What is this Central Florida Knights Logo?
Throwback Citronaut in multiple shades of orange, green. This version does not include FTU or F letters in black on its chest. The Citronaut was the first mascot of Florida Technological University (FTU). The mascot appeared on the first student handbook in 1968-1969. After one year, students petitioned the university`s student government to establish a new mascot for the university. In 1970, students approved Knights of the Pegasus as the second official university mascot, which remains to this day (albeit after being simplified to Knights). The Citronaut was designed by Norman Van Meter, the brother-in-law of FTU`s then-president Charles N. Millican in an attempt to combine the two major themes of Central Florida at the time: the citrus industry, and the space program. As the academic scope of the university broadened, it was renamed to the University of Central Florida in 1978.
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The throwback Citronaut made its on-field debut on the baseball team`s uniforms in May 2014 as part of the new Citronaut Day.
