Big Jay (mascot)

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Big Jay
University	University of Kansas
Conference	Big 12
Description	Jayhawk
First seen	1960s
Related mascot(s)	Baby Jay, Centennial Jay

Big Jay is one of the mascots of the University of Kansas' sports teams. He and fellow mascots Baby Jay and Centennial Jay are Jayhawks. School tradition dictates Big Jay be male and at least 6 feet 2 inches tall, and in a given year there are multiple people that act as Big Jay.

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KU Mascots

v t e University of Kansas

Academics	Schools School of Law School of Business School of Engineering School of Medicine Locations Lawrence, KS KU Medical Center People Notable alumni and faculty Bernadette Gray-Little Jeffrey Vitter Misc Carrie Center for International Political Analysis Center for the Study of Science Fiction Coal City Review Kansas Geological Survey Studio 804

Athletics	Kansas Jayhawks Teams Men's basketball Football Baseball Women's basketball Crew Team Mascots Big Jay Baby Jay Facilities Allen Fieldhouse University of Kansas Memorial Stadium Hoglund Ballpark People Bill Self Charlie Weis Bonnie Henrickson Gary Bender Sheahon Zenger Max Falkenstien Misc Rock Chalk, Jayhawk Border War Sunflower Showdown

Campus	Bailey Hall Budig Hall Natural History Museum Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics

Student life	Marching Jayhawks University Daily Kansan

Broadcasting	Kansas Public Radio KJHK KUJH-LP

History	History of the University of Kansas

v t e Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues	McCook Field (1892–1920) Memorial Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup; Series results) Missouri: Border War

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "I'm a Jayhawk" University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks Aggieville Riots First college football game played in Kansas 1911 game vs. Missouri

People	Head coaches NFL Draftees

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Mascots of the Big 12 Conference

Judge and Bruiser (Baylor)
Cy the Cardinal (Iowa State)
Big Jay / Baby Jay / Centennial Jay (Kansas)
Willie the Wildcat (Kansas State)
Sooner Schooner / Boomer and Sooner (Oklahoma)
Pistol Pete / Bullet (Oklahoma State)
Bevo / Hook 'em (Texas)
SuperFrog (TCU)
The Masked Rider / Raider Red (Texas Tech)
Mountaineer (West Virginia)

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Big Jay (mascot)

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