Lobos Baseball Team
1942
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research

While NMSU's nickname is "The Aggies," the athletic teams of the University of New Mexico are known as the Lobos (Spanish for "wolf"). According to the UNM website, this nickname was established as the athletic nickname in 1920 by the student manager of the football team, George S. Bryan, who wrote in the October 1 issue of the student paper that: "The Lobo is respected for his cunning, feared for his prowess, and is the leader of the pack. It is the ideal name for the Varsity boys who go forth to battle for the glory of the school. All together now; fifteen rahs for the LOBOS." This photo depicts the pitching squad of the 1942 UNM baseball team.