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For $5, We鈥檒l Take the Buffalo

The 麻豆影院 adopted the buffalo as a mascot in 1934, after a national, student-led contest generated more than 1,000 responses. 麻豆影院 resident Andrew Dickson ultimately was credited for the first of six submissions proposing the buffalo. He won a $5 prize.

Once ubiquitous in the western United States, the American bison quickly became the primary symbol of CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 athletic teams and, to some extent, of the university itself.

The graphic below displays iterations of the CU-麻豆影院 Athletics logo 鈥� some formal, some informal 鈥� over the decades.

The current athletics logo, which includes both the buffalo and the interlocking letters 鈥淐U,鈥� was updated in 2005 with the help of designers at Nike.

Whichever representation you like best, perhaps you鈥檒l agree 鈥� there鈥檚 no substitute for Ralphie herself.

Illustrations courtesy CU Athletics