Question... Sir Saint
 

Hello to all - I looked online & got a partial answer.

SO... I thought I would go to the experts.

Sir Saint/Big Chin Guy. I kindof like him!!

Where did he come from? (& when)

Then where did he go...?

Why is he back...?

Also why isn't Gumbo a real St Bernard anymore??

Thanks in advance!!

:bng:

He was just a logo starting off but became a mascot in the early days. The organization still cannot figure out who they want to be our mascot so they just keep both.

I remember Gumbo being a real St. Bernard, no idea why hes not anymore.

Pretty hot for someone to have a St. Bernard in New Orleans. Wouldn't be fair to the dog unless the Saints get some LSU money and build him a million dollar climate control dog pen area.

St. Bernard Parish, home of the Slidell Fighting Nutria, was the inspiration for selecting the breed a long time ago. The dog is the natural enemy of the bayou pest, and serves as a reminder to visiting teams of what we really say about them behind their backs.

Lol...for real?

BTW, St. Bernard Parish is also the home of the Chalmations of Chalmette and the Violations of Violet.

Can you tell I'm bored waiting for Saturday?

Best information I can find is that Sir Saint was a creation from an artist that was a friend of John Mecom's wife, the first owner. Since the Saints and I were created the same year I can't remember how he was chosen only that as far back as I can remember he was around.

The character looks similar to the style of the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show IMO.

There is a "legend" that Sir Saint is sort of modeled on Steve Stonebreaker, who was a popular linebacker on the first Saints team of 1967-68. I don't know if that's really true or not.

If you look at pictures of him, he does sort of have a bit of Sir Saint's chin to him:

http://img.fanbase.com/media.fanbase...5b19f610106afe

http://img.fanbase.com/media.fanbase...6a067e291e6081

Relatiives of the artist likely know important pieces of the history. It probably wasn't something to be pround of though considering the Saints record before the mid 80's. I still say he got some inspiration from R&B. The skinny legs, protruding nose and chin, very similar style and that cartoon was in it's heyday in the late 60's-70's.

Steve Stonebreaker...that is the best football name I've ever heard.

Wow. Seeing an old football card really brings memories rushing back. I wish I had the little radio I used to listen to games on. I got awarded a Saints helmet sticker at school and put it on that radio and man... I was SOMETHING!!!!!

LOL

Alaska

Apparently, he was there from day one:


I like Sir Saint. He's a really unique logo.

Nice find SM. Hope we can get to the bottom of it at some point.

Awesome find! I mean spotting that on the field, I've seen that play a zillion times and never noticed that logo before. They should do that design on the field, for throwback day!

Don't forget the Arabians from Arabi, or the Delacroixians from Delacroix.

If this is real it is brilliant. If it's fake then Xan should get a major award for creating it. I'm totally cereal...

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...40yz39SM5svIFw

I don't know for sure, but I always thought that Sir Saint was in compliment of, or derived from the Saints' shield logo, which historically the "shield" of this shape and design has been associated with the medieval Christian Crusader. I always assumed Sir Saint was a cartoon caricature of a Christian Crusader.
* Note the Fleur de Lis on the attached crusader shield.