Joe Kirk Fulton -- First Official Masked Rider and Texas Tech Graduate
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Uploaded by texastech on Jan 25, 2011
In the fall of 1953, head football coach DeWitt Weaver called student Joe Kirk Fulton into his office to discuss school mascots. Weaver, whose 10-1-0 football team was headed to Jacksonville, Fla. for the Gator Bowl, was not only looking for a bowl game win, but also hoping for a spot in the Southwest Conference.
At the time, Texas Tech was lacking a mascot, and Weaver wanted Fulton to become the Masked Rider, thinking a school mascot might help Texas Tech's admission into the conference.
Fulton agreed and debuted as the Masked Rider during the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day in 1954, establishing a tradition fans would embrace for decades to come.
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Guns Up Pride!!! Wreck 'em TECH!!!
misswhitehatco 1 year ago
Guns up!
hcbothe 1 year ago
Proud to be TTU Grad student, instructor as I continued my quest towards my PhD.
Go Tech! Strive for Honor ever more, long live the Matadors!!!
From Texas Woman's University to TTU, what a joyous ride!!!.
Omega1ization 1 year ago
Great story, great history, I'm proud it's my school!
Carolyn342 1 year ago
Badass
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