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giate sports teams in the 1880s the teams were appropriately named the aggies by 1925 the school had expanded beyond agriculture becoming michigan state college of agriculture and applied science to reduce the emphasis on agriculture the college held a contest to choose a new team name the chosen entry was the michigan staters in 1926 during michigan state s first southern baseball training tour the enduring spartans nickname was born lansing state journal sports editor george s alderton found the name chosen by the students too long and awkward for headlines and began searching for a better alternative reviewing unused entries from the original naming contest alderton discovered spartans and began using it quietly in game stories before moving it into headlines the name quickly gained acceptance was picked up by rival newspapers and soon appeared in student publications with no objections from students alumni or college officials spartans became the permanent nickname and one that has lasted for generations 1 costumed mascot edit this 1951 image predating sparty shows a spartan football player as a beaver trapper while msu students and alumni often refer to the spartan statue as sparty the incarnation of sparty with national visibility is that of a costumed mascot who appears at athletic events and other university related functions the first mascot appeared in 1955 and was a papier mâché spartan head made by theta xi fraternity brothers donald pais kenneth roberts and don bauer 2 by the 1956 rose bowl game the papier mâché head had been replaced by a fiberglass version that was thirty pounds lighter in 1985 msu alumni association graphic designer dave giordan was asked to draw a muscular sparty in full body armor four years later in 1989 a group came together to design and revamp the sparty mascot character designer tom sapp of real characters inc was hired to design and create a new sparty character and costume research was conducted on michigan state s mission community and traditions the result was an approachable fierce yet kind man for all seasons mascot sparty would reflect the university s strength and character to introduce msu s new mascot six billboards designed by tom sapp were positioned around east lansing announcing his spartan stadium debut the costume with a cartoonishly oversized head bulging muscles and a facial expression that treads a fine line between cute and pugnacious was introduced to msu fans during the 1989 football season sparty was an immediate hit in part because the foam rubber body parts vinyl breastplate and skirt have a freedom of movement that allow the anonymous student who portrays sparty to be quite expressive despite the costume s fixed stare the student that portrays sparty is a volunteer despite rumors of financial compensation or a full scholarship 3 early every calendar year tryouts are held for the student to portray sparty for the upcoming school year sparty represents an ancient spartan warrior but wears a late imperial style roman legionary s helmet which was not invented until several centuries after sparta was subdued by the roman republic sparty can be found entertaining msu sporting event crowds with his antics during games he is even lifted upon the shoulders of cheerleaders and does one handed push ups besides sporting events sparty also attends many events around campus the community and the country throughout the year alumni functions charity events weddings bar mitzvahs parades and many other university events any revenues generated go to the upkeep of the sparty mascot program which is funded mainly by the msu alumni association 4 5 sparty came to national prominence in the mid 1990s with his appearance in a series of television ads promoting espn s sportscenter one advertisement depicted sparty carrying gymnast kerri strug in the manner of beauty and the beast or more to the point béla károlyi who carried the injured strug to the medal platform to accept her team gold medal at the 1996 summer olympics he also appeared in espn ads with background cameos such as eating in a diner booth or browsing the shelves of a bookstore in 2004 sparty won the best mascot national championship at the universal cheer association universal dance association college nationals becoming the first big ten conference mascot to do so 6 he won best mascot for the second year in a row after securing the honor again the following year 7 in addition to his title of best mascot sparty was voted the buffest mascot by muscle and fitness magazine 8 sparty was even found in the refrigerators of local stores and many alumni when sparty was featured on a series of jones soda bottles in late 2004 9 and he appeared again in 2005 sparty was one of six college mascots nominated for the mascot hall of fame in july 2006 10 in the summer of 2006 alltel wireless aired a commercial featuring espn s lee corso and sparty three years after winning top honors for the first time sparty was again named best mascot it was sparty s third title in just four years his skit sparty s spectacular featured music from many different genres including rock country and riverdance to qualify for nationals sparty submitted a video showcasing his performances at athletic events and community service events 11 sparty appeared on the cover of the wii version of ncaa football 09 the first time a non athlete was featured on it ea sports had a poll to see which mascot would appear on the cover and sparty won by over 75 000 votes 12 statues edit the spartan sparty the location of the two sparty statues artist leonard jungwirth sculptor year 1945 terra cotta 2005 bronze type statue modernist futurist cubist medium bronze terra cotta subject spartan mascot dimensions 9 ft 7 in 2 92 m tall location east lansing michigan bronze 42 43 52 n 84 29 15 w 42 7311 n 84 4874 w 42 7311 84 4874 terra cotta 42 43 41 n 84 29 10 w 42 7281 n 84 4861 w 42 7281 84 4861 website sparty project when john hannah became president of michigan state college in 1941 he commissioned assistant professor of art leonard d jungwirth to design a statue of an athletic spartan warrior jungwirth sculpted a statue known simply as the spartan which soon gained the nickname of sparty though jungwirth originally designed the spartan as a bronze statue it had to be cast in terra cotta due to world war ii rationing of bronze 3 the terra cotta statue stood on the banks of the red cedar river until 2005 when the university replaced it with a bronze replica the original spartan was moved into the stadium where it remains on display to this day 1945 terra cotta statue edit dedicated on june 9 1945 the terra cotta spartan is made of five large glazed terra cotta sections fired from red ohio clay 13 these pieces were joined by mortar joints with a poured concrete core over a steel frame the statue stands 9 7 high and weighs approximately 3 000 pounds when the statue was erected popular media claimed that it was the tallest free standing ceramic sculpture in the world 3 though that record remains unconfirmed though the statue s pose recalls classic greek sculpture jungwirth s stylized design is closer to the mid 20th century modernist design borrowing heavily from cubism futurism and depression era civic art 3 2005 bronze statue edit by the late 20th century michigan s harsh winters had taken a toll on the terra cotta statue as had vandalism by fans of msu s rival school the university of michigan 14 while annual repair work helped stem the damage done by precipitation extreme cold and vandalism the statue needed more intensive repair in 1989 the save our sparty sos campaign helped restore the statue when they finished restorers made fiberglass molds of the refurbished sparty new molds were made in 2004 because the 1989 molds had deteriorated to cast an identical bronze replica that would better stand up to bad weather and vandalism the terra cotta spartan was removed from its base on may 12 2005 during msu s 2005 summer semester the intersection at which the statue stood was completely redesigned to allow for safer traffic interaction with pedestrians on thursday august 25 2005 15 an unveiling of the new bronze spartan took place in addition a sesquicentennial parade on saturday october 8 2005 concluded with a dedication ceremony at the statue meanwhile the original terra cotta spartan was moved to a new spartan stadium annex where it could be displayed safely indoors though most members of the msu community agree that the original statue needs to be sheltered some alumni and faculty have criticized the inaccessibility of the original statue 16 traditions edit it is tradition for some alumni and other spartan fans to have a picture taken with the spartan statue to mark major life events 14 during graduation season there is a steady stream of recent graduates and their families posing with the statue on weekends it is not uncommon to see newlywed couples doing the same during the week before the annual football game against the university of michigan wolverines members of the marching band take turns each guarding the statue against vandalism by fans of the rival school the tradition is known as sparty watch a similar vigil takes place at the michigan diag where the inlaid m is defended against msu fans 17 during the full team walk from kellogg center to spartan stadium that takes place prior to each home football game players and coaches toss or place pennies at the statue as they proceed past it after the final home football game the spartan marching band circles the statue once before heading home to adams field references edit michigan state athletics history traditions michigan state university athletics retrieved april 6 2026 sparty history msu alumni association retrieved november 3 2017 1 2 3 4 stanford linda 2002 msu campus buildings places spaces east lansing michigan michigan state university press isbn 0 87013 631 3 sparty mascot program msu alumni association retrieved november 3 2017 bao robert meet sparty archived 2007 11 21 at the wayback machine msuspartans cstv com november 3 2007 accessed august 16 2008 collins laura sparty is the first big ten mascot ever to win mascot competition archived 2006 01 10 at the wayback machine state news january 21 2004 longley kristin sparty named national champ archived 2007 05 18 at the wayback machine state news january 24 2004 orlando jennifer sparty nation s no 1 mascot archived 2011 05 23 at the wayback machine the state news may 22 2007 accessed august 16 2008 keller tom jones soda labels showcase sparty archived 2005 12 02 at the wayback machine state news january 10 2005 miller matthew sparty up for spot in mascot hall of fame lansing state journal july 2 2006 maxwell colleen spectacular sparty msu s mascot comes in first place in collegiate competition archived 2007 05 18 at the wayback machine state news january 19 2007 introducing the cover mascot for ncaa for wii retrieved march 18 2008 kuhn madison 1955 michigan state the first hundred years 1855 1955 east lansing michigan state university press p 414 isbn 0 87013 222 9 cite book isbn date incompatibility help 1 2 improved sparty set for msu duty the detroit news august 26 2005 darrow bob unveiling ceremony for new sparty held ahead of schedule deprecated link archived 2007 05 30 at archive today state news august 25 2006 poulson david faculty member upset about sparty being segregated from fans archived 2006 11 28 at the wayback machine state news september 8 2005 msu s familiar underdog status left behind vs u m the detroit news september 30 2005 wikimedia commons has media related to sparty mascot external links edit michigan state spartans traditions archived 2008 08 15 at the wayback machine sparty a visual history msuaa knowledge network link removed v t e michigan state spartans football venues old college field 1902 1922 spartan stadium 1923 present bowls rivalries bowl games indiana michigan notre dame penn state culture lore sparty victory for msu marching band zeke the wonder dog winged football helmet 1966 game of the century 2001 michigan game 2006 northwestern game trouble with the snap people head coaches nfl draftees statistical leaders seasons 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 national championship seasons in bold v t e michigan state spartans men s soccer venues old college field 1956 2007 demartin stadium 2007 cups rivalries michigan culture lore sparty victory for msu marching band seasons 1967 1968 2018 national championship seasons in bold college cup seasons in italics v t e michigan state university located in east lansing michigan academics business hospitality business engineering human medicine law natural science nursing osteopathic medicine veterinary medicine residential honors college lyman briggs residential arts and humanities athletics sports men s basketball women s basketball cross country football field hockey ice hockey men s soccer women s soccer softball track and field volleyball facilities breslin center forest akers golf courses jenison fieldhouse munn ice arena spartan stadium old college field drayton mclane stadium volleyball events basketbowl the big chill at the big house championships clockgate cold war game of the century land grant trophy old brass spittoon paul bunyan trophy michigan michigan state 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