# @trinityu on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B6mTxm4lIDi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20832724-trinityu-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/25fccdd219.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-12-28T02:01:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Trinity University (@trinityu) — https://gondola.cc/trinityu

## Caption

While Trinity may not have a living, breathing Tiger mascot anymore, the spirit of the animal lives on in a giant, bronze Bengal tiger statue situated in front of the Bell Athletic Center.⁣
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The sculpture, named LeeRoy, was donated by the Chapman Trusts. The request for the statue was brought to the administration in the late 1990s by the Association of Student Representatives (now Student Government Association), initiated by students who wanted to build community and school spirit, especially with the recent revitalization of Trinity’s athletics programs during that same period.⁣
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Sculpted by G.H. Hale and mounted on a granite base, the statue was unveiled in spring 1999. The nine-foot tiger is one-and-a-half times life-size and depicted as perching atop a tree branch. #Trinity150 #TigerPride

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