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A brief history of Evansville’s frightening mascot, ‘Ace Purple’
While Purdue Pete, Friar Dom, and the Saint Louis Billiken get plenty of credit for being the creepiest, most disconcerting symbols of collegiate athletics, ‘Ace Purple’, the mascot of Ohio ...
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SLU’s Team Spirit: What It’s Like to Cheer on the Billikens
The noise is deafening. The fans flood the court. The team mascot is swept up and carried on top of the crowd. That's team spirit. That's what it's like to be a Billiken fan at Saint Louis University.
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Why is Stetson basketball called the Hatters? The story behind the peculiar mascot
Odd mascots are everywhere, from popular teams like the North Carolina Tar Heels and Kansas Jayhawks to the more obscure ones like the Saint Louis Billikens or the Indiana State Sycamores.
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Campus Life
Colleges and universities across the United States have their own mascots, which are symbols of good luck for sports teams and an ambassador of goodwill for the school. The term "Billiken" refers not ...