Mascots--History
Handsome Dan I
Handsome Dan II
Handsome Dan III
Handsome Dan IV
Handsome Dan V
Handsome Dan VI
Handsome Dan VII
Handsome Dan VIII
Handsome Dan IX
Handsome Dan X
Handsome Dan XI
Handsome Dan XII
Handsome Dan XIII
Handsome Dan XIV
Handsome Dan XV
Handsome Dan XVI
Handsome Dan XVII

Handsome Dan XVIII

Bronze Bulldogs

NCAA.com Video Feature on Handsome Dan

History of the Yale Bulldog
"Handsome Dan"
1889-Present

The tradition was established by a young gentleman from Victorian England, who attended Yale in the 1890's. The line now numbers 18, and the original successors have been the intimates of deans, directors, and coaches. One was tended by a head cheerleader who went on to become the Secretary of State. Another was featured on the cover of a national magazine. Yale was the first university in the United States to adopt a mascot, and to this date, none is better known than Handsome Dan.

Chris Getman '64 (below) has been the caretaker for Maurice, Whizzer, Louis and Sherman.