Navy Bill

Navy Bill
Goat Mascot
ArtistClemente Spampinato
Tony Thamasangvarn
Year1956
Typesculpture
Mediumbronze
SubjectNaval Academy mascot
Dimensions1.3 m × 0.69 m × 2.2 m (50 in × 27 in × 87 in)
ConditionRefurbished 2015
LocationNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
OwnerUnited States Naval Academy
Accession15 May 1957

Navy Bill is a sculpture of the United States Naval Academy's mascot, Bill the Goat, a billy goat. It was designed by Clemente Spampinato in 1956, and presented to the academy in 1957. Until 2010, the sculpture stood just inside Gate 1 to the academy.[1] Following a five-year refurbishment underwritten by the Class of 1965, the statue was returned to Gate 1. A second statue commissioned by the Class of 1965[2] was placed in the north end zone of Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on 9 June 2015. It was rededicated 24 October 2015.[3] Navy Bill has the alternate name of Goat Mascot.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dcmemorials was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Two Goats are Better than One". Shipmate. 79 (1). Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association: 14. January–February 2016.
  3. ^ "Bill the Goat Statue Unveiled". Shipmate. 78 (8). Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association: 16. November–December 2015.
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