New London Bulldogs

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From Brent Erdmann: "The New London Bulldog dates back to the 1920's. At the time School Sports were not that big so club teams were established, One was Football, The team had no nickname & very little success until a young boy started bringing his pet Bulldog named Percy to the games. The team had found success over the next couple of years and believed it was the young boys pet Bulldog, hence the Nickname Washington Bulldogs was born in 1931, which was the year Washington Sr High School opened. In 1966 New London Sr High School opened and became the New London Bulldogs which it has been known since. A picture of the young lad & his dog & this story hangs in the Bulldog Hall of Fame at New London High School."

From Erdmann:

Not only does he appear at New London Sporting Events, once a month he visits each of the 4 Elementary Schools with the Team or Activity of the month which discusses the Bulldogs of Character Program to our Elementary Children, to learn more about the Bulldogs of Character Program, view the video below. He also has been known to make appearances in Parades & other community events.

Percy is known for the ability to perform Pushups at the end of each quarter or inning, and also jam out to his favorite pep band tunes. He also lead a Harlem Shake during a Basketball game in the 2013 Girls Basketball season.

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