Zippy is the female mascot of the University of Akron athletics team. Zippy is a kangaroo, and was chosen by a committee in 1953. The school's nickname, "Zips", is a shortening of "Zippers", a pair of rubber overshoes and a brand name of the BF Goodrich Company of Akron.

Fans all around the world are in love with Zippy, the fun-loving, University of Akron (UA) mascot. But have you ever wondered about the creative mind behind the original concept of our beloved kangaroo?

Mar 18, 2022 · What is a Zip? It's based on rubber shoes. That's less important than Zippy, the University of Akron's kangaroo mascot. Get to know her.

Jan 23, 2023 · The current Akron Zips mascot is a kangaroo called Zippy, and it’s one of just eight female mascots in all of college football. In the 70 years that the Zips have had a mascot, it has undergone many changes.

Zippy is the marsupial mascot for The University of Akron and the winner of the 2007 national Capital One Mascot of the Year Challenge. To win the mascot challenge, Zippy went furry head to furry head against various birds of prey, mammals and nonhuman objects from other universities.

He recalled a popular cartoon character, Kicky, and suggested they consider a kangaroo. ''I really thought the mascot needed to be something unique -- there were so many bulldogs, lions, tigers and whatnots out there already,'' Hansford told the Akron Beacon Journal in a 2011 interview.

Aug 20, 2017 · Akron Zippers first appeared in 1923 (BF Goodrich product name) and then The kangaroo mascot first came in 1953. Making it's debut as "Mr. Zip". Mr. Zippy transformed into Zippy, and he became she. I actually like that Zippy is a girl, makes us like one of three schools with a female primary mascot. 2 years later...

Aug 16, 2020 · Pete Demming debuted the first mascot uniform in 1955, at the second Acme-Zip Game - not as “Zippy” but as “Mr. Zip.” The first known printed reference to the mascot as “Zippy” was a 1965 Zips Football press brochure.

The winner, freshman Margaret Hamlin, received a prize of $10 for "Zippers". Athletic director Kenneth Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to Zips in 1950. The university's mascot is "Zippy", a female kangaroo. Zippy is one of only eight …

Nov 9, 2022 · Two years later, the student council wanted a mascot, but nobody knew what a Zip was (because it was not a thing). They formed a committee to figure it out, wherein advisor Dick Hansford proposed they pick something unique to set themselves apart.