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The University of Akron's athletic teams are known as the "Zips," originally short for "Zippers," rubber overshoes made by the BF Goodrich Company that were nationally popular in the 1920s and 1930s. The university's mascot is "Zippy", a kangaroo. Zippy is one of only a few female college mascots in the United States. The other mascots include Lulu the female bull dog for Gardner-Webb University, Victoria S. Bull for SUNY At Buffalo, Ralphie the Buffalo for University of Colorado, Udee the hen for the University of Delaware, Freida Falcon from Bowling Green State University, Penny the Penguin for Youngstown State University, and Lucy Lobo, costumed female wolf companion to Louie Lobo for University of New Mexico.
