Identity area
Type of entity
University Name
Authorized form of name
Eggy the Ram
Parallel form(s) of name
- Eggy
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
Eggy is the name of the Ryerson University mascot. Eggy I was purchased in 1961 by 4 students on the Administrative Council from the Toronto Stockyards. He made his debut at a Hockey game at Varsity Arena. There were a total of five real ram mascots between 1961 and 1991. Eggy I lived on campus during the school year in a pen and shelter behind Oakham House (then called Kerr Hall) and spent the summer on a farm outside the city. Eggy II did the same until the mid 1960s. From that time, Eggy II through V lived on a farm year long and was transported to campus for events.Eggy V was the last live mascot. He died in 1992. The Human Society pressured universities using live animals as mascots to stop the practice due to cruelty.
While the real Eggy was still making appearances, Athletics and Recreation had a costumed Eggy from about the 1980s. The costume Eggy was gone through changes since its inception with the latest transformation occuring in 2011 when the costume was recreated to showcase a trimmer Eggy with two different costume heads.