A goat was brought to the first Army-Navy football game which was played at West Point in 1890, where Navy beat Army 24-0. The goat became the official mascot of Navys athletic program in 1893.
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Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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