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Purdue Has Been Around Longer Than the NCAA — Why Are They Called the Boilermakers?
The first Boilermaker mascot wasn’t as people-pleasing as Pete. The first Purdue mascot, the Boilermaker Special, was a ...
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Purdue Pete wins Tribune mascot challenge
Purdue fans rallied (or created some voting bots) to lift the Boilermakers mascot to a rousing victory in the online contest. Pete received more than 5 million votes and grabbed 74% of the responses.
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Purdue, Notre Dame mascots up for Hall of Fame
Purdue Pete and the Notre Dame Leprechaun both have a shot at becoming Hall of Famers. Driving the news: Voting is open to make both mascots part of the 2024 Mascot Hall of Fame Class.
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Should the bison return as IU’s mascot? Fans have opinions
like Purdue’s Purdue Pete, Michigan State’s Sparty and Wisconsin’s Bucky Badger. Throughout the years that IU has remained mascot-less, students, faculty and fans have consistently advocated for a ...
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Purdue Traditions
Boilermaker Special The locomotive design of Purdue’s official mascot celebrates the university’s renowned ... leader at St. James Lutheran Church and School in Lafayette. Purdue Pete What started as ...