Happy 100th birthday, Nittany Lion

Although he's associated more with football, the Penn State Nittany Lion was brought to life through the imagination of baseball player Joe Mason 100 years ago on April 20. To celebrate, the Nittany Lion (who looks rather good for his age) spent the afternoon of his "100th birthday" at Beaver Field with the baseball team. The Nittany Lion took time to celebrate Penn State baseball Coach Joe Hindelang's 600th victory, which came over the weekend in the form of a 4-3 victory over Minnesota Sunday. The win also was his 379th victory at Penn State, putting him one win behind Joe Bedenk as the all-time wins leader at Penn State.
For pictures, visit http://live.psu.edu/still_life/2004_04_20_lion/index.html
For more information on the Nittany Lion's birthday, visit http://live.psu.edu/story/6367