You’re With Me, Leather
Bevo XIII, the longest serving mascot of the Texas Longhorns, passed into the great beyond today at the deliciously tender age of 22.
After being crowned a National Champion show steer, Bevo began serving as UT mascot in 1988 and saw two coaches – David McWilliams and John Mackovic – go down in flames before the Mack Brown Era began in 1998.
His distinctive markings made him one of the most recognizable icons for the University of Texas.
Some highlights of his career include the "Shock the World" tour, a Big 12 Championship, Ricky Williams’ Heisman campaign, a 28-10 beatdown of Oklahoma, the 2000 Presidential Inauguration, and the 1999 Big 12 Championship game where he unloaded his scorn on the Nebraska logo after the Cornhuskers defeated the Longhorns 22-6.
After a fulfilling career, Bevo retired to the fields to get beefed up proper. And if my understanding of aging beef is correct, a Bevo XIII Appreciation Dinner can be scheduled for, oh, 10 days out.
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Mean but funny so I wont get too mad about it.
RIP Bevo!
Bevo, it’s what’s for dinner
And by the looks of him, probably 50 dinners!
I hope he is delicious.
By the way, where are our Gravatars?
So is this what really happens to an edible mascot when they pass? They get served as steaks and stew?
One can only hope that the primates who eventually eat him will suffer excruciating indigestion.