1931


The 'Gator (alligator) is chosen by popular student vote to be San Francisco State's mascot. The name and spelling stick.

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An excerpt from the Aug. 17, 1931 edition of the SF State's student newspaper the Bay Leaf introduces students to the new mascot



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