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    Purdue Pete - Wikipedia

    • Purdue Pete is a mascot of Purdue University. Despite his on-field presence at Purdue sporting events, Pete is only the athletic mascot of the university, and the official mascot of Purdue University is the Boilermaker Special. See more

    History

    Purdue Pete was first designed as a logo by the University Bookstore in 1940.
    In the summer of 1940, Robert “Doc” Epple borrowed $10,000 from his father to invest as part owner of the University Bookstore. Doc had ju… See more

    Design

    Purdue Pete’s uniforms are old gold and black, which are Purdue’s school colors. Purdue Pete carries a large hammer, reminiscent of the type of large mallets used to mold steel by boilermakers. The current hea… See more

    Function

    Purdue Pete goes to all of the football games, and the home basketball games, as well as the tournaments such as the Big Ten Bowl Games and the NCAA. Purdue Pete also makes appearances at softball, soccer, an… See more

    Who is Purdue Pete?
    The Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team faces the burly Boilermakers from Purdue in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 semi-finals Thursday night. Besides the locomotive, there's Purdue Pete, who shows up at the games and revs up the crowd in ways a train engine simply ... can't. He first took to the field in 1956.
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  1. Boilermaker Special
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    The Boilermaker Special is the official mascot of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It resembles a Victorian-era railroad locomotive and is built on a truck chassis. It is operated and maintained by the student members of the Purdue Reamer Club. [1]

    Boilermaker Special - Wiki…

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    Purdue’s official mascot is a replica of a Victorian-era locomotive called the “Boilermaker Special,” which was created by a student in the 1930s to represent the “agrarian heritage” of the school, according to Purdue’s website.

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    What is Purdue's mascot?
    Mascot name explained Purdue is home to the Boilermakers, a one-of-a-kind nickname, as well as a frightening mascot. If you can look Purdue Pete in the eyes and tell him that you have no earthly idea what a Boilermaker is, you are a braver man than me, sir. Purdue University competes in the Big Ten in all sports.

    Why is Purdue called the Boilermakers? Mascot name explained - FanSi…

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    What is Purdue Pete mascot?
    Purdue Pete is a mascot of Purdue University. Despite his on-field presence at Purdue sporting events, Pete is only the athletic mascot of the university, and the official mascot of Purdue University is the Boilermaker Special. Purdue Pete was first designed as a logo by the University Bookstore in 1940.

    Purdue Pete - Wikipedia

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    Who is Purdue Pete?
    The Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team faces the burly Boilermakers from Purdue in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 semi-finals Thursday night. Besides the locomotive, there's Purdue Pete, who shows up at the games and revs up the crowd in ways a train engine simply ... can't. He first took to the field in 1956.

    Why is Purdue called the Boilermakers? And what is Purdue's mascot?

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    Which Boilermaker mascot will serve Purdue?
    With its fresh updates, Boilermaker Special VII will serve Purdue as the official mascot of the Boilermakers well into the future. BOILERMAKER XTRA SPECIAL Built on a golf cart chassis, the Boilermaker Xtra Special is a smaller version of the Boilermaker Special and makes appearances at many Purdue Athletics events.

    Mascots - Purdue Boilermakers

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    Why does Purdue have a locomotive mascot?
    After much debate, it was decided to build a locomotive on an automobile chassis. This choice allowed the mascot to build on Purdue's engineering and railroading heritage, as well as represent the school's nickname "Boilermakers" in a meaningful way.

    Boilermaker Special - Wikipedia

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    What is Purdue Pete lore?
    Purdue Pete lore is filled with tales of wrestling matches against opposing mascots and muggings by opposing fans. Once, on the way back from Iowa, Pete's head flew out of the back of the Boilermaker Special. It was never found.

    Mascots - Purdue Boilermakers

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    Why is Purdue called the Boilermakers? Mascot name explained

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    Why is Purdue called the Boilermakers? And what is Purdue's …

  6. Wikipedia
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    Purdue Boilermakers - Wikipedia

  7. Purdue Boilermakers - Official Athletics Website
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  9. Purdue Exponent
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    Purdue’s female athletics mascots that didn't last long

    3 days ago · Purdue Pete became the unofficial athletics mascot, enduring through the decades, but there wasn’t a place yet for Petrina. 1951 is the last recorded mention of Purdue Petrina. Purdue Polly

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    The Boilermaker Special and the people behind Purdue's true …

  11. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
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    Why are Purdue students and alumni called Boilermakers?

  12. Wikipedia
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