SuperFrog (1979-1999)
Archived online exhibit from 2009
In 1979, TCU athletic promotions director John Grace created SuperFrog as part of a campaign to promote “Frog Fever” on campus and in the surrounding community. Grace wanted a mascot that would help create a fun atmosphere at sporting events. The Daily Skiff reported that “Frog Fever” transformed TCU's mascot from a “mild-mannered cardboard box to the new ‘SuperFrog’ that looks like a cross between a TCU linebacker and the monster in the movie ‘Alien’.”
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New SuperFrog, 1979
New SuperFrog at football game, 1979
SuperFrog with basketball player, 1980-1981
Close-up, January 25, 1986
SuperFrog dancing with cheerleaders, 1986
SuperFrog with kids at a football game, 1986
SuperFrog diving, January 28, 1987
SuperFrog on a cheerleader's shoulders at a basketball game, January 31, 1987
SuperFrog watching a game intently, 1987-1988
SuperFrog cheering at basketball game, January 17, 1988
SuperFrog behind men's basketball players, January 30, 1988
Lady Superfrog
SuperFrog with fans on the field, April 29, 1988
SuperFrog with referee
SuperFrog with Greg Evans, football player, on the field at the OSU game on September 22, 1990
SuperFrog worried at women's basketball game, 1991-1992
SuperFrog with a band at basketball game, February 4, 1995
SuperFrog dancing at a game, February 19, 1995
SuperFrog dancing downtown
SuperFrog on knees at women's basketball game, January 30, 1990
SuperFrog running on the basketball floor, December 5, 1990
SuperFrog reading, October, 1991
SuperFrog dancing "Staying Alive" at men's basketball game 1991-1992
SuperFrog with a cello, March 19, 1996
SuperFrog raising the roof on the sidelines, November 20, 1997
SuperFrog on a diving block, February 13, 1998
SuperFrog dancing in the stands, October 10, 1998