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	'''YoUDee''' (pronounced yu-dee) is the mascot of the ]. He is a "fighting ]" and is named after the state bird of ]. According to the University of Delaware, YoUDee's colors are Gold and Blue because his great-great-great-grandfather was awarded the Gold Medal for Valor during the ] in the ]. The men in the company commanded by Captain Jonathan Caldwell actually carried Blue Hens with them into combat in order to hold ] in their spare time. It is said that the men under Capt. Caldwell fought so bravely that they were compared to their fighting blue hens. On August 16, 2006 YoUDee was inducted into the ], in a ceremony at Philadelphia's ].		'''YoUDee''' (pronounced yu-dee) is the mascot of the ]. He is a "fighting ]" and is named after the state bird of ]. According to the University of Delaware, YoUDee's colors are Gold and Blue because his great-great-great-grandfather was awarded the Gold Medal for Valor during the ] in the ]. The men in the company commanded by Captain Jonathan Caldwell actually carried Blue Hens with them into combat in order to hold ] in their spare time. It is said that the men under Capt. Caldwell fought so bravely that they were compared to their fighting blue hens. On August 16, 2006 YoUDee was inducted into the ], in a ceremony at Philadelphia's ].

			==Awards and Accomplishments==
			*1999
			*Most Collegiate Mascot, UCA's College Cheerleading Camp
			*2nd Place, College Cheerleading/Dance Team National Championship
			*2002
			*UCA Mascot National Champion
			*2003
			*8th Place, UCA Mascot National Championship
			*2004
			*3rd Place, UCA Mascot National Championship
			*2005
			*Featured in "Mascot Mania" exhibit at NCAA Hall of Champions in Indianapolis
			*4th Place, UCA Mascot National Championship
			*2006
			*Inducted into Mascot Hall of Fame
			*4th Place, UCA Mascot National Championship
			*2007
			*7th Place, UCA Mascot National Championship
			*2008
			*UCA Camp College Spirit Camp Leadership Award & College Spirit Award
			*2009
			*UCA Open Division Mascot National Champion

	==External links==		==External links==

Revision as of 23:24, 27 January 2009

YoUDee
University	University of Delaware
Conference	CAA
Description	Blue Hen Chicken
First seen	1911
Related mascot(s)	Baby Blue, Air YouDee
Hall of Fame	2006

YoUDee (pronounced yu-dee) is the mascot of the University of Delaware. He is a "fighting Blue Hen" and is named after the state bird of Delaware. According to the University of Delaware, YoUDee's colors are Gold and Blue because his great-great-great-grandfather was awarded the Gold Medal for Valor during the Battle of Trenton in the American Revolutionary War. The men in the company commanded by Captain Jonathan Caldwell actually carried Blue Hens with them into combat in order to hold cockfights in their spare time. It is said that the men under Capt. Caldwell fought so bravely that they were compared to their fighting blue hens. On August 16, 2006 YoUDee was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame, in a ceremony at Philadelphia's Love Park.

Awards and Accomplishments

1999

  *Most Collegiate Mascot, UCA's College Cheerleading Camp
  *2nd Place, College Cheerleading/Dance Team National Championship

2002

  *UCA Mascot National Champion

2003

  *8th Place, UCA Mascot National Championship

2004

  *3rd Place, UCA Mascot National Championship

2005

  *Featured in "Mascot Mania" exhibit at NCAA Hall of Champions in Indianapolis
  *4th Place, UCA Mascot National Championship

2006

  *Inducted into Mascot Hall of Fame
  *4th Place, UCA Mascot National Championship

2007

  *7th Place, UCA Mascot National Championship

2008

  *UCA Camp College Spirit Camp Leadership Award & College Spirit Award

2009

  *UCA Open Division Mascot National Champion

External links

State Bird Entry at "Delaware Facts and Symbols"

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