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Testudo is a Diamondback turtle. Like some other famous personages born into the Depression of the 1930s, the derivation of his name is cloudy. But it is likely that his moniker is derived from the scientific classification for turtle (testudines). Or the top turtle could be named after testudo gigantia, a species native to the African nation of Seychelles and one of its remote islands, Aldabra. Or the name could have come from a dictionary definition that says the word, testudo, was derived from the Latin and meant a shelter held over the head of Roman soldiers -- like a tortoise shell. These explanations are a long way from the

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Chesapeake Bay where the Diamondback lives. When Testudo had his coming out on May 23, 1933, he was thrown into a world filled with intimidating mascots -- Wildcats, Tigers, Devils, Wolves, Bears -- thought up over a half-century of intercollegiate competition. Maryland College Park was consolidated from different state schools in 1920 to form the base of today's wide-ranging state system, and the remodeled Maryland needed a flag carrier to do battle with You can search for NCAA Tickets on this page. Click on click on any NBA Team link such as Maryland Terrapins Tickets or Pac 10 Tournament Tickets to search for College Basketball Tickets for your team here. NCAA Tournament Tickets are available. We also purchase Final Four Tickets, College Basketball Tickets and March Madness plus all other Sports Tickets, Concert Tickets and Theater Tickets .
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