Archive for: mascot

 

The Way Back: Pig Out

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Unlocking the vault of UT history Before Bevo, Longhorn fans were endeared to another four-legged friend. Pig Bellmont was named after Gus “Pig” Dittmar, a...

 
 

Bevo XIV Has Died [Updated]

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Editor’s note: This post was updated on Friday, Oct. 16. “His name is BEVO,” wrote Ben Dyer in 1916, in the pages of this very magazine. “Long...

 
 

Meet the Next Houston Astros Mascot: UT’s Richard Tapia

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Last Friday night, a fuzzy green alien named Orbit blazed into Houston’s Minute Maid Stadium atop an ATV. A cascade of fireworks shot from the vehicle as...

 
 

The Sweatiest Job in the World

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Richard Tapia wants the sweatiest job in the world. Tapia, BS ’03, is one of 10 candidates vying to be the next Houston Astros mascot. He has solid experience:...

 
 
Time to Remember Pig

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Time to Remember Pig

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It’s early January, a time for resolutions, bowl games, and, when thinking of University of Texas history, a time to recall a favorite canine that once prowled...

 
 

From the Archives: Bevo Finds Love

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Here’s a gem from the Alcalde photo archives. We were intrigued by this image and its caption, which reads “Thomas Aguirre (mascot) and Cheerleader Jeannie...

 
 
Bee-vo

Bee-vo

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Has the time come for UT to change its mascot?

 
 
 
 
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