1993 Runnin' Joe from Arkansas State is abolished - but the name remains

Arkansas State to get new mascot 
Runnin' Joe, the tomahawk-wielding Indian caricature with bared teeth and angry eyes, is being run off the campus of Arkansas State University. The school will keep its 61-year-old nickname, the Indians, university president John N. Mangieri said. But Runnin Joe, the school's official athletic symbol, will be replaced "with an appropriate new logo." 
1993 Oct 16, The Journal News 
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