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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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Things you need to know about the Purdue Boilermakers — and a few you don’t need to know, but are fun anyway
The school’s nickname/mascot is, sadly ... but any pairing of whiskey and beer will do. Anyway, the Purdue Boilermaker(s) is ...
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Purdue History
The Purdue fight song, “Hail Purdue,” is written. The Purdue Alumni Association is formed. The Boilermaker Special (the official Purdue mascot in the form of a locomotive mounted on an automobile ...
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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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Heads up, Big Ten. Purdue basketball is still a contender
WEST LAFAYETTE — The Mackey Arena nets are frayed, probably scented of singed nylon after Purdue basketball's latest reminder that the Big Ten still runs through the Boilermakers. After five ...
No. 17 Purdue visits Osobor and Washington
Washington takes on the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers after Great Osobor scored 23 points in Washington's 91-75 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.