{"id":1230573,"date":"2021-08-15T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1230573"},"modified":"2021-08-15T19:27:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T23:27:26","slug":"statue-of-mike-hawk-makes-emerges-on-und-campus-g1w1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/statue-of-mike-hawk-makes-emerges-on-und-campus-g1w1\/","title":{"rendered":"Statue of Mike Hawk Emerges on UND Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, UND fan Max Lovell tweeted a picture of this statue. Lovell&#8217;s tweet elicited some interesting responses. I was intrigued and had to see it myself. Last night, on my bike ride, I was able to locate the statue in question. Honestly, I don&#8217;t hate it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They finally got a statue of Mike Hawk on campus. Going to rub Mike Hawk before every <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNDfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNDfootball<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNDmhockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNDmhockey<\/a> for good luck this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNDProud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNDProud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QAbWQzyD0G\">pic.twitter.com\/QAbWQzyD0G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Max Lovell (@Lovell54) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lovell54\/status\/1425925294125375490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s true. I can confirm. There&#8217;s a shiny new statue of the UND mascot Mike Hawk standing behind the University of North Dakota student union. How big is the new statute? I am 5-foot-9 and the statue is quite taller than I am.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> I had people ask me if the UND mascot is really named Mike Hawk. Just my two cents. I&#8217;ve heard the mascot referred to as Mike Hawk by some. Honestly, I have no idea what the mascot&#8217;s actual name is?<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Statue of Mike Hawk Emerges on UND Campus\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1230578 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mike-hawk-2.jpg?w=480\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mike-hawk-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mike-hawk-2-416x555.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I get it. Many UND fans hate the Fighting Hawks nickname and the Fighting Hawks mascot. I&#8217;ve always gotten a kick out of the goofy mascot. It&#8217;s also been a big hit with the kids. 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