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Birmingham Conference C-USA Description European dragon First
seen January 6, 1996  Blaze is the mascot of the University of
Alabama at Birmingham's athletics teams. He is a fire-breathing
European dragon.  UAB's athletic history goes back to 1977, when
Gene Bartow was named the school's first athletic director. In
January 1978, a campuswide vote bestowed the nickname "Blazers"
on the team, hoping that the teams would "blaze" a new trail in
college athletics. Originally, there was no official mascot, but
that changed in 1995, when a European dragon was chosen as the
mascot.  On January 6, 1996, "Blaze" was introduced at a
basketball game. "Blaze" is considered a member of the spirit
squads, and appears at all football and basketball games.
Blaze's head has appeared on the sides of UAB's football helmets
since 1996, when the team moved up to Division I-A.   UAB
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