Blood? Sure. Bassett? No problem. Fox, grey? Sound good. Heck, I’ll even take wolf and elk. But spoof? Man, I just dunno know.
So, whence the spoofhound? Well, it seems it’s a “a play on words, suggesting a dog that is lazy or not very effective.” Supposedly, they were given out at carnivals and such like.
Now, what does that have to do with Maryville High School? Well, sounds like we’ve got another Yankee Doodle Dandy story here. In particular, one of the school’s coaches called out his team by denigrating them as “spoofhounds.”. In fun, the team took it on for real, and the rest is history.
Maryville? It’s about 100 miles north of Kansas City, dates back to 1845, and currently has about 10,000 people. It’s home to Northwest Missouri State College, a couple of governors, and a Kentucky Derby winner. Famous people include Dale Carnegie and a buncha people I never heard of.
The high school dates all the way back to 1847, with the Spoofhound mascot going back to 1923. Athletically, they’ve won 11 state championships, ranging from 1937 to 2020, and in 5 different sports.
As for Spoofy … he looks kinda hot.
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