Purdue Pete is not the official mascot of Purdue University, but is usually associated as being its representative on and off the field. The official mascot of Purdue is the Boilermaker Special.
Purdue Pete was first designed as a logo by the University Bookstore in 1940. They would put it on their products and portray him dressed up in different clothes for the different majors. He got the Purdue part of his name from Purdue University. The owne...
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Purdue Pete is not the official mascot of Purdue University, but is usually associated as being its representative on and off the field. The official mascot of Purdue is the Boilermaker Special.
Purdue Pete was first designed as a logo by the University Bookstore in 1940. They would put it on their products and portray him dressed up in different clothes for the different majors. He got the Purdue part of his name from Purdue University. The owners of the bookstores gave him the name “Pete”, yet no one officially knows why this was chosen to be his name. He was given a physical identity in 1956 as he came out and helped the students cheer at a pep rally.
Purdue Pete’s uniforms are old gold and black, which are Purdue’s school colors. The hammer that Purdue Pete carries is an icon that signifies him as a boilermaker. Back in the days of the boilermakers, they would use large mallets to mold the steel into boilers or pipes or even bridges. The hammer is also a symbol of strength, power,...
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