UConn Huskies Basketball
The official mascot of the University of Connecticut is a Siberian Husky dog named Jonathan. The first
Husky dog came to the Storrs campus in Dec. 1934 and the puppy was named for Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of Connecticut during the Revolutionary War. Jonathan I’s pedigree was traced back to include
a great-grandfather, who traveled to the North Pole with Admiral E. Byrd in 1909. Jonathan III was with
Admiral Byrd when he undertook “Operation High Jump” to the Antarctic in 1946-47.
In the summer of 2001, the UConn community welcomed the newest Husky dog, Jonathan XII, to the
Storrs campus.
A costumed mascot, an all-white Siberian Husky, gained popularity over the past several decades and through national television exposure has become "in demand" throughout the state and region, representing his University.
“UCONN HUSKY” FIGHT SONG
“UConn Husky” is the fight song of the school. It was written in the mid-1930’s by Herb France, who was UConn’s Director of Music until the mid-1950’s. The song is widely known for its playing at different sporting events, but got “out of this world” attention in October 1989 when it was played aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle to wake up the shuttle astronauts. Among those astronauts on the mission was Franklin Chang-Diaz, a 1973 UConn graduate.