Gator Growl is the flagship event of the University of Florida and a tradition that has continued to be a prominent for over 90 years.  It is a University of Florida tradition that marks the culmination of Homecoming Week. The pep rally is rooted in the tradition of Dad’s Day when fathers of the then all-male students would visit their sons on campus. In 1924, Dad’s Day was replaced with a Friday night pep rally, which was then accompanied by the addition of comedy skits in 1932. Thus, Gator Growl was born. The massive production consists of musical and comedic entertainers, Gator athletics and performances by UF’s Cheerleaders, Dazzlers and Pride of the Sunshine Marching Band. Hundreds of students work endless hours to create the annual spectacle. The amount of student participation that goes into an event like this has given Gator Growl the right to call itself the largest student-run pep rally in the nation.

Pat ActsRodney Dangerfield
1982	Robin Williams
1983	Bob Hope, Irene Cara
1984	Bill Cosby, Herbie Hancock
1986	Billy Crystal
1987	Jay Leno
1988	Steven Wright, Jerry Seinfeld
1989	Richard Jeni, Paula Poundstone
1990	Paul Provenza, Jeff Foxworthy
1992	David Alan Grier, Larry Miller
1993	Garry Shandling, Dennis Miller
1994	Sinbad, Bobby Slayton
1996	Paul Rodriguez, Craig Shoemaker
1997	Howie Mandel, Jeremy Hotz, Michael Buffer, Sister Hazel
1998	Ray Romano, Dave Chappelle, Carlos Mencia, Larry the Cable Guy
2000	Mitch Hedberg, John Pinette, D. L. Hughley
2001	Daniel Tosh, Dave Attell, Jim Breuer
2002	Bill Cosby, Harland Williams
2003	Sugar Ray, Christopher Titus, Arnez J
2004	Bill Engvall, Dane Cook
2006	Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Iglesias
2007	Frank Caliendo, Lynyrd Skynyrd
2008	Jon Reep, Steve Miller Band
2010	Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart, Dan Levy
2011	Joel McHale, Goo Goo Dolls
2012	Tracy Morgan, Josh Turner, Dara Torres
2013	The Fray, Sister Hazel, New Directions Veterans Choir
2014	Brooks Wheelan, Foster the People, Ludacris[3]	
2015	Jana Kramer,[4] Echosmith, T.I.

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University of Florida Homecoming and Gator Growl

Blake McCoy

Jason Snytte

Lillian Gunby

Justin Jones

Chancellor Wilson

Thomas Fridrich

Danielle Collins

University of Florida Homecoming and Gator Growl

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