A reporter first used the name in 1891 to describe the year’s winning football team as “Burly Boiler Makers from Purdue.” The nickname quickly gained approval from students. Boilermaker Special The ...
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Distractify on MSNPurdue 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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