Texas A&M's sports teams were known as the Farmers in
the early days. It was in the 1920's that the term "Aggie"
gained popularity. The school's yearbook was renamed
Aggieland in 1949, and "Aggie" became the school's
official nickname."
Reveille is the mascot of the Aggies, a collie that roams
the sidelines during football games. One day in 1931,
some students were returning to campus when they
acidentally hit a stray puppy and injured its leg. After
stealthly bringing the dog to the campus dorms and acting
as nurses to the injured animal, the dog went to sleep,
only to bark as reveille woke the students (and the dog).
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This is where the name Reveille came from.In
spite of the fact that dogs were not allowed on
campus, Reveille was the exception, to the point
that she would sometimes sleep in students'
bunks.
She led the band out at halftime that year and
was soon named the school's mascot. The original
Reveille was buried in front of the entrance to
Kyle Field after her death.
Texas A&M's sports teams were known as the Farmers
in the early days. It was in the 1920's that the term
"Aggie" gained popularity. The school's yearbook was
renamed Aggieland in 1949, and "Aggie" became the
school's official nickname."
Reveille is the mascot of the Aggies, a collie that
roams the sidelines during football games. One day
back in 1931, some students were returning to
campus when they accidentally hit a stray puppy
and injured its leg. After smuggling the dog into
their dorm and bandaging it up, the dog spent the
night there. In the morning, the campus was awoke
to a bugler's reveille, and the dog barked in response.
This is where the name Reveille came from. In spite
of the fact that dogs were not allowed on campus,
Reveille was the exception, to the point that she
would sometimes sleep in students' bunks. As the
story goes, if she selected your bunk, you were not
allowed to kick her out!
She led the band out at halftime that year and was
soon named the school's mascot. The original Reveille
was buried in front of the entrance to Kyle Field after
her death.
