Hal Sandy, a 1947 KU graduate and retired marketing consultant, said the Jayhawk is the only cartoon he ever drew. He was asked to create a "happy Jayhawk" in 1946 by the university's public relations director who complained that the mascots then all appeared to be angry or snarling. For more on the Jayhawk, visit: http://www.ku.edu/about/traditions/jayhawk.shtml