 12th birthday. The Tigers also have a costumed mascot called Pouncer. TOM III was housed and cared for by the Tiger Guard, a committee of the Highland Hundred football booster club. University funds are not used to provide for the tiger's needs. The University of Memphis was one of two universities in the United States that use a live tiger as a mascot (the other being LSU) and has received criticism from animal welfare organizations. Until Tom II Memphis was the only school to have a live tiger mascot present at football games. TOM attends Memphis Tiger home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in a special sound proof, air conditioned trailer.
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