Jack The Bulldog - John S. Carroll

John S. Carroll

Jack was born May 3, 2003 at Brookhollow Kennel in Freehold Township, New Jersey as a litter of one. He is the son of champion bulldog Copper Kid and a relation of Rocky the 1983 mascot. He was brought to campus on July 19, 2003 and placed in the care of Father Christopher Steck, S.J., a theology professor. His official name, as registered with the American Kennel Club is Brookhollow's John S. Carroll, which allows for the nickname Jack. This refers to Georgetown founder John Carroll, while "S." stands for Steck. Similarly the previous mascot was officially John P. Carroll, for Pilarz. He is also infrequently referred to as Jack IV, as the school is unsure of the exact number of dogs used as Jack in the 1970s.

Jack lives with Father Christopher Steck in New South Hall but spends time in Wolfington Hall Jesuit Residence. In 2007, Father Steck started the "Jack Crew", a twenty-student organization of Jack's walkers and caretakers. Crew members must be able to show their school spirit and their ability to control Jack, including being aware of his affinity for orange traffic cones. Jack has both an email address, a Facebook profile, a student ID card, and a local phone number, and the campus directory lists him as part of the theology faculty, like Father Steck.

Jack attends home basketball games at the Verizon Center, where he entertains fans by attacking a cardboard box decorated with opponents' logos. This tradition developed after Steck discovered Jack's propensity for attacking boxes of brownie mix, and he originally decorated boxes for the games himself. Jack wears a leather collar studded with Georgetown pins, and occasionally wears a team jersey sporting the number one, which Steck purchased at the school bookstore. On campus, Jack attends some student meetings and can be booked for social functions. He weighs 55 pounds (25 kg) and his color is described as "red fawn." Jack's personality is described as very social, but imperious and stubborn with "a sense of entitlement."

On March 11, 2012, Jack tore his ACL, and had to have surgery to repair it on April 23, 2012. In March 2013, school announced that Jack will "retire" from gameday duties after the end of the 2012–13 basketball season, and officially take a smaller role.