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The Marist Athletics Department unveiled its new family of logos on Jin a press conference at the McCann Center.

The Red Fox is most commonly a rusty red, with a white underbelly, black ear tips and legs and a bushy tail. The red and white college colors are derived from the coloration of the fox. This was due to the fact that the sailing team won the ECAC championship during the 1960s and was the dominant Marist sports team at the time. In the 1960s and early 1970s, the Red Fox was pictured wearing a sailor's hat. Although the football team briefly changed their name to the "Vikings" during the early 1970s, the Red Fox has been the college mascot from 1961 until the present. The Reynard was a cunning, intelligent character in a set of stories from Medieval France.īecause the term Reynard was so uncommon, Brother Murphy chose to call the team the "Red Foxes". He decided this fury little creature was to become the mascot and logo of Marist College teams. The red fox was indigenous to the Hudson River Valley, making it a perfect fit for Marist.

Murphy noticed a reynard, more commonly known as a red fox, on the cover of the book. Athletic Director Brother William Murphy decided to organize a varsity basketball team to play scheduled games against other schools and thought a nickname and logo would be appropriate. A 1961 meeting marked the adoption of the Red Foxes as the official nickname and mascot.