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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 Traditions
The nickname quickly gained approval from students. Boilermaker Special The locomotive design of Purdue’s official mascot celebrates the university’s renowned engineering programs. The Boilermaker ...
A beautiful story of hope behind the shoes Purdue coach Matt Painter will wear against IU
"It’s an honor and privilege for me to wear Alexa’s shoes," says Painter. Alexa Wood, 13, was diagnosed with leukemia hours ...
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Remembering Rowdy: Purdue Pete's forgotten friend
Purdue Pete did not always act alone. In the late '90s and early '00s he was accompanied by a 10-foot inflatable named Rowdy.
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Things you need to know about the Purdue Boilermakers — and a few you don’t need to know, but are fun anyway
Oddly enough, Purdue has struggled immensely despite having ... The school’s nickname/mascot is, sadly, not a reference or ...
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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 ...