Who (or What) Is the Missouri Tigers Mascot? Truman the Tiger is the University of Missouri’s official mascot. The history of the Tiger mascot in Missouri and how it received its name carries a ...

Dan Meers, who hails from St. Charles near St. Louis, got his first taste at being a mascot when spotted an ad in a Columbia newspaper to be Truman the Tiger at the University of Missouri.

Truman the Tiger and the Mizzou Spirit Squads. The Mizzou Athletic Department on Monday confirmed that athletic director Laird Veatch, football coach Eliah Drinkwitz, men’s basketball coach ...