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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, 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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Purdue History
The Purdue Alumni Association is formed. The Boilermaker Special (the official Purdue mascot in the form of a locomotive mounted on an automobile chassis) is presented to the student body at a ...
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Let's Talk Trains
Trains have a special history and place at the heart of Purdue. The Boilermaker Special has been Purdue’s official mascot since the 1930s to represent the school’s engineering heritage. Every year, ...
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Purdue Pete wins Tribune mascot challenge
After trailing for most of the competition at the Chicago Tribune's Big Ten mascot poll, Purdue fans rallied (or created some voting bots) to lift the Boilermakers mascot to a rousing victory in ...
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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 University--Main Campus
The Boilermaker Special, Purdue’s official mascot, is a railroad locomotive cared for and maintained by the student-run Purdue Reamer Club. Although no students are required to live in ...