WHITING, Ind. – Saint Joseph's fans, The Hawk needs your votes! The face of Saint Joseph's Athletics for more than 60 years, The Hawk has been nominated as one of 24 nominees for the National Mascot Hall of Fame. 

From October 3 until October 9, Saint Joseph's fans can vote for The Hawk to advance to the final ballot once per day once per day using the same email address. 

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The MHOF Executive Committee selected 24 mascots for consideration to the National Mascot Hall of Fame. During the first round, ballots cast by the public, annual members of the Mascot Hall of Fame, and the Executive Committee vote for the top 10 mascots to move on to the Final Ballot. Each ballot can consist of up to 8 selections. 

The final ballot will be open for voting on Sunday, October 17, 2021, through Saturday, October 23, 2021 ending 11:59 p.m. ET. Voters during this Final Round will ultimately elect the mascot(s) to join the Hall of Fame as members of the 2022 Induction Class.

The official announcement of the new MHOF 2021 Inductees will be announced exclusively to the guests at the "Cue the Confetti Fundraiser" Friday, November 5, 2021. Announcement to the public will follow the event.

The Mascot Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Induction Ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Mascot Hall of Fame in Whiting, Indiana. 

One of the most famous mascots in college sports, the Saint Joseph's Hawk has flapped its wings for 66 seasons. The Hawk is best known for staying in constant motion by flapping its wings throughout every basketball game and representing the Saint Joseph's motto, "The Hawk Will Never Die." Jim Brennan originated the idea for a hawk as mascot during the 1954-55 season. Brennan, an ex-Marine and SJU cheerleader, at first wanted to secure an actual hawk, but later switched to the costume idea. The student government raised the 120 dollars needed to buy the initial costume, which Brennan donned for three years. He made his debut as the Hawk on December 3, 1955, a 84-72 win over Rhode Island at the Palestra. Since then, and including this season, a total of 59 SJU students have donned the costume for the men's and women's basketball programs. 

The Hawk has garnered numerous accolades in its more than 60-year history. The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook and ESPN College Basketball magazine have selected it as the nation's top mascot. Eastern Basketball tabbed The Hawk as the Atlantic 10 Conference's best mascot, while The Hawk won a "Best of Philly" award from Philadelphia Magazine in 2003-04. In 2014, The Hawk was named as the "Best College Basketball Tradition" by NCAA.com and led Saint Joseph's University in setting a Guinness World Record for most people flapping for five minutes consecutively. The Hawk has also previously been nominated for induction into the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2008 and 2019.
 
Please click here to learn more about the Mascot Hall of Fame voting process.

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