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Robert Tipton proudly
displays his Mizzou pride on every corner of his pickup
truck.
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Mizzou
Pride
@Mizzou readers share
how they display their Mizzou pride ...
My father, Robert L. Tipton,
BS ’66, is a very proud Mizzou alumnus—to say the
least. Last year he decided to show this support everywhere he
goes in his Mizzou pickup truck. He bleeds black and gold!
— Mark Tipton, BSG ’98
I survived living in Cornhusker
country for more than five years as a Tiger fan. After graduation,
I left Columbia to work at a TV station in Lincoln, Neb. It was
quite a culture shock to leave Tiger country for Cornhusker mania,
and my job required me to do stories about Cornhusker fans, players,
and the general hoopla that surrounds every football season across
Nebraska. I even had to do a news story on the infamous 1997 football
game—what Nebraskans call the “Miracle in Missouri!”
When I moved to Omaha to work at another TV station, I decided
enough was enough. That’s when I helped start the Tigers
of the Corn alumni chapter, and served as its first president.
When we moved into our house, one of the first things I did was
hang my Mizzou flag outside. I considered it a point of honor
that several neighbors felt compelled to immediately go out and
buy Husker flags to “counteract” the enemy flag!
As you can imagine, I really enjoyed the Tigers’ win against
the Huskers last year. I had to e-mail my condolences to all of
my Nebraska friends!
— Amy McLard, AB, BJ
’95
Brian Zimmerman has a
paw painted on his crown. This must have been a difficult
photo to take!
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Years ago while living in Jackson, Miss.,
I was sitting in my dentist’s chair while Dr. Mark Blackburn
was fitting me for a new crown. He asked if I would like him to
paint something on the crown. I said, “Yeah, how about a
Tiger paw?” He told me to bring in a picture, and I ended
up bringing him the paw image, which Mizzou was using at the time
as its logo. Dr. Blackburn took the picture and told me to come
back in two weeks. When I came back, he had hand painted the paw
on the crown. The only problem was that he had painted it upside
down. But, what do you expect from an Ole Miss graduate? I’ve
had lots of fun with the paw on my crown. I never fail to test
alumni from other schools by asking them if they believe in their
University enough to have a logo permanently affixed to their
teeth.
— Brian “The Fly”
Zimmerman, BS ’73
First, in the most honorable spot next to
my desk at the newspaper where I work is my diploma noting my
bachelor’s degree in journalism. Second, I have a Missouri
Alumni sticker on the back window of my truck and a Mizzou Tigers
sticker on the bumper. (Please don’t be ashamed. Although
my truck in a grungy old ’84 Dodge Ram, I’m really
proud of Mizzou. I’m not trying to shame the Tigers!) Third,
I have a Tiger emblem on my front door window. Fourth, I tell
anyone who wants to know how great MU is. I am proud to have a
BJ from Missouri, where the best journalism school in the world
resides!
— Mike Johansen, BJ ’71
I am director of the Business Foundations
program at the University of Texas at Austin. The first thing
students see when they enter my office is a large wall hanging
with the “Tiger Fight Song.”
— William J. Carner, MBA
’72, PhD ’89
Joe Hensley probably
receives a few "ZOU" cheers as he drives around
town. Photo by Dina Hensley, MHA ’98
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I normally don’t like personalized
plates, but the one on my Nissan 350Z (because of its double meaning)
was too good to pass up: MI ZEE.
— Joe Hensley, BA ’95,
JD ’98
I have Mizzou alumni plates like a lot of
people, but I was lucky enough a few years ago to apply for and
receive “Mizzou” as my legal registration. I will
most likely have these plates on my cars for the rest of my life.
— Scott Roller, BS BA
’97
Bill, BS ’73, and Shermaine Riggins of Marshall, Mo.,
recently bought a new Cessna four-passenger plane, but instead
of ordering the standard burgundy and blue color, they are
flying in black-and-gold style with a Mizzou tiger on their
tail.
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My husband and I are both Mizzou
graduates. We live in Illinois just across the Mississippi River
from Hannibal. Constantly in the minority among Illini fans, we
have a lot fun with and are happy to sport, an Illinois license
plate on our Yukon that reads, “MZZU RAH.”
— Gary, BS ’67,
and Cathy, BS BA ’80, Fesler
Our oldest son Rob, BJ ’03,
had the Wisconsin license plate, “2MIZZOU,” and our
youngest son Bill, class of ’08, has the Wisconsin plate,
“MIZZOU2.”
— Bob, M Ed ’70,
MS ’85, and Marty, BS HE ’71, Coons
I work in Kansas City, so there
are lots of MU folks and KU folks. Whenever we play KU, I go around
to the desks of the Jayhawkers and change their computer screensavers
to Tiger themes. Some of them still don’t know how to change
them back, and they won’t get that information from me!
— Chris Best, BJ ’97
Explore more samples of Mizzou
pride on the Stripe
My Ride Photo Gallery featured on the MU Alumni Association’s
Web site.
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