Group of student athletes walking together.

Fremont Cannon Painting

The rivalry trophy returns to UNLV.

UNLV's football team beat UNR Saturday and brought home the rivalry trophy, the Fremont Cannon. The cannon was paraded across campus from the Lied Athletic Complex and to outside the UNLV Student Union. Members of the football team's senior class then each took a turn with a paintbrush to transform the trophy from Wolf Pack blue to UNLV scarlet. The university's paint shop will finish the job before the Homecoming game, Nov. 2.

 

Group of athletes and cheerleaders walking together.

 

People gathering around while one man gives a speech.

 

Student athlete holding up a paint brush with red paint on it while others stand around him.

 

Student athlete painting the wheels of a canon red.

 

A group of people all painting the base of a canon.

 

Group of student athletes painting the wheels of a canon.

 

A canon with that had been recently painted red.

Topics:

UNLV history, spirit and traditions

Campus Units:

Intercollegiate Athletics,  Office of the President

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