Carbondale, Illinois: Pyramid of King Tut the Dog
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Saluki Stadium
- Address:
- Arena Drive, Carbondale, IL
- Directions:
- On the campus of Southern Illinois University. On the north side of Saluki Drive just west of S. Illinois Ave./US Hwy 51, in front of the entrance to Saluki Stadium.
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King Tut was the mascot of the Southern Illinois Salukis, and is buried beneath a small pyramid at the entrance to Saluki Stadium.
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Installed in 2010, two giant concrete Sphinx-like Salukis (noses still intact) sit high atop the stairway guarding the entrance to SIU Arena and watching over the Pyramid Tomb of King Tut the mascot.
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