Goldy Gopher, the renowned mascot of the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers, has a long history that reflects the development of the university’s spirit. From his origins in the 1940s to ...

He approved the chipmunk design anyway, wrote Grooms’ grandson, Steve Kuhl, in the Minnesota Alumni Association ... the company’s market for mascot toys. While he worked at the company, Grooms ...

In 1940, the University commissioned George Grooms, an artist for a small Iowa manufacturing company, to create the institution’s gopher mascot, according to a 1995 Minnesota Daily article. On his way ...