"Boxer: Evolution of a Mascot" video · Digital Exhibits

Identifier: PUA_MS171_002
Title: "Boxer: Evolution of a Mascot" video
Description: A video produced by Pacific University student Dean Croshere (Class of 2007), telling the history of Pacific's mascot, Boxer. Croshere, who serves as the narrator, interviews alumni from the classes of 1949-2008 regarding the original Boxer statue as well as Boxer II. Footage of a 1991 "Toss" involving Boxer II and scans of many historic photographs are also included.

Interviewees appearing on the video include: Ken Little (Class of 1951, Phi Beta Tau); Norm Larabee (Class of 1956, Phi Beta Tau); Lee Drew (Class of 1949, Phi Beta Tau; Bernie Cooper (Class of 1951, Phi Beta Tau); Rod Gilillan (Class of 1956, Gamma Sigma); Darrell Mapston (Class of 1972, Gamma Sigma); Jeff Grundon (Class of 1980 and later, Admissions Director); Billy Merck (Class of 1998); Greg McDaniel (Class of 2008, Gamma Sigma); and Pacific University President Phil Creighton.

This video was originally on a DVD produced in 2007. It was converted to MP4 format in 2025.
Creator: Croshere, Dean
Date: Year(s): 2007
Date: Display: 2007
Subject: Oral Histories; Pacific University -- Students; Mascots; Student Life
Place: Forest Grove, Oregon
Extent: 1 MP4 video file : 46 min.
Source: Pacific University Archives
Copyright: English http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/