| Baldwin the Eagle | |
|---|---|
 Baldwin the Eagle in front of NC State's mascot, Mr. Wuf | |
| University | Boston College |
| Conference | ACC |
| Description | Anthropomorphic bald eagle |
| Origin of name | Bald (as in eagle) and win |
| First seen | 1966 |
| Related mascot(s) | Baldwin Jr. |
Baldwin the Eagle, an anthropomorphized bald eagle, is the mascot of the Boston College Eagles.
The nickname "Eagles" goes back to 1920 when Rev. Edward McLaughlin, unhappy at seeing a newspaper cartoon which represented Boston College as a cat after a track victory, wrote to the college newspaper The Heights:[1]
It is important that we adopt a mascot to preside at our pow-wows and triumphant feats.... And why not the Eagle, symbolic of majesty, power, and freedom? Its natural habitat is the high places. Surely the Heights is made to order for such a selection. Proud would the B.C. man feel to see the B.C. Eagle snatching the trophy of victory from old opponents, their tattered banner clutched in his talons as he flies aloft.