BULLDOG--STATUE
From Knob Knowledge
When Major Sam M. Savas, Jr., was the tactical officer of the third battalion (around 1962-1965), he started a project to build a bulldog statue by having the third battalion collect brass. He died of cerebral hemorrhage while in Vietnam, a condition that was not battle related. The cadets continued the project by donating money and dedicated the statue to him. It stands in front of the McAllister Field House. The statue is 26 inches long, 18 inches high and 16 inches across the chest. It cost $12,000. No pennies were melted down to make the statue. (Sources: Louis Chestnut, "Never an Athlete, Savas Is Remembered," News and Courier, May 20, 1966, p. 2B; "Bulldog Statue Unveiled at The Citadel," News and Courier, May 28, 1966, p. 1B) (HN & DH)
See also Bulldog Monument.
