Today (June 14) marks Flag Day, which was originally proclaimed in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson and established by Congress in 1949. While Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, Pennsylvania observes it as a state holiday.
Norm Constantine, pictured here as the Nittany Lion with members of the LaVie sports staff in 1978, introduced the mascot's tradition of one-armed pushups. For nearly 50 years, the Nittany Lion has done cumulative pushups on the sidelines after every point scored by Penn State.
The Nittany Lion, pictured here in 1951, has a long history of working alongside Penn State cheerleaders to entertain fans and invoke school spirit. This is one of a number of iterations of the mascot costume over the years and decades — notice the whiskers, claws, full set of teeth and lifelike eyes on this one.
