What is a Boilermaker? Explaining Purdue basketball's nickname ahead of Sweet 16 vs Houston
What is a Boilermaker? Here's what to know about the history of Purdue's nickname ahead of the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ...
Jimmy Fallon might not know, but you should: Why is Purdue the 'Boilermakers'?
Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against ...
Jimmy Fallon Skit Over Purdue's 'Boilermakers' Nickname Goes Viral
Purdue's 'Boilermakers' nickname was the butt of a joke that went viral during 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' this ...
Jimmy Fallon can't answer, so we will: Why did Purdue call itself Boilermakers?
In 1891, according to the Purdue University website: "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the ...
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What is a Boilermaker? Explaining Purdue basketball's nickname ahead of Sweet 16 vs Houston
Fallon and an "audience member" (staff member) went over the mascots for the NCAA Tournament but kept getting stuck on one particular team. According to Purdue's website, the university adopted ...
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Jimmy Fallon might not know, but you should: Why is Purdue the 'Boilermakers'?
Fallon enlisted an "audience member's" help in rapping back and forth about the NCAA's Sweet 16 teams and their mascots. Purdue's Boilermakers will take on Houston's Cougars about 10 p.m. Friday ...
'What's a Boilermaker?' Jimmy Fallon has questions about Purdue's nickname
Purdue's sports teams are named in honor of the big, burly "boilermakers" who worked on big, heavy metal boilers like those ...
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Jimmy Fallon Skit Over Purdue's 'Boilermakers' Nickname Goes Viral
This week, the late-night program ran a short skit regarding the mascots for each of the 16 teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament. With Purdue's mascot being a little more complex than some of ...